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'Color Out of Space': Nic Cage Not Totally Nuts but Close Enough Jan. 24, 2020
Although "Color Out of Space" is based on a 1927 short story by the shovel-faced horror writer H.P. ... Read More
'Marriage Story': Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson Are Unforgettably Good in This Devastating (and Funny) Divorce Chronicle Dec. 06, 2019
A Los Angeles divorce lawyer named Bert Spitz (Alan Alda) is commiserating with a new client named C... Read More
'Fighting with My Family': Dwayne Johnson Presides Over a Sweet, Funny and Pretty Much True Pro Wrestling Tale Feb. 15, 2019
Is pro wrestling fake? Does anyone actually ask that question anymore? According to "Rowdy" Ricky Kn... Read More
'Mortal Engines': Wasteland Revisited, Yet Again... Dec. 14, 2018
I propose a Museum of Cinematic Insufficiency. A place devoted to the most overhyped pictures ("Argo... Read More
'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald': Eddie Redmayne and Johnny Depp Are the Odd Wizarding Couple of the Year Nov. 16, 2018
It was already apparent with the first "Fantastic Beasts" movie, two years ago, that while J.K. Rowl... Read More
'Bohemian Rhapsody': Rami Malek Gives a Championship Performance as the Great Queen Frontman Freddie Mercury Nov. 02, 2018
"Bohemian Rhapsody" — which recounts the life of the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury, played... Read More
'The Lost City of Z': Welcome to the Jungle Apr. 14, 2017
"The Lost City of Z" tells the true story of a famed Edwardian explorer who spent years attempting t... Read More
'The Birth of a Nation' and 'The Greasy Strangler': Slavery Days Revisited and a Really Bad Bad Movie Oct. 07, 2016
Can there be too many movies about black slavery in America? Not as long as there are new generation... Read More
'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Chicken People': Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in a Not-Bad Remake, and a Visit to the World of Competitive Poultry Sep. 23, 2016
"The Magnificent Seven" is, of course, a remake of John Sturges' famous 1960 Western, and, of course... Read More
'Sully' and 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week -- The Touring Years': Profiles in Courage and '60s Pop Delirium Sep. 09, 2016
The well-known tale of Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger — the US Airways pilot who bravely... Read More
'The Light Between Oceans' and 'Morgan': Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender in a Deceptive Heart-Tugger, and Kate Mara on the Trail of Yet Another Sci-Fi Cyborg Sep. 02, 2016
"The Light Between Oceans" has the hallmarks of a shameless tear-jerker. There's doom and gloom, sad... Read More
'Independence Day: Resurgence': Make It Stop Jun. 24, 2016
It's hard to say what's worse about this movie: its shoddiness, which is abundant, or its cynicism, ... Read More
'Now You See Me 2' and 'Genius': More Magic From Jesse Eisenberg and Friends, None At All From Jude Law and Colin Firth Jun. 10, 2016
The first "Now You See Me," released in 2013, was light, breezy fun, and pretty clever, too. Critics... Read More
'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping': Andy Samberg and His Lonely Island Pals in Solid-Gold Form Jun. 03, 2016
If scene-wrecking satire were enough to actually wreck the pop-hip-hop showbiz scene, then "Popstar:... Read More
"Green Room": Patrick Stewart Goes Dark in an Intense Skinhead Shocker Apr. 15, 2016
The Ain't Rights are out on the road, where rock dreams so often go to die. They're a Virginia thras... Read More
'Demolition' and 'Mr. Right': Jake Gyllenhaal creeps out; Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick balance love and bullets Apr. 08, 2016
I think I know what the makers of "Demolition" were trying to do. It's hard to say for sure, since t... Read More
