Stupnitsky’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ is easy to like
Movie review: The director of “Good Boys” continues to make sweet-natured raunch-coms that straddle old and new sensibilities.
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) sets ’em up, knocks ’em down
Movie review: Adam McKay satirizes almost everything about modern culture in a film that’s watchable but not consistently hilarious.
Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ (2017) is bizarre, off-putting
Movie review: This piece of psych-horror is bizarre and disturbing, but not in a good way.
Unfathomable ‘Red Sparrow’ doesn’t invite the audience into its game (Movie review)
“Red Sparrow” is boring, a bit confusing, and almost unnecessarily dirty. The main character (Jennifer Lawrence) basically goes to whore school to become one of the Red Sparrows, Russian spies trained to use sex to achieve their goals. J-Law goes topless and I wonder if the filmmakers asked her to do it in hopes of
‘Apocalypse’ is another fun ‘X-Men’ romp
Movie review: A mix of old favorites and fresh faces make this another fun romp.
‘X-Men: First Class’ (2011) rejuvenates the saga
‘X-Men’ flashback (Movie review): The first entry — in terms of the timeline — rejuvenates the saga.
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ balances epic scope with character drama
Movie review: Just enjoy the ride and don’t think too hard about this timeline-jumping film.
Hair, fashions shine in ‘American Hustle,’ and it’s a decent yarn, too (Movie review)
“American Hustle” starts by showing Christian Bale’s combover — understatedly termed “elaborate” by Amy Adams. It’s a perfect lead-in for a movie about a con-man and –woman (Bale and Adams), a corrupt politician (Jeremy Renner), an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) who’s not above using entrapment, and Bale’s young wife (Jennifer Lawrence) who’s not above using their
‘Pitch Perfect’ hits the right notes; ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ falls a bit flat (Movie reviews)
The 2012 college a cappella comedy “Pitch Perfect” (now on DVD) is a nice snapshot of youth culture as it features some of the expected cliques and snobbery — but not too much. When a “Star Wars”- and magic-loving geek wants to join the campus kings, the Treblemakers, the frontman dismisses him as a nerd, but the
‘Hunger Games’ presents a dystopian future that’s too distressingly plausible (Movie review)
How in the world does one explain the huge popularity of the “Twilight,” “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Hunger Games” book/film series? I mean, I can understand “Harry Potter,” and I’m a fan of those books and movies myself. But where “Potter” provides a lusciously realized and wondrous world, adorable characters and plenty of