Rapaport plays budget superhero in ‘Special’ (2006)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This cheap, compelling superhero film touches on the everyday heroism of living and the individualized nature of reality.
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Rapaport plays budget superhero in ‘Special’ (2006)
A little Freddy goes a long way in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child’ (1989)
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): Lisa Wilcox’s Alice is more engaging in her second film, which isn’t quite as sleep-inducing as part four.
Keaton mesmerizes as shady McDonald’s ‘Founder’ (2017)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The film paints Kroc as a fascinating mix of contradictions: admirably driven but completely unscrupulous.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master’ (1988) is sleep-inducing
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): After three films that at least had a purpose, “The Dream Master” can’t muster up much originality.
Bueller the real teacher in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ (1986)
Hughes Day Tuesday (Movie review): Ohhhhhhh yeah! This Hughes film still stands as a prime fantasy of how we’d like to spend a day skipping school.
‘Relic’ (1997) an intense but simple adaptation
Preston & Child flashback (Movie review): It’s not as good as P&C’s breakthrough novel, but Peter Hyams’ film has charms as a B-monster movie.
‘Power Rangers’ (2017) turns into overlong bombast
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): It starts as a solid teen film, but this new version of “Power Rangers” gets a little long in the tooth.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ (1987) is a team effort
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): This fan-favorite entry predates the superhero team-ups that would later be popular.
‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ reviews
Shaune’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” review, Jan. 8, 2019 John’s “Bad Times at the El Royale” flashback review, Sept. 24, 2020
‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (2018) are had by all
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The times my be bad in Drew Goddard’s Tarantino-esque thriller, but the cast sure is great.