This weekend marks one of the last big pushes for summer. We get another ‘Bourne’ sequel and a Will Ferrell comedy that feels like an endless ‘SNL’ political sketch. I don’t think there’s any do...
Before seeing ‘Men in Black 3’, I had many concerns. First, Sony originally wasn’t going to screen the movie for press until the Thursday night before it opened. That’s never a good sign. Second, the series...
The reason that studios love franchises (and remakes too for that matter) so much is that little effort has to be done in order to create a following. Basically, the characters are already established, so there’s no need for...
Steven Spielberg is three successful filmmakers wrapped in one. The director is fully capable of pumping out family-friendly classics like ‘E.T.’, ‘Hook’ and the ‘Indiana Jones’ films. (We’...
Romantic comedies haven’t been the surefire hits they once were. (Hello, ‘Sleepless in Seattle’.) Some recent high-profile titles have out-and-out bombed, such as James L. Brooks’ massively expensive flop &...
This weekend follows the usual January release pattern. There’s one big studio movie that was probably too lousy to compete in another time of year when things are actually, you know, competitive. We also get a sprinkling of...
