‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990) a too-thin slice of heartfelt weirdness
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): For many Burton fans, this Christmastime film is a cut above, but I find it slices too thin.
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‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990) a too-thin slice of heartfelt weirdness
‘Yoga Hosers’ (2016) colorful but utterly uninspired
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Kevin Smith hits a low point with this laugh-lacking horror comedy starring his daughter and Johnny Depp’s daughter.
Smith’s ‘Tusk’ (2014) gosh-dang original for a lark, eh?
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s not quite great as horror, and not quite great as a comedy. But the events are so bizarre that it’s hard to look away.
‘Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore’ imperfectly magical
Movie review: This third “Beasts” film is again overpacked with characters and plot nuances, but it’s easy to watch in a spellbinding way.
‘Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare’ (1991) gives backstory
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): Freddy has some fun and gets a fuller backstory in the sixth (and definitely not last) “Nightmare” film.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984) a slasher legend
Reliving the ‘Nightmares’ (Movie review): Wes Craven’s creation earns a spot alongside “Halloween” and “Friday the 13th” as a genre gem.
Solid but not-quite-fantastic ‘Beasts’ sequel ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ puts story-building ahead of characters (Movie review)
J.K. Rowling’s first movie script, 2016’s “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” leans heavily on the introduction of lovable characters – and more than its fair share of creatures, of course. It includes a […]
The really cool stuff of the Aughts wasn’t found in the mainstream (Commentary)
Time Magazine called it the “decade from hell,” but Entertainment Weekly argued, in its latest issue, what about the entertainment? However, they failed to make their own case. The Aughts really was a bad decade […]