‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This women-driven remake successfully leans into the comedy, but it sacrifices suspense.
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‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense
‘Ghostbusters II’ (1989) a big step down, but still fun
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Ghostbusters II” is a big step down from the original, but it’s still fun to spend time with these guys.
‘We’re No Angels’ (1989) playfully pillories the pious
Mamet Monday (Movie review): “We’re No Angels” is a smart comedy that aimed for a theist and atheist audience, but didn’t find either.
‘Ghostbusters’ (1984) masterfully mixes comedy, critique
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Ghostbusters” masterfully mixes genres as it chronicles a small business and critiques government agencies.
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ wrings more fun out of ‘repeated day’ premise with clever genre-hop (Movie review)
It’s accurate to call “Happy Death Day 2U” a dumb movie, and accurate to call it a smart movie. It seems as if Blumhouse studio asked writer-director Christopher Landon (who also directed the 2017 original, […]
‘Fighting with My Family’ is a fairly lightweight biopic, but Florence Pugh is a champion in the main role (Movie review)
“Fighting with My Family” doesn’t redefine the sports biopic genre, which in a way is too bad because professional wrestling is such an unusual thing, sitting on the border between athletics and entertainment. It might […]
‘iZombie’ Season 5 aims to continue delicate balance
First episode impressions (TV review): Rose McIver’s comic-book dramedy returns for its final season.
‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ (1998) is a generation’s graduation party
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This sweet comedy stands as a generation’s benchmark graduation party film.
‘Bad Boys II’ (2003) both funnier and stupider
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Lawrence and Smith continue to elevate the material in this sequel.
The top 100 ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songs, ranked
Music rankings: Judging the song itself, the choreography and the performances, here are my selections for the top 100 “CXG” songs.