Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

Warning signs that you may not have enough money to film a “heist” picture. If the only place to set the “bank” your gang of actors is knocking over is the low-rent warehouse district. Where there would never be a … Continue reading →

The totalitarianism of Tribalism is skewered without anesthetic in the darkly unpleasant satire “The Lobster,” a film about couples and loners and the ways they enforce their norms on others. Then again, maybe not. The latest obscure musings by Greek … Continue reading →

Girls, parents may argue, are “twice as much trouble as boys.” So a movie about partying sorority sisters would have to offer double the trouble of one about frat bros. That’s the logic behind “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.” It has … Continue reading →

Why, exactly? Dead horse and all.

In “The Nice Guys,” director Shane Black and producer Joel Silver go back to the ’70s to relive their 1980s glory, those guns, giggles and gore action comedies like “Lethal Weapon” and “The Last Boy Scout.” A hilarious Ryan Gosling … Continue reading →

You don’t have to be Ridley Scott or have $100 million to make a Trip to Mars movie. A couple of minimalist sets, video monitors to bring other settings/characters and a desert you can film in reddish filters and voila … Continue reading →

Children’s cartoons from most every film studio these days adhere to the Pixar model — especially in terms of themes and messages. “You’ve got a friend in me,” and “friends stick together” and the like seems to be as deep … Continue reading →

If horror movies are meals, “The Darkness” is one that takes the smorgasbord approach. It’s got demons, a haunted house, portals to “the Third World,” a demon-targeted autistic kid, Native American rituals, an alcoholic mother who sees things but whom … Continue reading →

“Captain America: Civil War” still owns the box office this weekend. But it’s falling off over 60% from its robust $179 million opening frame. A 60% drop is a little steeper than average with a blockbuster with great reviews and … Continue reading →

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