Weekend Movies: Fumble!
Super Bowl weekend tends to take its toll on the box office, so it’s no surprise that this one is another dumping ground for hopeless movies that likely wouldn’t make much more dough over some other weekend that offere...
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‘Rings’ Review: Back to the Well
Considering that the movie has been through four release dates and hinges on dead technology, you’ll likely be incredibly unsurprised to hear that ‘Rings’ isn’t a particularly good film. Matter of fact, it&...
‘The Space Between Us’ Review: Keep Your Distance
Never in a million light years did I imagine that John Carpenter’s cuddly romantic sci-fi romp ‘Starman’ would be responsible for not one but two homages within a 12-month span – first with Jeff Nichols’ br...
‘War on Everyone’ Review: Bad Buddy Cops
In ‘The Guard‘, writer/director John Michael McDonagh made an adorably Irish twist on the bad cop genre. That film did rather well, so now he’s been allowed to cross the ocean and serve up more of the same with a...
Weekend Box Office: Split Second
For the second week, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest not only held onto the top of the box office, but also highly outpaced analyst predictions. Meanwhile, the dog-centric family film performed well, but not well enough to pose ...
‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Review: One More f
It’s hard to believe that anyone involved in 2002’s ‘Resident Evil’ ever imagined they’d still be adding chapters 14 years later. Easily the most successful franchise in the much-maligned genre of vid...
Weekend Movies: Doggy Style
Following the Oscar nominations, this weekend is sure to be fueled by moviegoers playing catch-up with as many of the nominees as they can. This doesn’t bode well for the week’s new releases. That’s probably exac...
‘Where the Universe Sings’ Review: A Little Paint-by-
When his paintings started selling for record highs a few years ago, artist Lawren Harris experienced an unexpected career renaissance decades after his death. In celebration, co-directors Peter Raymont (‘Shake Hands with th...
‘The Love Witch’ Review: Thoughtful Retro Sleaze
‘The Love Witch’ is a peculiar (and rather wonderful) mixture of cheeky homage and a genuine artistic statement. Its maker, Anna Biller, has been down this road before with the gloriously goofy sexploitation parody ...
‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Review: A Human’s Waste
There is approximately one great moment in ‘A Dog’s Purpose’. When this movie told entirely from a dog’s point of view finally, mercifully screeches to a halt, the director’s name is revealed to be La...
‘Gold’ Review: Not Quite “As Good As” But
‘Gold’ is a tricky movie to discuss since it’s essential a feature-length misdirect. If you knew precisely why it’s is a far better picture than it initially appears to be, the fun would be spoiled.
‘Toni Erdmann’ Review: An Epic of Awkward Comedy
‘Toni Erdmann’ was the unlikely toast of Cannes last year. Other movies may have debuted with bigger hype and with more established talented at the helm, but something about Maren Ade’s two-and-three-quarter-hour...