‘The Little Hours’ Review: Get Thee to a Nunnery
The success of ‘Bridesmaids’ spawned a trend of “gals behaving badly” comedies which have, for the most part, been amusing little larks. ‘The Little Hours’ comes with a hell of a twist. Those ga...
The success of ‘Bridesmaids’ spawned a trend of “gals behaving badly” comedies which have, for the most part, been amusing little larks. ‘The Little Hours’ comes with a hell of a twist. Those ga...
Somewhere in between all the superhero sequels, ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, and CGI talking animal silliness, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ reboot has become the most intelligent blockbuster franchise of recent years....
Writer/director Avi Nesher’s ‘Past Life’ struggles under the weight of its own ambition. The filmmaker wants to make a suspenseful mystery thriller, but also hopes to create a complex character drama, a thoughtfu...
For many years, the thought of a ‘Spider-Man’ movie was little more than a beautiful dream for all the nerdy boys and girls who loved comic books. During the last decade and a half, the property has been somewhat of a ...
From Oliver Hirschbiegel, the director of ‘Downfall‘ comes another tale of dastardly Nazis and moral ambiguity. Though it likely won’t become a meme-worthy classic like that previous feature, ’13 Minutes...
After winning a surprising awards circuit sweep in 2007, Marion Cotillard found herself in a special position. Suddenly, she could command big Hollywood paychecks and also get European art house fare bankrolled just by signing on....
“The Troubles” that plagued Ireland for decades are one of the darkest and most fascinating periods of that storied land’s history. The fact that peace was reached at all was remarkable and how it happened is an ...
The rom-com has been in rough shape over the last few years. Thankfully, Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon were able to take their unique and true love story and transform it into one of the most moving, hilarious and o...
Reduced down to a simple logline, ‘The Beguiled’ sounds like a cheeky, sleazy, silly picture. That’s likely because when Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood made a movie out of the Thomas Cullinan novel in the 1970s, t...
‘Baby Driver’ might not even be the biggest Hollywood movie hinged on car chases to hit screens this year, but it’s easily the most joyful flick spat out of the studio machine during popcorn season. Edgar Wright&...
‘Paulina’ is one of the most challenging movies to hit screens in a while. That’s neither a criticism nor a reflection of a difficulty understanding the movie. Though director/co-writer Santiago Mitre’s fil...
Just when you thought it was safe to send a movie starlet back in the water… Last summer, Blakely Lively went toe-to-teeth with a shark in ‘The Shallows’ and now it’s Mandy Moore’s turn. While Lively’...