It has been ten years since the last feature and some time since any new television episodes have debuted, but SpongeBob SquarePants still has a strong fan base… or at least that is what the people at Nickelodeon think. The…
This might be it for the Wachowskis. Jupiter Ascending makes their career descent complete. The former wunderkinds have produced not one hit in over a decade with a constant output of bad movies that cost hundreds of millions and fail.…
There’s a great deal of variety in this week’s summary, with a significant amount of genre pictures making their debuts – sure seems like there’s at least something that should appeal to all readers. As always, remember to click on…
Hello once again to our roundup of titles coming to DVD and Blu-ray. This week features plenty of interesting new releases. Be sure to click on any links to read full-length reviews and find out more. So if you can’t…
Some films want so very bad to be prestigious. It should be relatively easy. Get yourself a nice, deep in December release date. Some heavy material soaking with gravitas that demands some shedding of at least a half a bucket…
It’s another busy week, with plenty of interesting titles coming in a variety of genres. As always, be sure to click on any links to read more detailed reviews. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this…
Oh, Michael Mann… You can’t tell because disapproving looks do not translate through the written word but I am gazing upon my computer screen with the most disfavoring of expressions. Mann, a unique filmmaker of masculine cinema (The Insider, Heat…
We’ve seen plenty of beloved children’s properties get the CG reboot treatment lately, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Smurfs. The latest is Paddington, but unlike those previous adaptations, this one surprises as a refreshing effort that does most…
Here are the Academy Award nominations for 2015. Plenty of interesting choices and (as always) many bizarre exclusions, including the absence of critical hits Nightcrawler and the Swedish film Force Majeure. While Selma received a Best Picture and Song nom,…
Holy cow! It’s an incredibly busy week for new DVDs and Blu-rays with loads of highlights (almost too many to keep track of, but I’ll do my best). As always, click on any links to read full reviews of some…