Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) rightly points out that the most powerful mutants on the team are women, and yet the team is still called the X-Men. That nod to woman power isn’t enough to excuse yet another...
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Alumni of ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” know their way around that rom-com formula. The jokes don’t always land, but brisk pacing and clever sequences allow “Always...
Like this franchise, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) doesn’t die. Frankly, the boogeyman of the assassin underground will outlive us all, especially since Reeves is an immortal being who ages not. Come the third...
Since video game movie adaptations first infected Hollywood in 1993 (good ol’ “Super Mario Bros.”), none have become a bonafide hit. No number of “Mortal Kombat,” “Street Fighter,” “Resident...
When the first “Star Wars” prequel and “The Matrix” premiered in 1999, each vied for the coveted role of a generation’s favorite franchise. “Star Wars” had it before, but was dead on arrival,...
What’s more likely, a woman sitting in the Oval Office or a dorky dude ending up with a gorgeous political celeb? That’s the driving conflict of the aptly named “Long Shot,” a rom-com that embraces...
Goodbyes suck. Sure, the Marvel Cinematic Universe includes 22 films over an 11-year period (along with several television series across broadcast and streaming services), but time flies when you’re...
What happens after “Avengers: Endgame,” a film sure to surpass “Infinity War’s” $2 billion box office run? We all might feel stuck in a movie version of a show hole, but some options remain....
This is a big year for superhero films. “Captain Marvel” marked the first superheroine-led film to pass $1 billion at the box office. “Shazam!” restored faith in DC Films. “Avengers: Endgame”...
Even some of the best superhero films run out of steam come the final showdown. From “The Dark Knight Rises” to “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” going big becomes an excuse to replace sense with...
How in the Lego world is “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” not decimating all those non-Lego films at the box office? The year might be young, but the sophomore adventure of the legendary Master...
Marvel Studio’s first female-lead superhero film marks the end, thanks to all those crazy social justice warriors pushing their agenda on us all. That’s the hot take of a small but aggressive band...
Sundance film “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” might be the passion project of freshmen director and veteran actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, but it’s anything but amateur entertainment for two hours. No need...
The “How to Train Your Dragon” sequels never surpassed their maiden entry, favoring more juvenile stories as the series progressed. The weird thing is that choice didn’t help the franchise turn a profit,...
“A Star is Born” is this season’s “La La Land,” a mostly well-crafted flick that goes down easy. And like “La La,” this year’s musical with a dash of realism will not be remembered, no matter...
I’m tired. So very tired. And films like “Alita: Battle Angel” do little to quell the rage that brews in my soul at 3 a.m. when Baby B decides my chest is the only suitable bed he needs. So when...
“Green Book” masks itself as a champion of inclusion, a buddy flick set during the civil rights movement. What makes this one and its ilk so dangerous is quite simple: easy answers, simple solutions...
Films starring child actors are a special kind of gamble. Done correctly, they can be iconic like “The Goonies” or “Super 8.” And then there’s everything else, the painful trash only children...
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