& Categories Movies April 22, 2020 “The Willoughbys” Is Messy, Madcap Fun Netflix leans more into unconventional family fare with a stylized, Roald Dahl-ian adventure more focused on gags than story.
& Categories Movies April 13, 2020 “My Spy” is a Better Action Film Than a Family Comedy Dave Bautista teams up with a tot to protect and serve in this half-hearted action comedy released too little, too late.
& Categories Movies April 3, 2020 “Coffee & Kareem” is Bitter on the Palate Netflix's latest buddy cop comedy is a dated, hateful mess that doesn't deserve the screentime.
B Categories Box Office Report Columns November 4, 2019 Box Office Report: “Terminator: Dark Fate” Doesn’t Break the T3 Curse There is no fate but what we make, and Dark Fate‘s middling box office returns paint a grim future for the franchise. They say the..
R Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 25, 2019 Reflecting on the musical theater magic of “School of Rock” Richard Linklater's 2003 Jack Black comedy is a riotous, rocking celebration of creativity and the joy of music, and holds up like a killer solo.
R Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 18, 2019 Richard Linklater Struck Out With His “Bad News Bears” Remake In 2005, Richard Linklater followed up School of Rock with the similarly-child-oriented remake of The Bad News Bears, to mixed results.
F Categories Fantasia 2019 Festivals Movies July 13, 2019 Fantasia 2019: “Little Monsters” Is The Perfect Blend of Laughs, Gore and Taylor Swift Abe Forsythe's Aussie horror comedy strands a school field trip in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, to delightful results.