Monthly Archives: April 2014

Ever since “Insidious,” April has been a benchmark month for smarter-than-genre ghost stories. And this year’s installment, “Oculus,” is earning the same sort of solid (not rapturous) reviews and should give horror fans a tiny taste of what they like. … Continue reading →

He’s a huge TV star, thanks to “Mad Men” and funny turns in “30 Rock” and “SNL.” But the movies haven’t happened for Jon Hamm. Not yet. His best shot, his first starring role in a major motion picture, is … Continue reading →

“Draft Day” is a “ticking clock” thriller built around the NFL draft, a movie that counts down to the fateful decision that one embattled general manager (Kevin Costner) makes with his team’s first round pick.It’s a reasonably interesting — to … Continue reading →

MIAMI BEACH — Nick Frost came up with the idea for “Cuban Fury,” his latest film, which has him playing a once-competitive salsa dancer gone to seed, yet moved to get his moves back when a pretty woman enters his … Continue reading →

With “Rio 2,” the creators of “Rio” give us more of everything that their first film had in just the right doses. But if this sequel proves anything, it’s that more is not always better.They are more stars to this … Continue reading →

The women do the heavy lifting in “Oculus,” this April’s “Insidious,” a complex and chilling big screen ghost story with serious date movie potential.“Doctor Who” alumna Karen Gillan sheds her Scots accent and most outward signs of emotion as Kaylie, … Continue reading →

“Joe” is the movie that will make you remember how good Nicolas Cage once was and can be again. A Southern Gothic tale of alcohol, violence, sin and redemption, this David Gordon Green film gives Cage his finest showcase in … Continue reading →

Quiet, cryptic and never less than creepy, “Under the Skin” is sci-fi that doesn’t do the work for you. There are no explanations. No character rattles off a paragraph or three of exposition and back story. There are no names. … Continue reading →

Mickey Rooney had so many careers that it’s easy to lose track. He broke out in MGM’s Andy Hardy movies in the ’30s and 40s, teaming with the likes of Judy Garland. He became a character actor and made a … Continue reading →