Weekend Box Office: War Party
Much to my surprise, the apes squashed a spider this weekend. That’s right, more moviegoers opted to see the continuing prequelization of humanity’s fall to intelligent primates than Marvel Studios’ latest box of...
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‘Mermaids’ Review: What It Means to Be a Fish Lady
Mermaids… they aren’t just the subject of a beloved Disney film or early 20th Century freak shows. They’re an almost inexplicably popular human myth that refuses to disappear. To this day, there are women who dream of ...
‘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...
Weekend Movies: Render Unto Caesar That Which Is Caesar’s
The weekend after a major tentpole release is usually tame, but that’s not the case with this one. Although none stand a chance of dethroning ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, three studios are going against the grain wi...
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Masterful Mo
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....
‘Past Life’ Review: Thoughtful Melodrama
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...
What ‘Homecoming’ Does Right that Other ‘Spider
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 ...
Weekend Box Office: Spidey Casts a Big Web
The Marvel golden goose laid another valuable egg this weekend. As we all knew he would, Peter Parker climbed to the top of the box office charts.
’13 Minutes’ Review: Before the Downfall
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...
‘From the Land of the Moon’ Review: Cotillard Deserve
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....
Weekend Movies: Turn Off the Dark
Although the studio’s marketing campaign would lead you to believe that Sony doesn’t have much faith in the new ‘Spider-Man’ (hence the overcompensating advertising), the competition is definitely feeling t...
‘The Journey’ Review: Irish Tete-a-Tete
“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 ...