Movies

‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 1: March 2018 Movies in Review (Video)

In the March 2018 Movies in Review episode, Michael reviews: “A Wrinkle in Time” “Love, Simon” “Tomb Raider” “Pacific Rim: Uprising” “Ready Player One” Click

READ MORE

‘The Disaster Artist’ tells the bizarre success story of a strange man, but it lets many questions linger (Movie review)

“The Disaster Artist” (2017), now available for home viewing, starts with various actors marveling over the horrible 2003 movie “The Room” and the fact that

READ MORE

‘I, Tonya’ turns Harding’s life story into a delicious tragic comedy (Movie review)

Historical sports dramas – say, “42” or “Battle of the Sexes” — tend to be played straight; the true story alone is dramatic enough, and

READ MORE

As the new ‘Tomb Raider’ hits theaters, here’s a look back at the Angelina Jolie ‘Lara Croft’ films (Movie reviews)

With Alicia Vikander’s “Tomb Raider” relaunch now in theaters, I figured it’s a good time to watch “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001), which I had

READ MORE

Gerwig delivers beautiful love letter to Sacramento, but Lady Bird herself remains a cipher (Movie review)

“Lady Bird,” now available from Redbox, didn’t totally connect with me, and since the glowing theatrical reviews and awards are long since in, that statement

READ MORE

‘Score’ an informative yet gorgeous journey through the history of film composing (Movie review)

“Score: A Film Music Documentary” almost seems like it’s cheating. Its score – by the very definition of the subject matter – is the greatest

READ MORE

What will win? What should win? A look at the 2018 Academy Awards

Can you believe the Oscars are nearly upon us? With the big show coming up in less than 24 hours, what better time to take

READ MORE

‘Only the Brave’ is a thrilling, character-driven true story of forest firefighters (Movie review)

I went into “Only the Brave” (2017) pretty blind. I think I saw one trailer, but seeing the actors starring in the film (Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges,

READ MORE

‘Veronica’ adds grit to slick Ouija subgenre of horror

A bizarrely specific subgenre of horror has gotten a lot of play in recent years: Ouija-board horror. The two films officially sanctioned by the Warner Brothers

READ MORE

‘Phantom Thread’ review

“Phantom Thread” – Auteur Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest effort is every bit as pretty as it is pretty empty. Daniel Day Lewis does his level best

READ MORE