I have a rule of thumb with television and streaming series. If a show can’t hook me by the time I get two or three episodes in, I lose interest. That may not seem like much time…
Hollywood studios have a tendency to cling to profitable ideas and flood us with sequels, prequels and spin-offs until those ideas are no longer profitable. But nobody, NOBODY, kno…
Marvel’s Disney+ shows have already taken us inside the delusions of a woman with reality-warping powers with “WandaVision” and into a conflict of race and geopolitics with …
The best family films try to offer more than just a way to keep the kids occupied for a couple of hours combined with some references that parents will get and laugh at. They tell …
Good comedy needs a lot of things to work. It needs the proper timing, delivery and chemistry between the characters. But more than anything, good comedy requires good writing. Eve…
If you grew up in the 80s, 90s or early 2000s, you very likely took part in the ritual of trekking to your local video store to rent a movie on a regular basis. The documentary “…
“Godzilla vs. Kong” is not a movie. It’s a heavyweight bout, a titanic clash between the two most famous monsters in kaiju cinema history. After being pushed back several tim…
Almost everybody dreams about being a music, sports, or movie star at some point in their lives. It’s pretty natural to long for the spotlight to shine on you and have all the mo…
“Midnight Sky” has a lot going for it. The story is compelling. The cast gives some excellent performances. The film is full of fantastic visuals, tense sequences and emotional…
It’s said that every cloud has a silver lining and COVID-19 has been one unrelentingly dark cloud. It’s wreaked havoc with everything from people’s everyday routine to family…
“Wonder Woman 1984” comes off like the wish list of scenes and visuals that a bunch of studio executives wanted to see. They rattled off the list then left it to the filmmakers…
“Onward,” Pixar’s latest movie, is a bit like a Dungeons and Dragons campaign brought to the movie screen. It’s set in a land full of fantastic characters, its two main cha…
