This weekend’s selection of new movies is so weak that the most appealing option is a 3D conversion of a 26-year-old sci-fi action classic. Pitted against a Weinstein animated kids’ movie, a faith-based drama, and a ku...
At first glance, ‘Patti Cake$’ appears to be the sort of over-stylized and sentimentalized dramedy that gives Sundance a bad name. At second glance, it actually gives that overdone genre a good name. The film is a warm...
An extra Ultra HD Blu-ray copy of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘ came our way, and that must mean it’s time for a contest! (Don’t worry, a regular Blu-ray is in the package too.) We want to put this movie...
In a strange series of events that will likely only become more common, the biggest movie of the week is debuting on Netflix. The sort of weird genre mash-up that would comfortably fit into a late summer theatrical release, ‘...
Director Marc Webb was mistakenly considered an indie darling after the inexplicably overrated ‘(500) Days of Summer’. That and the pun of his name landed him the job directing ‘Spider-Man’ movies so bad th...
Throughout this new season of ‘Twin Peaks’, it has often felt to me like David Lynch has willfully set out to frustrate and alienate even longtime fans. As if to balance things out a little before the end, this week of...
The opening credits quickly pointed to this week being a momentous episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ with the return of former series director Alan Taylor, who’d graduated TV work after this show’s second season...
This summer’s box office is down nearly 13% from last year, and a lot of that is due to the month of August. Down 34% from last August, this month’s releases are barely drawing an audience.
With one of the biggest blockbusters of the year hitting Blu-ray and UHD this week, you’ll have to forgive other studios for stepping out of the way. If Marvel’s new space epic isn’t your thing, we also have some...
I doubt that many of us would ever really want to cross paths with a hitman or assassin in real life, but the movies have a long history (in evidence again with ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ this week) of portraying p...
There was a time executing a movie in long single-takes was but a beautiful directing dream. Hitchcock made a thriller in that style in the 1950s, but those “hidden edits” aged quickly. The move from film reels to digi...
Some actors and filmmakers who star in or make excellent films are also capable of churning out absolute garbage. With them, you never know what you’re getting. This weekend just so happens to feature two new movies, each of...
