Thelma
I’m late to the party on this nonagenarian action-comedy, but better late than never! June Squibb (Nebraska) is an absolute gem as Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who falls…
Deadpool & Wolverine
This one's easy. Have you seen Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Wolverine, Logan and various other X-Men flicks, the Avengers movies, "Loki" (on Disney+), etc.? Did you know that studio buyouts made…
Twisters
Is it a sequel? Is it a remake? Does it even matter? Twisters is a wild, entertaining and periodically intense ride that needs to be seen on the big screen…
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
As a sequel, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is serviceable, but nothing special. It picks up where Ghostbusters: Afterlife left off, with the next generation of ghostbusters-- including Callie (Carrie Coon), Trevor…
Arthur the King
Arthur the King is an adventure movie and meet-cute about a man and a dog. It's based on the true story of professional adventure racer Mikael Lindnord and a scrappy…
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
I often gripe about running times, especially when a movie is (needlessly) longer than two hours. There's no griping with Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. At 160 minutes,…
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
First, there was Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981; then Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade…
John Wick: Chapter 4
"No one escapes the Table." Or so they say. But John Wick -- bless his warm, semi-retired assassin heart-- keeps trying. And those around him keep dying. Yes, the seemingly…
Plane
People often ask me what movies they should watch to kill time on a long plane ride. I wouldn't recommend this particular film for that particular venue, unless you're a…
Review: Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
A couple of weeks before I saw this film, I read filmmaker Werner Herzog’s first novel "The Twilight World,” which draws on his meeting 25 years ago with Hiroo Onoda,…
(Spoiler-free) Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The spirit of the late Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa, Black Panther) looms large throughout Marvel Studios’ Wakanda Forever, even as the film—and the franchise—seeks to clear a path to a future…
Review: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
As sequels 30+ years in the making go... TOP GUN: MAVERICK delivers at mach speed. The high-adrenaline action drama is like a remake, homage and sequel all rolled into one.…
Spoiler-Free Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
This particular Doctor Strange movie is an odd duck. It infuses traditional Marvel/MCU superhero stuff with a psychological horror vibe--and zombies--which is great if you're a fan of director Sam…
Review: The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys… aint so bad. And neither is their movie. The film is basically an animated animal version of Oceans 11. A heist movie for the under 12 set,…
Quickie Review: The Northman
This is a quickie because I know I am not the audience for this violent revenge epic. It's the latest from writer/director Robert Eggers who garnered high praise for his previous…