Elsie Fisher has the weirdest typecasting of Gen-Z teens: Her face is often pimple-covered. It’s appropriate in “Eighth Grade,” my favorite movie of 2018, but
In a strong year for horror films, “Smile’s” marketing helps it stand out. At televised sporting events, performers stood amid the crowd and gave huge
“Sweet and Lowdown” (1999) illustrates the magical nature of filmmaking by lacking magic. We knew by this point that writer-director Woody Allen could make great
Florence Pugh is so firmly one of my favorite actors that I think I could watch her clean her house for 2 hours. “Don’t Worry
In the Twenties, Agatha Christie showed she could competently write puzzle mysteries in the vein of Arthur Conan Doyle and the established masters. In the Thirties
As if they got a warning from the future, “Westworld” executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan had already launched their new show – Amazon
Along with the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” trilogy, the “Urban Legends” threesome wraps with a straight-to-video installment that many people don’t know exists.
“Starship Troopers” (1997), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week, has become famous/infamous for two things: 1, its biting social commentary, and 2, its wooden
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (Roku Channel) isn’t truly a biopic of the parodic songsmith. Admittedly, I desire that negative space to be filled by
In “Mighty Aphrodite” (1995), writer-director-star Woody Allen sets up his usual framework. A couple is mostly happily married, but cracks are forming. Allen plays a