Family bonds, colorful realm drive ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Movie review: The MCU films bounce back from a mediocre 2022 with a strong third “Ant-Man” movie to start 2023.
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Family bonds, colorful realm drive ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Shredder and Krang throw schemes at the screen to open ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The writers begin an ambitious (in terms of quantity) season with fun and funny premises in episodes 1-8.
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ mostly continues original’s fun
Movie review: The sequel doesn’t totally play to its strengths, but it has enough humor and warmth to be fairly painless to watch.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ finds its groove in back half of Season 2 (1988)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Writer Michael Reaves stabilizes the formula as “TMNT” shills toys while maintaining its energy and sense of humor.
‘TMNT’ Season 2 (1988) stumbles through opening Sarnath arc
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The writers stop overtly cribbing from the comics and instead riff on Eighties films. The rushed nature of these five episodes is evident.
Allen’s ‘Apropos of Nothing’ (2020) a breezy yet insightful autobiography
Woody Wednesday (Book review): Fans will enjoy learning Allen’s views of his own films, and – if you’re up for it – get a thorough account of the Farrow accusation saga.
‘Based on a True Story’ Season 1 somehow both frantic and slow
TV review: Craig Rosenberg’s series roasts the icky popularity of serial-killer podcasts. But its own fictional story is too slow of a burn.
‘M3gan’ amusingly blends ‘Terminator’ with ‘Chucky’
Movie review: Gerard Johnstone’s film is what you know it will be – but it also knows we know what it will be. The result is a single viewing’s worth of fun.
A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked
Movie list: I’ve obsessively made my list and checked it twice, and now I need counseling. Here are my rankings of Woody Allen’s films.
Lost in the 1999 bin, ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ skewers teen pageants
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This funny film is among Kirsten Dunst’s ladder-climbing turns as she plays a dim but likable contestant.