Weekend Movies: What’s in the Box?!
With two promising new movies, the last weekend of September might shape up to be a good one.
With two promising new movies, the last weekend of September might shape up to be a good one.
‘Pride’ embodies a certain type of populist British comedy that peaked with ‘The Full Monty’. The formula is simple: take a topic that would have been subversive 15 years ago, stage it as a Frank Capra come...
There are many movies bathed in nostalgia that recreate cinematic experiences of the past, yet few do it in a way that somehow feels modern at the same time. That’s the trick that director Adam Wingard has mastered over his ...
Much of the hype surrounding ‘The Equalizer’ hinges on the fact that it reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington for the first time since ‘Training Day‘. The trouble is that Fuqua hasn’t ...
‘The BoxTrolls’ is a spectacular children’s animated feature, but it’s not a film for anyone whose idea of family entertainment starts and ends with Disney. It’s dark to the point of being horrific, g...
If nothing else, ‘The Skeleton Twins’ offers definitive proof that strong performances can save almost any movie, especially a comedy (even of the serio-comic variety). The story and style of the film were indie cliché...
Among other things, November will bring us a bunch of sequels, plus one movie that sounds like it must be a sequel but actually isn’t.
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a kindler, gentler version of ‘August: Osage County’ to watch with your mom. The movie plays mild family dysfunction for mild laughs and milder drama. It’s like a cup of...
With the summer movie season now completely out of the way, it’s time to set our gazes on the horizon. Let’s look ahead to see what’s opening between now and the end of October.
One of this weekend’s new movies hit the ground running. The others, not so much.
The post-summer slump may actually rebound this weekend as counter-programming delivers three potentially interesting offerings.
Last year, ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’ premiered at film festivals as a two-part opus. It depicted the disintegration of a relationship from the perspective of each side (called ‘Him’ and ‘He...