T Categories Movies Reviews June 1, 2021 The “Spirit Untamed” is willing but the script is weak All-too-familiar staples of the Horse Girl genre get mechanically trotted out in DreamWorks' latest kids fare.
& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies December 7, 2020 “I’m axking you for an apologeky”: “Popeye” at 40 Robert Altman's adaptation of the seminal comic strip remains a prime example of how to bring a cartoon to life in earnest.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies Reviews November 17, 2020 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” answered questions no one was asking Ron Howard's live-action take on the Dr. Seuss classic remains a crass & unpleasant mess that has the gall to present an anti-materialism message.
A Categories Austin Film Festival 2020 Festivals Movies Reviews October 29, 2020 Austin Film Festival: “The Book Keepers” is an emotional page-turner A cross-country book tour is the backdrop for an engrossing doc about coping with the loss of a loved one.
D Categories Movies Reviews October 10, 2020 Don’t enlist for “The War With Grandpa” Robert De Niro makes another baffling script choice with a bland family comedy about a spoiled kid who can't bear to give up his bedroom.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 18, 2020 “The One and Only Ivan” is paint-by-numbers Strong CGI and an all-star cast fill a superbly mediocre family movie inspired by a real-life painting gorilla.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 18, 2020 “Miss Juneteenth” is a charming ode to Black womanhood Channing Godfrey Peoples makes her debut with an emotional, inspiring tale of the complicated roads Black women must walk in America.
S Categories Movies Reviews June 6, 2020 Stop by “The Dinner Party”, but don’t stay for dessert Miles Dolec’s low-budget thriller offers a horrifying dish to pass, but the ingredients are richer than the result.
A Categories Reviews TV May 27, 2020 Apple TV+’s “Central Park” is well worth a stroll The minds between Bob's Burgers bring a goofy, well-crafted animated musical to Apple's streaming service.
C Categories TV April 23, 2020 Chris Evans Studies a Bad Seed in “Defending Jacob” Apple TV+ brings some serious star power to an evocative miniseries about parents suspecting their son of murder.
