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: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
This has to be a quickie review because I don't want to get into trouble with the Wizarding World and all you muggles out there who pay close attention to…
Review: All the Old Knives
I keep forgetting the name of this movie-- wanting to call it Knives Out, which it isn't. It's not as sharp, or entertaining. But it is engrossing. There are worse…
Review: Better NATE than Ever
The DUMBO in the room with Disney's family-friendly musical dramedy Better NATE Than Ever is the irony of timing--as the film's release just happens to coincide with the passage of…
Review: The Adam Project
The Adam Project falls squarely in Ryan Reynolds' wheelhouse. It's a family-friendly, PG-13 time travel action adventure film packed with snark, humor and heart. It doesn't rise to the level…
Review: Lucy and Desi (documentary)
Everybody loves Lucy. So it only follows that everybody will at least like the documentary Luci and Desi about the mutually dependent success of one of Hollywood’s original power couples,…
Review: Marry Me
If you've never seen Notting Hill (1999), I strongly advise you watch that particular romcom before stepping into a theater-- or onto a Peacock (network)-- to see Marry Me. The…
Quickie Review: Blacklight
Now where did I put that last review of a Liam Neeson action movie? I can probably just dust it off... At nearly 70 (!) Liam Neeson remains quite watchable.…
Review: Jockey
Jockey is a sports drama that is purposely light on action and heavy on character study. It's more trot than sprint. More arty than mainstream. Get the picture? The film…
Spoiler-Free Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home
I've been extremely cautious about venturing back into theaters. But I decided to celebrate my COVID booster shot with a limited-capacity IMAX screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. After myriad…
Review: West Side Story
If anyone can get away with doing a new film version of West Side Story-- without really changing the story or the era it's set in-- it's Steven Spielberg. Here,…
Review: Tick, Tick…Boom!
Tick, Tick...Boom! Andrew Garfield is dynamite and so is this film--especially if you’re a musical theater geek. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton) makes…
Quickie Review: Mayor Pete (documentary)
Mayor Pete is a fairly conventional behind-the-scenes documentary that provides some insight into what makes Pete Buttigieg tick-- but not much. The biggest mystery to me is why it is…
Quickie review: Julia (documentary)
It’s impossible to watch a clip of legendary cook and teacher Julia Child doing her thing without recalling the brilliantly gross SNL skit (in 1978) that cemented her status as…
Review: Spencer
If ever there were an anti-Hallmark movie, a fairy tale in reverse, this might be it! From the very first frame, Spencer self-identifies as “a fable from a true tragedy,”…