N Categories Anniversaries July 31, 2022 Night Shift at 40: Michael Keaton shines and Ron Howard gets wonderfully zany Night Shift, Ron Howard's Michael Keaton-star-making mortuary-set sex comedy, is unlike anything he's made in quite some time.
“ Categories Movies Reviews November 24, 2020 “Hillbilly Elegy” is a loud, tear-stained tribute to the enduring human spirit Ron Howard’s adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bootstrapping rags to riches memoir is exactly what you’d expect.
“ 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.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies June 30, 2020 Houston, we have a problem: “Apollo 13” at 25 Ron Howard's gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies June 26, 2020 The Manic Pixie Dream Girl became a nightmare in the insufferably twee “Restless” Glib in concept and garish in emotions, Gus Van Sant's quirk-fest is a testament to just how grating the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope can be.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 16, 2020 “Dads” isn’t the world’s greatest, but it’s a pleasant viewing Bryce Dallas Howard’s directorial debut is a fluffy, familial piece that works best when it’s at its most grounded.
P Categories Movies June 3, 2019 Pavarotti Review: Ron Howard Doc Sings the Tenor’s Praises Ron Howard returns to accessible but fluffy music docs with this hagiography of the iconic opera tenor.
S Categories Movies May 21, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: Never Tell Disney the Odds It’s messy and more than a little overlong, but Disney’s latest Star Wars prequel manages to coast by on just enough charm to work. This..
