The Legend of Tarzan swings into theaters
Will the King of the Jungle dominate the box office?… continue reading
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The Shallows is a beautiful, fetishistic, tense, and ridiculous shark movie
‘The Shallows’ isn’t campy enough to be stupid nor chilling enough to be enthralling… continue reading
Midnight Special asks more questions than it answers
Experience the sci-fi thriller now on Blu-ray… continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows could’ve stayed in the shadows
A second adventure with everyone’s favorite Turtles gets a bit muddied… continue reading
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping delivers memorable cameos and laughs
Just about anybody who’s anybody in the music industry or recent casts of ‘Saturday Night Live’ cameos in ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.’ Is it a comedic success or flop for Andy Samberg’s Lonely Island?… continue reading
X-Men: Apocalypse ups the effects but forgets to have a story
The third time is (again) not the charm for this group of Marvel superheroes… continue reading
A Bigger Splash is too tedious to be thrilling
‘A Bigger Splash’ will certainly appeal to some folk, but it’s not for me… continue reading
The Man Who Knew Infinity is about finding beauty and faith in a time of war and mathematics
‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ is a fascinating biopic that will soon be forgotten… continue reading
Phantom of the Theatre mixes horror thrills with an old school Chinese romance
‘Phantom of the Theatre’ is likely not the next crossover hit, but it does the job… continue reading
The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a sequel that surprisingly surpasses its predecessor
Whether or not you believe a sequel to 2012’s ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ was necessary, you may be pleasantly surprised by ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’… continue reading
Criminal makes Kevin Costner quite convincing as an antihero bad ass
‘Criminal’ is a decent enough thriller with some very good actors elevating an average script… continue reading
April and the Extraordinary World is an extraordinary animated adventure
The French animated film ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ paints a beautiful and engaging picture of an alternate Earth…. continue reading
Melissa McCarthy is The Boss from hell
McCarthy can do comedy, but is this one hit or miss?… continue reading
Marguerite steals an American idea and makes it astonishingly French
‘Marguerite’ is that odd French hybrid of tragicomedy and farce you’ve seen before… continue reading
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is sparse on laughs and heavy on eye rolls
‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ is one of the least necessary sequels I’ve ever seen… continue reading