After a bloated three-hour Peter Jackson epic failed to revive the monkey’s fortunes, the mighty King Kong has returned in the big, silly, popcorn-munching epic ‘Kong: Skull Island’. It’s certainly one of t...
Now more than ever, the question of what is appropriate subject matter for comedy is an endless debate. Ferne Pearlstein’s delightful new documentary ‘The Last Laugh’ explores when humor is appropriate in the fac...
Julia Ducournau’s disturbing and grisly ‘Raw’ got one hell of a burst of publicity when an audience member fainted during the film’s premiere at TIFF last year and was taken out of the theater on a stretche...
Fox took a risk by giving an R-rating to the latest installment of the ‘X-Men’ universe, but it totally paid off. Meanwhile Lionsgate’s faith-based drama played well, but couldn’t beat the sophomore weekend...
From the director of ‘Meatballs III’ and a movie about a sniper who specifically targets hookers (‘Stone Cold Dead’) comes a historical romance about the tragic forced famine that claimed millions of lives ...
There’s a unique pain that comes from watching a movie filled top to bottom with actors who you love shuffling awkwardly through a screenplay completely unworthy of their efforts. ‘Table 19’ is a particularly rou...
‘Groundhog Day’ was a high-concept Bill Murray comedy that proved to be a timeless philosophical masterpiece. It’s not surprising that other movies have tried to rip off that film’s concept. That’s ju...
This weekend brings one of the year’s best films. No, I’m not talking about the faith-based picture with a title that would lead you to believe it’s a horror movie. Nor am I talking about the teenage ‘Groun...
It’s possible that we’ll see a worse movie released in 2017 than ‘The Shack’, but that’s only because life is full of surprises, not because this complete failure is remotely redeemable.
Hugh Jackman claims that he’s hanging up the Wolverine claws after ‘Logan’. James Mangold’s battered and embittered love letter to the wounded warrior is one of the most pained and deep deconstructions of t...
Oh hey! Another zombie movie. Yay? The shuffling and/or running undead have been inescapable in recent years and are among the biggest stars on TV. Just when it feels like there’s very little left to be dug up from this part...
The scary movies produced by Jason Blum have consistently been big hits. This weekend puts Blum at two-for-two for 2017 with expectation-defying openings and #1 debuts. As for the weekend’s other new movies, well, neither of...
