Category Archives: Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news

You’d better watch out. You’d better not cry. And if you’re thinking of a holiday mass murder and kidnapping, you’d better not try. Especially if it’s Christmas Eve. Because Santa Claus is a jolly elf with — as Liam Neeson … Continue reading →

If you’re old enough to remember the first attempt to put “Mario” in a movie… Stick around until April 7 to see if this animated take on the timeless video game is a cast improvement.

Dave Stevens is one of those names whispered in awe among comic book cognoscenti. Because the people in the know know — his peers, collectors, the most fanatical fans. He was “a once in a lifetime artist,” an exemplar who … Continue reading →

Sad state of affairs, reviewing any Bruce Willis film these days. You sit with pen poised, waiting to hear if they give him a single line of dialogue. He’s going out with a quickie “instant” trilogy, most of which won’t … Continue reading →

“Christmas with the Campbells” is a soft-and-squishy Christmas rom-com that tries ever-so-hard to be “edgy” when it oh-so-obviously isn’t. Yes, there’s amusement in seeing that effort. Some. I mean, Justin Long attempting a folksy drawl as the outdoorsy nephew to … Continue reading →

A24 picked up this writing and directing turn from Eisenberg after it made a splash at Sundance. A kid seeking online “validation,” a mother feeling cut off. “When You Finish Saving the World” hits theaters in late January.

The great gamine, fashion icon, UNICEF ambassador and oh-by-the-way, film star Audrey Hepburn never worked with Alfred Hitchcock. Not blonde enough, I guess. But she came close, flirting with Hitchcockian thrillers in “Wait Until Dark,” flirting with Cary Grant in … Continue reading →

It was one of the BIG factors in this being the “worst Thanksgiving box office weekend ever.” A Steven Spielberg movie opening with about $3.5 million over FIVE days is kind of unheard of, too. A half-decent (but only half) … Continue reading →

It takes a special kind of “creativity” to see this news story and think, “That smells like BOX OFFICE.” How it took 38 years to make it to the screen is anybody’s guess. Feb. 24.

“Reviewing” entails watching a movie, taking notes on it and then using those notes and your memory, your tastes, your idea of touchstone performances, screenplays, directing, editing and production design, to form an opinion of the film and its many … Continue reading →