‘Masterminds’ Review: Sublimely Silly
‘Masterminds’ is just a little bit too weird for its own good. That’ll be exactly what makes the proud few who fall for this collection of eccentricity to fall deeply and what will drive everyone else away.
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‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ R
At this point, it’s almost difficult to remember that Tim Burton once used to be one of the most excitingly unpredictable and creative filmmakers in Hollywood. Today, he mostly just latches onto popular properties, tosses a ...
‘Deepwater Horizon’ Review: Pretty, Pretty Explosions
Based on the underreported human tragedy behind the infamous 2010 BP oil spill, ‘Deepwater Horizon’ is mainstream boom-boom entertainment with a heart done right. It’s thrilling spectacle just grounded enough to ...
’31’ Review: Rob Zombie’s Posse of Insane Clown
Say what you will about Rob Zombie, the guy clearly has a vision. Within a matter of seconds, it’s immediately clear that the divisive filmmaker put his stamp all over his latest filthy creation. You’re either on board...
‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: An Emotional Counterplay
‘Queen of Katwe’ is a feel-good movie from feel-good Disney that makes feel-good pictures feel good. It’s not groundbreaking. It’s not even particularly surprising. However, the movie is quite well made and...
‘Storks’ Review: Missed Delivery
Boy, there sure are a lot of talking animal cartoon movies these days, huh? Barely a month passes between these things anymore, and unless Pixar or Illumination is involved, they tend to run the gamut from mediocre to miserable wi...
Weekend Box Office: Less Than Magnificent
With a star-studded fall tentpole and a new animated family film, this was expected to be a big weekend at the box office. However, with each of the new movies underperforming by about $10 million, it ultimately turned out to be p...
Weekend Movies: By the Numbers
A couple times already, I’ve praised this September for bringing at least one potentially good movie each week. Unfortunately, the streak ends this weekend with a big budget Western that can’t even satisfy on deliverin...
‘The Dressmaker’ Review: Spaghetti Strapped Western
‘The Dressmaker’ is all over the place as a movie and that’s what makes it both so entertaining and so off-putting. Returning to the director’s chair for the first time since the 1990s, Jocelyn Moorhouse (&...
‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016) Review: The “Sev
No one ever asked for a remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’. Quite apart from the fact that the original movie is a product of its time, the thing was already a remake of ‘Seven Samurai’. Remaking a remake so...
Weekend Box Office: The Wind Beneath My Wings
Four new movies hit theaters this weekend, yet none of them were able to stop Clint Eastwood from claiming box office victory for a second week. All four failed to make waves, but a notable documentary found success in the wake of...
Weekend Movies: Baby Mama Drama
After such a lousy summer, September continues strong this week thanks to Oliver Stone, which is a surprisingly thing to say considering his last several films. Alongside that come two sequels and a pair of musical documentaries.