Monthly Archives: April 2025

Had the mood of of the audience and indeed the country changed since “Wicked One” opened last fall? Whatever cheery optimism the overproduced blockbuster engendered is going to find a steeper hill to climb when this “Wicked” this way comes … Continue reading →

Foster plays a man obsessed with saving drivers from themselves as they try to take the intersection where he lives at dangerous speeds. Smulders is the wife trapped in this obsession. This thriller drops April 23.

The end of feudalism, the rise of imperialism and 11 convicts stand guard over a frontier fort, facing modernized infantry and artillery. It’s “Seven Samurai” with 11 “bandits,” a touch of “47 Ronin” and “The Last Samurai” inspired by a … Continue reading →

“Squad 36” is a ponderous Parisian police procedural that never seems to get out of its own way. Staggering from cliche to contrivance, there’s little doubt what climax the stock characters who inhabit it are headed to, and that there’ll … Continue reading →

An all star cast includes Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Allison Janney, Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon. And Benedict Cumberbatch in a straight up dysfunctional marriage comedy. Yes, it’s a remake of the Kathleen Turner/Michael Douglas farce, both films are … Continue reading →

The premise has promise. Your kid’s had an accident, you’re racing to help, or do damage control. “Don’t let her DIE Alice!” Parents dash to carry out a coverup to protect their daughter? What’s odd about this May 16 horror … Continue reading →

Dopey horror about a gathering on an idyllic island which one person can win as their very own if they catch or “bag” the most feral dogs who escaped a movie shoot there years before. Hayden Panatierre, Grace Caroline Currey … Continue reading →

Festival buzz for this June release has been pretty good. Pretty pretty pretty good. Festival Groupthink? It’s totally a thing. But we’ll see. In June.

There’s ambition and a dollop of intellectual heft to the indie dramedy “Daddy.” Even if it misplaces characters, shortchanges its goals and fails to deliver much in the way of a satisfying conclusion, you can appreciate the attempt and the … Continue reading →