Reviews

One of my least favorite movie review cliches is to say something is “more relevant now.”

Was it not relevant at all when it was first released? Usually it indicates …
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Dumb and horror go together like peas and carrots, to paraphrase a Gumpian prophet.

Half the fun of watching horror movies is mentally screaming for the heroes to do anything …
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“Charlie’s Angels” 3.0 basks in feminist groupthink before finding its true north.

It’s “Fast & Furious” lite. Very, very lite.

The unnecessary reboot for a marginal TV series exists for …
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Can I persuade you to watch a movie about beekeeping in Macedonia?

I know, it sounds more like an SCTV parody of PBS programming than an actual movie, but “Honeyland” …
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“Midway” showed audiences are still hungry for All-American heroism.

The film is set to outpace the heavily favored “Doctor Sleep” to win the box office race this weekend.

“Midway” director …
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This isn’t your traditional debate between film critics.

“No Safe Spaces,” in select theaters now, suggests free speech is being suppressed on college campuses nationwide. That trend, the docudrama argues, …
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Step right up, folks, and get yer tickets to “The Shining” experience!

Author Stephen King can write whatever he wants, including a sequel to his breakthrough novel “The Shining.” Seeing …
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It’s hard to shake the buzz any given project attracts prior to release.

You have to cover your ears, close your eyes and avoid social media to engage with a …
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Did you hear the one about the boy who dove into a pool and emerged as a dog?

No? That’s because it’s not a remotely funny concept, and it has …
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We didn’t need another “Terminator” movie. “Dark Fate” proves it.

The sixth film in the series essentially rehashes the plot from James Cameron’s 1984 classic.

Been there, terminated that.

Still, …
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