‘Thunderbolts’ explores alternate way to return power to people
Movie review: Amid the MCU’s dark times of reshoots and rushed projects, the saga’s 36th film makes a case for being the best.
Month: July 2025
‘Thunderbolts’ explores alternate way to return power to people
‘It’s a Boy Girl Thing’ (2006) tackles the double empathy problem with laughs
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though the body-swap comedy beats are expected, they are also welcome when played out by Armstrong and Zegers.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’: What if a bad president had self-awareness?
Movie review: In an ironic statement on our times, a comic-book villain’s actions now represent hopeful possibilities rather than warnings.
Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’ (1966) is a book I could read again
Book club book report: Capote uses cold, hard facts to ask timelessly unanswerable questions about human nature and justice.
Old friends, new enemies enhance ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (2004-05)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Smartly interlaced storytelling puts “TMNT” at its highest ebb of craftsmanship outside of early Mirage and the first movie.
‘Gaudy Night’ (1935) explores chaos of changing times on campus
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Ambitious yet flawed, the Oxford-set 10th Wimsey novel is an essential read for fans of Sayers’ alter-ego Harriet Vane.
‘StageFright’ (1987) hits slasher beats right between the eyes
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Italian theater-set slasher is drenched in style, and offers a respectable English dub.
‘Falling Down’ (1993) is worth snapping up as a vicarious thrill
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Hypocritical, ironic and uncomfortable, one of Joel Schumacher’s most talked-about films is hard to pin down.
‘Walking Tall’ (1973) walks the walk and talks the talk
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): A surprisingly popular franchise starts with Joe Don Baker’s exploitation film.
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is very Gunn and very 2025
Movie review: The “Guardians of the Galaxy” helmer balances the launch of the DCU with a love letter to the Reeve-era “Superman.”