Review: “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
Much like the under-appreciated "Zathura: A Space Adventure," writer-director Jake Kasdan's "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" is a spiritual sequel to Joe Johnston's 1995...
Review: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Fans who felt that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" played it safe or skewed too close to the original Star Wars films will find...
Review: “The Shape of Water”
It's a classic romantic premise: star-crossed lovers from different worlds meet cute, fall in love, and struggle to be together in a world intent...
Review: “The Darkest Hour”
"Darkest Hour" is one of those rare biopics that, for the most part, breaks free of formula to deliver an intriguing portrait of a...
Review: “Justice League”
It's truly difficult to not pity the beleaguered "Justice League" movie. The long-awaited comic book team-up flick arrives with low expectations thanks to the...
Review: “Murder on the Orient Express”
A hearty serving of 'meh', actor-director Kenneth Branagh's workmanlike adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is diverting, crammed full of strong...
Review: “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”
Classical tragedy mixed with moderate sadism and Polanski-ish surrealism, upstart filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos' latest test of audience endurance plays like "Sophie's Choice" by way...
Review: “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”
Superheroes tend to keep a secret identity in order to protect themselves and those around them, but the creators of the four-color heroes we...
Review: “Thor: Ragnarok”
Let’s face it: the God of Thunder has arguably been an outlier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, struggling to mesh with its more rounded...
Review: “The Snowman”
Rife with potential, the film adaptation of Jo Nesbo's bestselling crime novel makes for frustrating viewing, even more so now that director Tomas Alfredson...
Review: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”
Matthew Vaughn's follow-up to his 2015 out-of-left-field action comedy "Kingsman: The Secret Service" is modestly entertaining, but the high evaporates quite quickly. 'The Golden...
Review: “IT”
Part coming-of-age story, part monster movie, "IT" is a masterful horror flick that arrives just in time to breathe a little life - and...
Review: “The Dark Tower”
The long-awaited film adaption of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" sci-fi/dark fantasy novel series may well go down as the most disappointing movie of...
Review: “Dunkirk”
After twenty years of film-making defined by gritty Batman movies, twisty crime thrillers, and trippy science fiction, Christopher Nolan again re-invents himself with what...
Review: “A Ghost Story”
A man dies tragically and returns as a ghost draped in a white sheet with eye holes cut in it, and silently haunts his...
Review: “Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets”
Luc Besson's long-awaited return to space opera and pop sci-fi isn't the worst movie of 2017, but bless his heart he definitely makes a...
Review: “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
The second-best Spider-Man flick (behind "Spider-Man 2"), "Spider-Man: Homecoming" manages to do what "Ant-Man" did as a superhero film, only better: tell more personal...
Review: “Baby Driver”
"Drive" by way of "La La Land," "The Fast and the Furious" with brains, "Heat" meets jukebox musical - "Baby Driver" is each of...
Review: “Transformers: The Last Knight”
"Transformers: The Last Knight" is a bad film - in fact, it's one of the most ludicrous films ever made. Michael Bay is not...
Review: “It Comes At Night”
"Krisha" writer-director Trey Edward Shults' sophomore feature won't do much to reaffirm faith in humanity under pressure, but it will put the screws to...
Review: “Wonder Woman”
Leave it to Patty Jenkins to remind us how to do a superhero film right with "Wonder Woman," a film that manages to overcome...
Review: “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”
Generic sword & sorcery fantasy wrapped in pseudo-Arthurian legend, Guy Ritchie's ill-conceived, atonal "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" is a frustrating and incoherent...
Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
James Gunn's first "Guardians of the Galaxy" remains one of Marvel's most enjoyable efforts. In a cinematic universe more defined by its restrictions...
Review: “Ghost in the Shell”
As emotionless and robotic as its lead character, the live-action remake of the 1995 cult classic cyberpunk anime "Ghost in the Shell" is a...
Review: “Life”
Judging by the non-stop string of failures by Ph.D.s under pressure in "Life, " NASA's employment standards must be slipping. The ratio of horror...
Review: “Logan”
With "Logan," Hugh Jackman's tenure as the gruff, haunted, acerbic mutant anti-hero Wolverine comes to an end in with an impressive bang. Director James...
Review: “The LEGO Batman Movie”
Though it's not as consistently or as unrelentingly hilarious as "The LEGO Movie," Chris McKay's comic book spin-off is nevertheless a clever and enjoyable...
Review: “Live By Night”
When Ben Affleck adapted Dennis Lehane's gritty crime novel "Gone Baby Gone" to the big screen in 2007, he established himself as a...
Review: “Silence”
Martin Scorsese once said that the two most important things in his life were "my art and my religion." Nowhere has that been more...
Review #2: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Let's get this out of the way - 'Rogue One' is the best "Star Wars" film since "The Empire Strikes Back". Unshackled by the...