Back when I reviewed the pilot episode of The Mandalorian, I wondered if Disney could do right by Star Wars. True, many talented filmmakers and storytellers want to work in that universe, but can they do so without seeming like well-meaning children playing with borrowed toys? After finishing the first Read more
I’m not much of an Adam Sandler fan. I think I enjoyed some of his SNL stuff back in the day, but these days Sandler is the very picture of the lazy comedic actor. His movies all look about the same, and he rarely seems to be trying. He can, Read more
I can’t say that I have ever read Louise May Alcott’s Little Women, but I am somewhat familiar with the story because my ex-wife was really into all things Winona Ryder, including the 1994 movie version. I remember it mostly because at the end, after Claire Danes died, Ryder’s Jo Read more
Christmas is my favorite holiday, even if my family doesn’t generally celebrate on the day itself due to unorthodox work schedules. But Christmas movies? Those I could do without. Many speak vaguely about a spirit of Christmas as they try to divorce the spiritual aspects the Christian holiday and stick Read more
Can you make a movie about Fox News and its inner workings without making it particularly political? The new movie Bombshell seems to try as it focuses most of its energy onto various women working there and the toxic workplace they all had to deal with, most notably coming from Read more
One of the benefits of checking out all kinds of movies is sometimes finding some old gem of a cult favorite that’s actually a pretty good movie even if it isn’t particularly well known. And I gotta say, 1987’s The Gate sure does fit the bill. The Gate, of course, Read more
Cats. My God. Someone made this. Cats. Well, I did go to see it to see if it merited the nearly universal negative response it got. I mean, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes means somebody liked it. Would I get it? I’m not overly familiar with the play it’s based on Read more
I thought I’d watch a couple of the movies I’d saved for later on Hulu from Turner Classic Movies, but they weren’t there anymore. Bummer. But there were some others, so why not watch the 1958 version of The Fly? I’ve never seen either version before, so this could be Read more
Normally, I see big releases the weekend they come out, and I saw the trailer for Queen & Slim plenty of times before the movie came out. Why did I wait to see this one? Bad weather. I figured I would have time to catch up eventually, and now that Read more
Scooby-Doo, the cowardly glutton of a crime solving Great Dane, has been around more or less continuously for roughly fifty years. He’s been in a lot of different series, some of which follow the classic formula of four teens and a dog discovering someone is wearing a disguise to take Read more