‘The Conjuring’ effectively delivers standard scares
Movie review: James Wan’s film doesn’t conjure up new surprises, but it’s still scary.
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‘The Conjuring’ effectively delivers standard scares
‘Mama’ a solidly creepy, if not groundbreaking, middle-of-the-night horror flick (Movie review)
If you’re looking for a good flick to watch in the middle of the night with the lights out, you could do a lot worse than “Mama,” which is now available for rent from Redbox. Directed by […]
‘This Is the End’ the ultimate end game for funny batch of down-to-Earth actors (Movie review)
The previews before my screening of “This Is the End” included “Grown-Ups 2,” and I’m glad I saw it, otherwise I would’ve assumed Adam Sandler and friends would be making a funny movie to make up for […]
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ boldly goes … where the saga has already gone before (Movie review)
Like director J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” film, “Star Trek Into Darkness” gets all the Trek-isms correct. Everyone is still spot-on as alternate-universe versions of the iconic characters, Scottie and Chekov have thick accents, there are winks […]
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave the nod to a sequel. But the J.J. Abrams-helmed “Episode […]
‘Serenity’ (2005) compresses unmade ‘Firefly’ Season 2 into a solid film
‘Firefly’ flashback (Movie review): A few years after its cancellation by Fox, “Firefly” got a second life on the big screen.
‘42’ a beautiful time capsule of Jackie Robinson’s heroic journey to the big leagues (Movie review)
Similar to “Miracle” and “61*,” “42” isn’t a particularly challenging sports movie, but it is thoroughly enjoyable and an important historical document. People very familiar with Jackie Robinson’s story will find it faithful and adequate, those somewhat […]
‘The Way, Way Back’ and 12 more summer movies I’m looking forward to (Commentary)
Even as soulless and redundant superhero movies headline the summer movie schedule, a deeper look at the lineup reveals some really smart-looking smaller flicks hiding beneath the surface. Perhaps the cynicism of the expensive movies […]
20 observations about ‘Jurassic Park’ for 20th anniversary
Movie commentary: With “Jurassic Park” back in theaters for a 3D 20th anniversary release, here are 20 reasons why I love the movie.
Denzel Washington adds the excellent ‘Flight’ to his outstanding resume (Movie review)
You know, sometimes it’s great to just settle in and enjoy a Denzel Washington movie. Although I’m not really the type to have a favorite actor (there’s no one where I follow them from role […]