‘Certain Women’ Review: Small Stories, Impressive Imp
Short stories often suit feature film adaptation better than novels. In ‘Certain Women’, the perpetually underrated Kelly Reichardt (‘Wendy and Lucy’, ‘Meek’s Cutoff’) takes three achingly...
Category Archives: At the Movies
‘The Lovers’ Review: Unconditional Discomfort
‘The Lovers’ is a strange and possibly ironically titled bleak comedy about marital discontent. It takes a premise that feels quite familiar and twists it in such a strange fashion that it comes off as romantic in the ...
Weekend Movies: Nothing, Nothing
Three big new movies come out this weekend, yet it feels like there aren’t any good options. Ridley Scott has a disappointing ‘Alien’ prequel / ‘Prometheus’ sequel on 3D and IMAX screens, while a four...
‘Everything, Everything’ Review: The One Thing She
Movie date night became a safer place once Nicholas Sparks’ reign of terror finally came to an end last year. Sadly, even with Sparks gone, Hollywood will peddle soft-focus hokum with tragic finales as long as couples like t...
‘Alien: Covenant’ Review: Prometheus, Now with More A
‘Prometheus’, Ridley Scott’s return to the ‘Alien’ franchise, was supposed to reignite excitement and deepen the series’ mythology. Instead, it was beautiful to look at but stumbled through fail...
R.I.P. Powers Boothe
He may have only rarely acted as a leading man, but his stern yet handsome looks and gravelly voice made him an immediate standout in countless supporting parts. Veteran character actor Powers Boothe has passed away at the age of ...
Weekend Box Office: Mightier Than the Sword
It was a rough weekend to be a new movie. Friday’s releases not only had to contend against last week’s knockout hit, but against bad marketing, warm weather and Mother’s Day.
Weekend Roundtable: Movie Royalty
The legend of King Arthur gets about its 850th movie reboot in theaters this week. For our Roundtable tie-in, let’s revisit some of our other favorite movie kings, queens and royal families.
‘Hounds of Love’ Review: Traumatizing but Beautiful
Most horror movies, no matter how harrowing, tend to at least let viewers off the hook through some measure of genre fantasy. Some, like ‘Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer’ or ‘Hounds of Love’, are darker ...
‘Bon Cop Bad Cop 2’ Review: Tres Stupide
‘Bon Cop Bad Cop’ felt like a dated relic in 2006. Now 11 years later, the sequel delivers the leftover scrapings of a relic, a sequel that will please only the most nostalgic of gas station DVD dumpster divers and a m...
‘Risk’ Review: The Curious Case of Julian Assange
Three years ago, Laura Poitras released the Edward Snowden documentary ‘Citizenfour‘ to great acclaim. It was a true-life thriller that couldn’t be more potent or relevant. Now she returns with a portrait of noto...
‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ Review: Historical
Every now and then (usually about once per decade), Hollywood decides that the time is right for a King Arthur tale and audiences respond with a firm “No thank you.” The last time was in 2004 when Antoine Fuqua and Cli...