Stereotype-smashing Wonder Woman gets woke
Comic book fanboys who steered clear of Wonder Woman in theaters fearing that it might be too delicate and girly for their manly sensibiliti... Continue Reading
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Pop Aye is best man-and-his-elephant road movie ever
If someone told me that one of my favorite movies of 2017 would end up being a quirky, bittersweet road movie about a disillusioned architec... Continue Reading
Table 19 is stellar seating chart in search of a story
The sunny optimist in me likes to think that, like pizza and sex, there really is no such thing as a truly bad wedding. But the realist in m... Continue Reading
Pirates plunder anew in rousing Dead Men Tell No Tales
Normally, I’d be a little reluctant to follow up a review of a big, Hollywood schlockbuster like Alien: Covenant with a review of an e... Continue Reading
Ridley Scott disappoints (again) with Alien: Covenant
Longtime fans of the Alien franchise know by now that the terrifying, sci-fi universe that first sprang to life from the minds of screenwrit... Continue Reading
Berlin Syndrome is few bricks short of a perfect wall
Ever read a book that starts off beautifully, totally reels you in with a juicy, page-turning set-up, compelling characters with mood and me... Continue Reading
Schumer and Hawn steal the show in Snatched
It’s no secret that I have a total soft spot for loud, gross-out comedies with female leads. Ghostbusters, Sisters, Bad Moms, The Boss... Continue Reading
Oscar season starts early with pitch-perfect Elis
Telenova superstar Andréia Horta (Liberdade, Chamas da Vida) might not be a household name outside of her native Brazil just yet, but if her... Continue Reading
Plan B is high octane homage to retro action epics
While the terms German-language martial arts action comedy have rarely, if ever, been used in the same sentence, German-language martial art... Continue Reading
Crappy Kong reboot deserves the boot
While I am usually totally cool with Marvel Studios-style expanded universe filmmaking – especially when it yields such badassery as D... Continue Reading
Stars outshine story in disjointed romance Porto
Though he is probably best known to mainstream audiences for his recurring role as Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboots, the... Continue Reading
Monster Trucks is celebration of STEAM
Jerry Seinfeld once memorably opined that, when it comes to entertainment, there really is “no such thing as fun for the whole family&... Continue Reading
Groundhog Day for teens Before I Fall tumbles badly
I don’t pretend to be an expert on millennial or even post-millennial angst, but I do know a bad teen movie when I see one, and Before... Continue Reading
Race relations get real (scary) in timely Get Out
While jokes about black characters being the first to die in scary movies definitely have some foundation in truth, African Americans have a... Continue Reading
Bittersweet The Great Sasuke pulls no punches
While our current Commander in Chief spent enough time in the wrestling ring over the years to earn a place of honor in the WWE Hall of Fame... Continue Reading
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