Paris Can Wait is an overindulgent fluff piece too in love with itself
A French travelogue and food porn do not an interesting movie make… continue reading
Romance
This is Not What I Expected is a charming take on a Chinese rom-com
Food leads to love in ‘This is Not What I Expected’… continue reading
Their Finest is a bittersweet slice of wartime romance
Love, war and classic British cinema take you back to a long ago era… continue reading
Table 19 has a few laughs but falls prey to the melodramatic mumblecore cliches
‘Table 19’ is better as a comedy than a drama, but it keeps forgetting what it wants… continue reading
Dirty Dancing hits home with its feministic overtones even more today
‘Dirty Dancing’ celebrates its 30th anniversary with a theatrical re-release and a deluxe DVD/Blu-ray box set, and its feministic overtones have never reverberated more than in this day and age… continue reading
Paterson pulses with indie spirit
‘Paterson’ is a classic indie slice of life, with a few hints of absurdity and tragedy hidden beneath the surface… continue reading
Passengers is entertaining but…
There is one glaring problem with the story… continue reading
La La Land is a spellbinding, melancholy, modern romance musical
‘La La Land’ tells a story you’ve heard before but in a very memorable way… continue reading
Who’s the father of Bridget Jones’s Baby?
It’s been over a decade since we’ve seen Bridget Jones fumbling her way through a feature film. What can fans of the franchise expect from ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’… continue reading
The Light Between Oceans is a romantic heartbreak with a shaky foundation
‘The Light Between Oceans’ is hard to watch and perhaps it doesn’t have to be… continue reading
The Hollars has a simplistic indie movie story elevated by a killer cast
‘The Hollars’ isn’t particularly great, but a few performances blew me away… continue reading
Life, Animated shows the impact animation can have
Life, Animated is beautiful exploration of how animation can help autistic kids connect… continue reading
Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates has a solid cast and lots of laughs
Zac Efron and Adam Devine are a pair of brothers you’d want to hang with … or not… continue reading
The Legend of Tarzan swings into theaters
Will the King of the Jungle dominate the box office?… continue reading
Is How to Be Single indicative of a shallow, uninteresting generation of millennials?
Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never shallower than its depiction in ‘How to Be Single.’ Does this signify an entire generation of uninspired, uninteresting continue reading