What did I just watch? Again – and I can’t stress the importance of this question enough – what did I just watch? I expect James Wan, the horror master behind franchises like “Saw,”...
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Crazy hand-to-hand combat, witty banter and mythic creatures from an otherworldly dimension – the movies are healing. Well, perhaps that’s too optimistic, but amidst everything going wrong around...
Like “Tiger King,” “Ted Lasso '' arrived at an opportune moment, providing the right amount of optimism absent in many cable comedies that are more gloom than hilarious. Not so for this Apple...
For a time, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” ruled cable TV, but the top walker can’t rule the idiot box wasteland forever.
Over the past five years, many a digital talking head followed...
I wear my adoration for superhero media on my many short-sleeved shirts promoting my favorite masked crusaders. Each new superhero film is a commitment, an obligation, regardless of how terrible it might...
Another summer, another Disney film poaching its own nostalgia in hopes of the next major blockbuster. I’m not inherently against such practices if they work. Plus, Dwayne Johnson and Emily...
The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe belongs to the small screen. Following the massive success of “Avengers: Endgame,” the last film to dominate the box office before the pandemic, Marvel...
A sad truth: a sequel or spinoff to “A Quiet Place” would face an uphill challenge replicating what made the 2018 horror darling such a memorable experience. John Krasinski, director of both – and co-lead...
Get used to the term legacy. For the Marvel Cinematic Universe to outlive the original A-listers’ expiring contracts, this is the way.
Comics fans know the term well: it’s the process of passing...
Few things spell summer like car chases and corny one-liners. And after a missed hot season with no tent poles vying for top dog at the box office, “F9” is a refreshing reminder of how big and ridiculous...
With few exceptions, mid-range Pixar still delivers something watchable, but “Luca,” a modernized fairy tale about a couple sea monsters surfacing to mingle with humans in a sea-side Italian town,...
‘In the Heights’
Lin-Manuel Miranda might enjoy world acclaim for the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” but his off-Broadway, Tony-winning “In the Heights” placed him on the map....
“Cruella” dons a sundry wardrobe of styles: clever, eccentric, safely gritty. Compared to other blockbuster hopefuls, it’s pleasant, easy viewing, the boyfriend jeans of movies always in vogue....
The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – confusing as it is regarding implications at state levels – seems to cement the return of a pre-COVID tradition: blockbuster...
Amazon Prime’s new series “Invincible” joins a growing list of both adult-oriented superhero media and animated fare. Separately, such things seem standard, mundane even. But with their power...
Renowned comics writer Gail Simone said it best about the minds behind “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” streaming now on Netflix. They “created one of the best films of the year and should get a parade,”...
Why do I cling to hope? I should know better. I do. Movie trailers aren’t always an accurate barometer of a film’s quality. But a polished piece of marketing pulls at the cinephile within. That...
Parenthood is a peculiar combo move: press A to defend against baby-jumping barrage, press B to activate midday snuggles. The kids’ screen time, however, feels more lopsided – in a bad way. Pixar...
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