‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ looks great, doesn’t have much of a point
Movie review: James Gunn’s first MCU entry looks great, but doesn’t have much of a point.
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ explores human nature via apes, brilliant special effects (Movie review)
The “Planet of the Apes” franchise shows us we’re not much different from apes, and we’re both victims of our respective races’ propensity for violence and destruction. But 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the […]
‘The Maze Runner’ has lots of maze running, not enough world building (Movie review)
Considering how shallow and incomplete the story is, “The Maze Runner” is a fairy engaging tale about teenage boys forming a society while trapped in the center of a gigantic maze. But as the first of four […]
‘Sin City’ sequel ‘A Dame to Kill For’ offers more of the same, but that’s not such a bad thing (Movie review)
“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” was apparently made for me and about five other geeky guys, as almost no one went to see it on its opening weekend. One of the theories for the […]
‘The Wolverine’ (2013) adds appealing grit to the saga
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): The Wolverine sequel adds appealing grit to the saga.
Woodley, production design make ‘Divergent’ a fresh dystopian parable (Movie review)
“Divergent” plays with traditional dystopian sci-fi tropes and totalitarian government riffs in rather unsurprising ways, but it holds a viewer’s attention thanks to the immensely watchable Shailene Woodley and a beautifully grim post-apocalyptic Chicago cityscape. Avoiding […]
First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)
“24: Live Another Day” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) comes along four years after the eighth season, but Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub slip back into their iconic characters of Jack Bauer and Chloe […]
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) is saga’s low point
‘TMNT’ flashback (Movie review): Despite an ambitious time-travel concept, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” is easily the weakest of the film series.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ (1991) hasn’t aged well
‘TMNT’ flashback (Movie review): It has cool 1990s moments like Vanilla Ice’s “Ninja Rap,” but “TMNT II” doesn’t hold up like the original.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (1990) a great superhero film
‘TMNT’ flashback (Movie review): “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990) remains the saga’s best film, and best representation of the Turtle ethos.