Review: ‘Murder Mystery’, Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston’s Whodunnit Is No Killer Comedy
Netflix has become a haven for films that would fall flat on the big screen. Most comedies on the streaming platform could be categorized...
Review: ‘Shaft’, It’s His Duty To Please Our…
After almost two decades, Shaft is back! Man, do I
wish Samuel L. Jackson decided to throw the iconic Shaft black turtleneck
on sooner and not...
Review: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’, An All-Star Cast Can’t Animate Jim Jarmusch’s Drowsy Zom-Com
Finally, Jim Jarmusch has gotten around to making a zombie movie. The venerable, eclectic filmmaker has tackled pretty much every genre and put his...
Review: ‘The Souvenir’, Pain Gives Way To Hope In Joanna Hogg’s Captivating Coming-Of-Age Drama
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir feels like someone taking a deep exhalation of confusion, frustration, and anger after a long time of holding it in....
Review: ‘Brightburn’Gory Twist On Superman's Origin Can't Reach Full Potential
As the model for what the perfect, All-American superhero should be, Superman has been deconstructed to death. In particular his origin, an alien who...
Review: ‘Aladdin’, Will Smith Dazzles In Disney’s Surprisingly Magical Remake
Following the mediocre Dumbo and The Nutcracker, it really is a whole new world for Disney with Aladdin. Disney's riskiest live-action remake yet, the...
Review: ‘Charlie Says’, Peace, Love, And Murder In A Middling Manson Family Drama
Charles Manson and the Manson family left a path of carnage
and destruction in their wake during the late '60s and early '70s. Many members
of...
Review: ‘Detective Pikachu’, Pokémon Are The Real Stars Of This Enjoyably Silly Whodunit
Pokémon have existed as a multimedia phenomenon for three decades, spawning loads of video games, anime, and hit animated movies such as 1999's The...
Review: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Finds Balance Of Action And Political Intrigue
Sometimes even the great ones make a misstep. Zhang Yimou's misguided foray into Hollywood filmmaking wasn't as bad as some others, but it was...
Review: Jenny Gage’s ‘After’ Starring Josephine Langford And Hero Fiennes Tiffin
From guest writer Karen Peterson
There's nothing quite as magical as first love. With the new film, After, director Jenny Gage attempts to bring that...