Monthly Archives: November 2025

Zombie fanatics take offense? This is slated for “release” Jan. 2 — “dumped” is what happens to films with no prospects shuffled onto the first weekend in Jan. Vertical has it. Not A24 or IFC or Magnet or A24, IFC … Continue reading →

So does Marvel have a big screen pulse? Even the hits (“Fantastic Four”) seem to be labored these days. And there have been so many lost “Avengers” let downs. Spider-Man has been the one franchise that doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading →

A blockbusting $39.5 million Wednesday, a $19.7 million Thanksgiving Day and a $38-39 million Black Friday bounce put Disney’s “Zootopia 2” in almost the same spot “Moana 2” was in last Thanksgiving — in the box office catbird seat. Deadline.com … Continue reading →

It’s not quite worth waiting for the appearance of the late great Native American acting icon Graham Greene in “The Protector,” one of the last films he finished before dying last September. As the reservation leader Brand, Greene is world … Continue reading →

Predatory? Sure. Nuts? Maybe. Supernaturally witchy? Could be. This Jan. 2 release stars André Holland (“”42,” “Moonlight,” “Selma”) as the husband seduced into revenge sex on his cheating wife (Zazie Beetz) by temptress Kate. The formidable Stephen McKinley Henderson is … Continue reading →

“Jingle Bell Heist” is an over-plotted, under-charmed rom-com about robbing from the thieving, unaccountable rich and giving to the under-insured. In soft drink terms, it’s a Diet Coke that’s gone flat — familiar, not particularly surprising or the least bit … Continue reading →

Everyday life in Gaza, pre-invasion, is vividly rememembered in “Yalla Parkour,” a documentary largely compiled from the climbing, backflipping and tumbling stunts of the Gaza Parkour Team, who captured their exploits on camera. We see young Palestinian Arabs finding joy … Continue reading →