‘Hawkeye’ (2021) unleashes Christmas spirit and awesome arrows
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Though Clint Barton never got a solo movie, this six-episode series is an even better deal, as it allows Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld to act.
Coogler, Jordan team up again for too-safe ‘Sinners’
Movie review: It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive, but it’s hard to imagine a worse place to exist than stressfully racist 1931 Mississippi.
‘Bumblebee’ (2018) is a cute robotic ‘E.T.’ riff
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This “Transformers” prequel is a kinda dumb, kinda cute robotic “E.T.” riff.
Sony enters multiverse with ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Movie review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” loses something in 2D home viewing.
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is completely off key in formerly fun franchise’s finale (Movie review)
“Pitch Perfect 3” (2017), now available for home viewing, is an unfortunately perfect example of a franchise that keeps going after it has run out of good ideas. Following the fun and catchy original (2013) and the ultimately winning sequel (2015), the third entry is a mishmash of a concept it doesn’t commit to, a
Hailee Steinfeld shines as self-centered teen in ‘Edge of Seventeen’ (Movie review)
“The Edge of Seventeen” is the latest entry in the “teenage girls who are so obsessed with their dream of a perfect life that they make reality out to be worse than it really is” genre. Writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig previously tapped into this vein as the writer of 2009’s “Post Grad,” which starred “Gilmore Girls’
Steinfeld steals show as ‘Barely Lethal’ blends high school and secret agent genres (Movie review)
First-time screenwriter John D’Arco and “Fanboys” director Kyle Newman mash up the high school and spy thriller genres in the light-hearted but fun “Barely Lethal,” which was originally supposed to be released in 2014 but just recently hit Redbox. As lead character Agent 83/”Megan Walsh,” Hailee Steinfeld (“Ender’s Game,” “Pitch Perfect 2”) continues to establish herself as
Cannon, Banks deliver aca-competent follow-up with ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ (Movie review)
First-time director Elizabeth Banks, who also plays half of the “Pitch Perfect” series’ a cappella podcasting team, and returning screenwriter Kay Cannon deliver a slick, consistently fun and foot-tapping blockbuster to follow up the surprise hit from 2012. While the original is a cute little film that sets up the rules of this fictional world
‘Ender’s Game’ a faithful adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel — but what’s next for the saga? (Movie review)
Writer-director Gavin Hood, best known for helming 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” does a wonderfully faithful job of adapting Orson Scott Card’s 1985 sci-fi masterpiece “Ender’s Game” to the big screen while also keeping things entertaining. It’s been awhile since I read the book, but the film seems to hit all the same beats and themes, and it