Review: Fast-Paced Ford v Ferrari Thrills On and Off the Track
We’ve gotten to the point where I just trust director James Mangold to get it right—whatever the subject matter of one of his films, he’ll find a way to tell […]
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Review: With Kristen Stewart at Its Comedic Center, Charlie’s Angels Gets a Fun, Sharp Upgrade
Sometimes a movie just has to be really fun and sharp to get my attention. It doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel or break the mold; it just has to […]
Review: 1952’s Vibrant Moulin Rouge Still Thrills Today
While I certainly have many wonderful things to say about Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical extravaganza of the same name, my heart will always belong to director/co-writer John Huston’s 1952 version […]
Review: World War II Battle on a Cinematic Scale in Midway
One thing you can always count on from the films of director Roland Emmerich is scale. Sure, there will also likely be explosions and a giant cast, but the man […]
Review: Playing With Fire Never Sparks Much of Anything at All
Less than a week before seeing this oppressively PG-rated kids’ movie, I was fortunate enough to catch actor John Leguizamo performing his latest one-man show in Chicago, in which he […]
Review: Decades Later, Doctor Sleep—a Sequel to The Shining—Delivers a Tense Psychic Thriller
A huge portion of this film cannot and should not be discussed in any review, but I’m guessing it will be, and in large quantities. I’m also guessing that different […]
Review: Martin Scorsese Mines Familiar Mafia Ground for a New Gem in The Irishman
Part reunion, part continuation, and part something new and unexpected from arguably the greatest American filmmaker working today, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is a sprawling, decades-spanning, true-life tale of organized […]
Interview: Ed Skrein and Luke Kleintank on the Weight—and Honor—of Portraying War Heroes in Midway
Just in time for Veteran’s Day next week is Midway, the latest action-heavy historical work from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, White House Down), which begins […]
Review: Latest Action-Packed Terminator Installment Could Be the Start of Something Interesting
In what was designed to be a direct sequel to James Cameron’s marvelous one-two punch of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator: Dark Fate brings Cameron back into […]
Review: Strong Cast and Scenic Setting, Yet Frankie Underwhelms
Writer/director Ira Sachs has made some of the more consistently thoughtful and emotionally nuanced films in recent years (Married Life, Keep the Lights On, Love Is Strange, Little Men), which […]
Review: More Is Just More in Overlong, Predictable Motherless Brooklyn
I like film noir and I tend to like the chances that Edward Norton takes in many of the roles he plays, so imagine my excitement hearing that he was […]
Review: In Latin History for Morons, Leguizamo Focuses on the Next Generation
“I grew up without seeing people who looked like me on screen, on stage, or in textbooks. Latinx people have been kept outta the conversation for centuries, and it’s bout […]