The tragic tale of the Von Erich wrestling dynasty would make an impressive feature.
Tragedy. Resilience. Pain. Redemption.
Writer/director Sean Durkin, who delivered the mesmerizing “Martha Marcy...
No one can top Gene Wilder’s performance in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.”
Silly. Twisted. Funny. Bemused. Dark.
Johnny Depp came up short in 2005’s “Charlie and the Chocolate...
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” has a great deal of personality, marches boldly in unexpected directions and features imagery that I sometimes revisit in my daydreams.
It’s also an ugly, irritating...
Many movies drop us into a post-apocalyptic world without modern amenities.
“Leave the World Behind” wonders what it’s like at the start of the mayhem.
The thriller isn’t interested in big,...
How many movies will be ruined by the filmmakers’ ideology before the woke fever breaks?
“Poor Things” teeters on that very edge, and it’s a shame given our quest for original storytelling.
Director...
Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” stars Nicolas Cage as Paul Matthews, a tenured college professor who speaks often of a book he hopes to write about ants.
Paul is a family man, a hopeless nerd...
Imagine being a conservative over the past decade.
You’ve watched the country transform into a woke “utopia,” where feelings trump facts and gender realities are kicked to the curb. Protesters...
Writer/ director Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has a lot in common with her prior film, the celebrated “Promising Young Woman” (2020).
I’m not being complimentary.
Like “Promising Young...
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” isn’t “Waterloo” (1970), or that Armand Assante-led TV movie from 1987, nor anything like what Stanley Kubrick designed and nearly made with Jack Nicholson decades...
At this point seeing an animated Bernie Sanders in a Disney film wouldn’t shock us.
The studio’s Leftward lurch, both in its battles with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and woke agenda, is Hollywood’s...
Taika Waititi’s moment didn’t last long.
The quirky talent behind “The Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” “What We Do in the Shadows” and, most importantly, “Jojo Rabbit” offered a fresh take...
David Fincher’s new film, The Killer” is exactly the kind of movie you’d expect the brilliant dark prince of cinema to make once he got “Mank” (2020) out of his system.
Not based on the landmark...
“It’s a Wonderful Life” remains a Yuletide treat for all the right reasons.
It’s sweet, sentimental and brimming with life-affirming moments that have made generations smile. Can anyone hear...
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is unlike any film the director has ever made before, though you could pull “The Age of Innocence” (1993) as a possible reference.
Both are historical...
The list of sequels that lapped the originals teems with prime examples.
“The Godfather: Part II” “The Empire Strikes Back” “The Dark Knight” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” “Dead...
Rural America takes its lumps from Hollywood, Inc.
Comedians roast this slab of the country ruthlessly. Films and TV shows often do the same, think “Deliverance” and TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo...
When we meet Kea (Danielle Zalopany) in “Waikiki,” she’s working as a singer in a karaoke bar, living in her van and broke.
Her ex shows up during her shift and is furious about her working in...
Hollywood finally cracked the code on video game adaptations.
Gone are the days when John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins embarrassed themselves, and us, as those wacky plumbers circa 1993.
Films like...
Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play” made a sensational debut at the January 2023 Sundance Film Festival, then made a belated premiere on Netflix this month.
Like any film festival favorite that premieres...
Crocodiles don’t get the genre love that sharks do, but Hollywood still finds something scary about the critters.
Modern croc romps like “Rogue,” “Lake Placid” and “Black Water” stoked...
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