Superman awkwardly ‘Returns’ (2006) in Singer’s relaunch
Superhero movie flashback (Review): This is (sort of) the fifth movie in the series that started with Reeve.
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Superman awkwardly ‘Returns’ (2006) in Singer’s relaunch
‘Superman’ (1978) lovingly launches superhero resurgence
Superhero movie flashback (Review): Director Richard Donner and star Christopher Reeve help us fall in love with superheroes again.
‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
Movie review: “Suicide Squad” introduces a colorful band of misfit superheroes.
‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)
Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has an ape in it; there’s never a sense that the […]
‘The Big Sick’ is the year’s feel-better comedy (Movie review)
I used to listen to Kumail Nanjiani’s “X-Files Files” podcast, and occasionally he’d reference the time when his girlfriend was in a coma. Although it registered with me as an unusual thing to have in one’s […]
‘Get Out’ is a creepy, thrilling and eye-opening piece of social commentary (Movie review)
“Get Out” (now available on pay-per-view streaming) is the latest example of how a horror movie can be an effective vehicle for making a social statement. When I read the Amazon description that notes the race […]
Wolverine trilogy goes out on top with unshackled ‘Logan’
Movie review: “X-Men’s” Wolverine trilogy goes out on top with an unshackled finale.
‘Manchester by the Sea’ a brutal tale of loss and recovery (Movie review)
There are safe tear-jerkers, like TV’s “This Is Us” (where we kind of chuckle at the fact that it makes us cry), and then there are brutal ones, like “Manchester by the Sea” (2016, now streaming on […]
Cerebral alien visitation yarn ‘Arrival’ lacks a satisfying payoff (Movie review)
Like many alien visitation films before it, “Arrival” asks “What is their purpose on Earth?” After the requisite opening where the world tenses up as 12 giant egg-shaped spaceships take up stations around the globe, “Arrival” zeroes […]
‘Fantastic Beasts’ is an enjoyable expansion of the ‘Harry Potter’ universe (Movie review)
In 2009, I predicted – not particularly daringly – that we’d get another “Harry Potter” novel someday. Seven years later, while that prediction isn’t precisely on point, it’s in the ballpark: This year saw the book release […]