I’m not entirely sure that anyone was clamoring for it, but this week we’re receiving yet another sequel. The follow-up to the 2012 Snow White film is called The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Unfortunately for fans of the first film, the…
Irish director John Carney can’t seem to get enough of musicals. After the Oscar-winning Once (2007) and Oscar-nominated Begin Again (2013), he is once again telling a story filled with melody, drama and a bit more comedy. The result is…
I want to be pissed about The Jungle Book. In my fantasy bubble, movies would be wholly original. Not reimaginings and retreads. Reboots and redos. Something fresh. I’ve been screaming this for years and yet nothing is done about it.…
If you do happen to find yourself in the theater watching the action/thriller Criminal this weekend, I can think of a game you can play to pass the time. It’s called “The Dutchman” and it involves taking a drink each…
The next few weeks are stuffed with musically-themed projects. In addition to the biopic Miles Ahead, we’ll soon have the fictional Sing Street and Green Room, another couple of features placing musicians at the forefront of their stories. This effort…
Despite its title, Demolition is not the nickname of a new action hero or a flick about a construction site (although plenty of appliances and even a building or two are destroyed over the running time). Instead, this is a…
Occasionally, there’s a downside to seeing so many movies. When one really makes an impression on you, it’s tough for any sort of follow-up to compete. Such is the case with Everybody Wants Some!!, a “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and…
A strange thing happened during the preview screening of the first-person action flick, Hardcore Harry. While some members of the audience hooted and hollered at the over-the-top events and violence appearing onscreen, many others were less than impressed. I counted…
Ever imagined how the film Memento might play out with a senior citizen as the lead character? Remember attempts to give the unusual concept a try. Interestingly enough, it generally works. This is a modest but effective little thriller that…
Some 14 years ago, My Big Fat Greek Wedding surprised just about everyone. The low-budget comedy found an enormous audience, becoming a box office behemoth and raking in over $368 million dollars worldwide. A long time has passed since that…