‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
Movie review: “Suicide Squad” introduces a colorful band of misfit superheroes.
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‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
Gadot, explorations of war make ‘Wonder Woman’ a winner
Movie review: Gal Gadot wonderfully brings Wonder Woman to the big screen.
‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)
Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has an ape in it; there’s never a sense that the […]
Action/revenge genre remains fresh in ‘John Wick 2’
Movie review: The “John Wick” sequel again reminds us of why we love action films in the first place.
With thrilling ‘Split,’ Shyamalan is back
Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan’s notoriously up-and-down career achieves an “up” with the surprise horror gem “Split.”
‘The Big Sick’ is the year’s feel-better comedy (Movie review)
I used to listen to Kumail Nanjiani’s “X-Files Files” podcast, and occasionally he’d reference the time when his girlfriend was in a coma. Although it registered with me as an unusual thing to have in one’s […]
‘It Comes at Night’ builds evocative apocalyptic world, but tells too small of a story (Movie review)
“It Comes at Night” (now available via Redbox and streaming) is the latest scary/smart horror-thriller, eschewing haunted houses and possessed children and instead taking its place with “Maggie,” “It Follows,” “The Witch,” “Don’t Breathe” and “Get […]
‘Alien: Covenant’ balances creation saga with crowd-pleasing horror
Movie review: The second film in Scott’s planned “Prometheus” quadrilogy balances world-building with epic horror.
‘Harry Potter’s’ Evanna Lynch stars in ephemeral Irish art film ‘My Name is Emily’ (Movie review)
“Harry Potter’s” Luna Lovegood, Evanna Lynch, hasn’t broken out to be the major star one might have assumed, but she shines as a depressive, real-world answer to Luna in the Irish film “My Name is Emily,” now […]
‘Get Out’ is a creepy, thrilling and eye-opening piece of social commentary (Movie review)
“Get Out” (now available on pay-per-view streaming) is the latest example of how a horror movie can be an effective vehicle for making a social statement. When I read the Amazon description that notes the race […]