Daily Archives: November 1, 2018

Movie Review: Even with Cerebral Palsy, a young Polish man figures “Life Feels Good”

Mateusz lays out two of the biggest obstacles facing someone with cerebral palsy in just a sentence, a line of interior monologue that serves as narration for the Polish drama, “Life Feels Good.” “When you’re a vegetable, no one understands … Continue reading

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Next Screening? “Nobody’s Fool” pairs up Tiffany Haddish and Whoopi, and leaves Tyler Perry in Charge

No, Paramount didn’t see fit to preview this for critics. It’s not usually a good sign, but there’s no law that says a company selling a product has to give the public any warning about its quality before they buy … Continue reading

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Preview, Will Smith is the Black Bond…and a pigeon in animated “Spies in Disguise”

I dunno Will. You had me until the whole pigeon transformation thing. You’ve got until Sept. 19 to convince me Blue Sky didn’t ruin your kid-friendly Black James Bond movie, “Spies in Disguise,” with another bird picture.

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Preview, Rebel Wilson’s wish fulfillment fantasy is “Isn’t It Romantic?”

One wondered if plus-sized silly Rebel Wilson was ever going to graduate from scene stealer and sidekick to romantic lead/comic lead. And so she has. This Valentine’s Day release has a frump wake up “in a romantic comedy,” with New … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Don’t Rap Battle if you’re afraid of getting “Bodied”

  It was always just sitting there, waiting for somebody to attempt it. The chest thumping, ego-tripping, rhymed insult fights that began life as “The Dozens” and morphed into “rap battles” was ripe for a smart, mouthy, down and dirty comedy. … Continue reading

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