If you’re not exhausted by the multi-verse concept already, you will be by the end of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
The sequel to 2018’s groundbreaking film goes all-in on the gimmick,...
George Carlin is considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, and rightly so.
His movie resume, alas, never matched his stand-up excellence.
It’s not a given that a comic can segue from...
There’s never a second in “The Wrath of Becky” when our anti-heroine appears to be in danger.
That’s a problem for a B-movie, especially one brimming with blood and carnage. The unlikely sequel...
Hollywood writers are on strike, partly, over fears A.I. might replace them.
Even an ’80s-era Commodore 64 could write dialogue better than what’s heard in “Fast X.”
Those moments, as wince-inducing...
“Carmen” takes its “ripped from the headlines” concept seriously.
The story, loosely tied to Prosper Mérimée’s novella of the same name, follows mismatched lovers as they run for their lives.
She’s...
When will Hollywood learn an old saw that grows more accurate over time.
More is less.
Or, in the case of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” much less.
Storyteller James Gunn’s third, and...
Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” demonstrates for three hours that, while Joaquin Phoenix’s title character is extremely fearful (among many other things), Aster himself is afraid of nothing.
Rather...
How hated was “Hudson Hawk” when it was released in 1991 beyond its dismal box office and a library’s worth of bad press?
A good indicator of just where Bruce Willis’ dream project sat in the...
Judy Blume bowed to the woke mob in under 24 hours recently, but she stood tall while bringing her best book to the screen.
The author supported and then dropped J.K. Rowling for the “crime” of having...
Brad Silberling’s “City of Angels” (1998) is the American remake of Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire” (1987) and that is the biggest strike it against it.
There’s no way, let alone no point,...
Every shark movie made since 1975 exists in the shadow of “Jaws.”
No exceptions.
It may explain the crush of cartoonishly bad shark thrillers over the past 20 years. If you can’t lap Steven Spielberg’s...
Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” begins seemingly a few miles down the road from that infamous cabin in the woods, where the original onslaught of explosive gore, decapitations, oozing fluids and monster...
Alex Proyas’ “Dark City” feels like a warmup for some of the greatest existentialist thrillers to come.
Proyas’ 1998 film quickly became a cult favorite after a failed theatrical release (more...
Movie marketers flirt with disaster by citing classic films in their material.
The team behind “To Catch a Killer” summons the spirit of Clarice Starling, immortalized by Jodie Foster in “The Silence...
Movies set in the art world focus on ego, power struggles and, of course, cash. Lots of it.
What about the lesser-known art circles, populated by souls driven to create for more noble reasons?
“Showing...
Brian De Palma’s “Snake Eyes” stars Nicolas Cage as the brash, corrupt Detective Rick Santoro, who attends a high-profile boxing match in Atlantic City.
While a massive storm looms outside, the...
Keith Gordon’s “The Chocolate War” (1988) marked an impressive directorial debut, in which the character actor-turned-filmmaker ambitiously took on Robert Cormier’s eternally controversial 1974...
“The Dead Pool” (1988) is among the wildest, most interesting of Clint Eastwood’s late 80’s action movies.
It’s not just because it presented (as of this writing) his final installment and...
Nicolas Cage is known for chewing a little scenery here and there.
OK, make that, “a lot” of scenery.
“Mandy.” “Vampire’s Kiss.” “Raising Arizona.”
So casting him as Dracula in...
Faith-based films have more on their mind than entertainment, and that’s often where the trouble begins.
A Christian message, like a progressive lecture amidst an otherwise generic story, can spoil...
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