Yes, a ‘My Little Pony’ movie exists now. This shouldn’t be surprising. These lovable magic horsies have been around for decades, and in recent years have taken off in popularity thanks to the internet’s lo...
It took 35 years to get a ‘Blade Runner’ sequel. Based on its opening box office, it may be another 35 years before we get another. While each of this weekend’s new movies arrived on the big screen with decent to...
Beneath the surface, ‘Loving Vincent’ is a fairly dull Vincent van Gogh bio-pic by way of a ‘Citizen Kane’ knockoff. But oh…what a surface. The animated feature was meticulously hand painted in the artist&#...
October brings us one of the most anticipated sequels of all time, along with three other wide release movies that are merely opening in its shadow without much fanfare or flare. It’s no surprise which will dominate the box ...
There are so many ways that couples meet-cute in big screen romances. It can happen between knowing glances in a food court, on the first day of school, at someone else’s wedding, and apparently following a plane crash. R...
Of all the revived franchise extensions to pop up in recent years, ‘Blade Runner’ felt like the riskiest proposition. While Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi/noir made a huge mark on pop culture with its groundbreakingl...
When it played film festivals mere weeks ago, ‘Lucky’ was just an oddball curiosity. Now, John Carroll Lynch’s film about Harry Dean Stanton coming to terms with the prospect of death takes on added layers of res...
Given his life of intense secrecy and his small yet beloved output of work, making a bio-pic about J.D. Salinger was never going to be easy. Oh sure, there are legendary stories about his early life, all of which are dutifully che...
I can’t tell you the last time this happened, but three movies are in a dead heat for the top spot in the weekend box office charts. With estimates separating the three titles in contention by only $310,000, we won’t k...
Did the world need a remake of Joel Schumacher’s ‘Flatliners’? Obviously not. At the same time, the film’s central concept was intriguing even if the execution was mediocre. There was room for someone to ta...
As expected from a feature-length directorial debut by a pair of siblings with a fashion and design background, ‘Woodshock’ looks absolutely stunning. Kate and Laura Mulleavy have created a series of evocative and gorg...
September continues its ascent at Cruising speeds thanks to one heavily marketed true story drama. Three other wide releases aren’t likely to draw any more than last week’s holdover ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle&#...
