So 2019 seems to champion a new trend: the horror-drama. Certainly, several horror TV series dabble in this approach, especially all nine seasons of “American Horror Story,” constructing...
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Four attempts later, the “Terminator” franchise finally comes close to replicating the glory days of old school “Terminator.” All it took: getting James Cameron back on board as producer...
On a good day, Disney is a juggernaut of creative energy, the domineering schoolyard bully with an incredible singing voice. It’s a frustrating combination that evokes praise in one breath and fantasizing...
For a horror subgenre with the simplest of rules – get bit, you become the sluggish undead (running variety excluded, of course) – zombie films and TV series continue to turn out a substantial...
Prior to release, “Joker” remained at the center of several controversies: mass shooting anxiety following the events in Aurora, Colorado, during “The Dark Knight Rises” premiere, general glorification...
Oct. 1 marks the start of the Halloween season. I mean, my decorations are already up. But if you’re slow to get things kickstarted, then here are 50 films and television series worth your time,...
Daddy issues can make a father and son feel a world apart. How about multiple worlds removed? That’s how far family drama travels in “Ad Astra,” Brad Pitt’s attempt at an artistic return to science...
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September 20, 2019
Imagine a top 10 movie list including the likes of “Jaws,” “Spirited Away,” “Alien,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Carmen Jones” and “Edward Scissorhands.” That eclectic list dominates IMDb...
This ain’t no “Magic Mike” cautionary tale about the woes of stripping. It’s hardly a ringing endorsement of drugging high-paying Wall Street tools either. Instead, “Hustlers” is a fascinating...
“It” is one of the best horror films of the 2010s with the box office dominance to back up its mass appeal: $700 million worldwide from a $35 million production budget. Normally, R-rated films...
Horror remains the unsung hero of cinema, a covert golden goose dropping eggs all over the place. And it does so with the help of rather simple film titles: “The Cabin in the Woods,” “You’re...
‘It: Chapter Two’ (Sept. 6)
A relatively new auteur, director Andy Muschietti (“Mama”) brought the most terrifying iteration of Stephen King’s classic monster to life with the help of Bill...
The aptly-titled “Good Boys” chronicles the awkward transition from elementary to middle school, playing the whole experience for a number of effective laughs and occasionally heartfelt accents....
Need a slow burn on screen to distract from the heat? “Luce” is a special thriller that thinks more than screams with the kind of payoff that, of course, originated on stage. This Sundance Grand...
Once Quentin Tarantino retires after directing his 10th feature (if he sticks to statements made to the press), he’ll be a riveting cinema appreciation professor, the kind HR reps lose sleep over.
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When a hurricane rolls in, beware all the uprooted gators ready to make you a “Florida man” headline once the weather settles. In the long tradition of nature-vs.-human stories that ignore how animals...
Bemoan the rise of superhero media all you want, but it ain’t going anywhere. I feel your pain, I truly do. Whenever football, basketball or baseball season arrive, a pretentious part of me goes,...
In 1995, the “Toy Story” franchise began a trend in film: the computer-animated feature. And almost 25 years later, Pixar finally says goodbye to some of animation’s most charming characters...
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