Monthly Archives: April 2026

The animated “Super Mario Brothers” sequel, “Super Mario Galaxy,” opened big and debuted midweek. And it’s rolling to a whopping $130 million opening weekend, maybe $190 million since Wednesday when all the dust settles at midnight on Sunday. For those … Continue reading →

An impending wedding reels towards going terribly wrong and right off a cliff in “The Drama,” a dry and ever-so-dark romantic comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. The latest from the writer-director of “Dream Scenario” begins awkward, with a “meet … Continue reading →

An imposing and impressive lead performance somewhat atones for an awkwardly structured script and a charisma-starved supporting cast in “A Great Awakening,” the new film biography of the 18th century English preacher who lent The American Revolution some of his … Continue reading →

The Chinese thriller “731” is a wildly ambitious attempt to get a heroic horror movie out of an infamous crime against humanity. By turns macabre and moving, historical and fantastically, spectacularly over-the-top, it can’t be dismissed as simple anti-Japanese “propaganda” … Continue reading →

Of all the pictures one has come to expect “Black Dynamite” and B-and-C movie action star Michael Jai White to turn up in, a soapy, faith-friendly melodrama trotted out for Easter has to be the most “out there.” “The Secret … Continue reading →