Monthly Archives: January 2024

More minions, new villainy, one big happy family? This is one frenetic and sentimental edit job. One good gag in this action packed trailer for the summer’s big animated romp.

The gang’s all back, save for the dead guy. They met Bill Murray’s asking price. Annie, Ernie, Danny and Rudd-not-Rudnick and Patton and Kumail… Atherton’s back to lay down the law. Harold Ramis is still missed, but there’s money in … Continue reading →

“Out of Darkness” is a foundational myth horror tale, a grisly and grim narrative about a time when early humanity could first rightly refer to itself as “humanity.” In cinematic shorthand, this Scottish production is “Quest for Fire” meets “A … Continue reading →

“The Tiger’s Apprentice” is an action adventure fantasy for the elementary school-age movie audience, a two-fisted martial arts fighting film taking place in the real world of modern San Francisco, and not the mythical China of “Kung Fu Panda” or … Continue reading →

This one looks fun. And dammit, Henry Cavill deserves to be in something fun. For once. Sam Rockwell, Samuel L., Katherine O’Hara and Bryan Cranston bring the PARTY with them, every time out. John Cena is always down to get … Continue reading →

They’re going fast, says the studio still drowning in “Barbie” money. I’d hate for anybody to miss out. March 1.

“Song of the South” is a patriotic and picaresque Vietnamese parable set just as the French occupation (“Protectorate,” they called it.) was winding down in Southeast Asia. A newly-orphaned but timid and coddled ten year-old comes of age on a … Continue reading →

If you like to watch older films, sometimes you’ve got to bend the parameters of what “classic” means. Because if you’ve ever walked up on a Chevy Nova at a vintage car show, you know — some things are “Classics” … Continue reading →

Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler and Andrew Santino play friends who need a ready-made lie/excuse to carouse without their spouses/in-laws knowing about it. So they invent an imaginary pal that they’re constantly having to attend to — poor Ricky Stanicky. Cena … Continue reading →

It takes a while to get one’s bearings with “The Modern Way,” a drama set among Britain’s working class “Mods,” famed for the scooters, sharp dress and passion for The Who and Rod Stewart’s Faces. The Mods’ traditional rivals were … Continue reading →