What a way to kick-off 2017. “Sleepless”, which should’ve been called “Senseless”, is easily one of the most messed-up movies I’ve seen in a long time. This is a remake of the 2011 French film “Sleepless Night”. Jamie Foxx (who we haven’t seen onscreen since 2014 “Annie” reboot) plays Vincent, a Las Vegas cop. But […]
In Disney’s “Moana”, the title heroine sings a song called “How Far I’ll Go” (which is performed in its entirety twice and reprised two more times). In it, there’s a line that perfectly sums-up this movie: “Everything is by design”. With this latest effort, Disney shows it’s till stuck in the 90s, serving-up a formulaic, […]
Doctor, Doctor: Gimme the news – I got a bad case of… Doctor Strange. This is the latest in a recent series of Marvel mistakes. Benedict Cumberbatch is completely miscast as the easily unlikable Dr. Stephen Strange. He’s an egotistical surgeon doing breakthrough work in the area of nerve regeneration – who’s also had an […]
“Mechanic: Resurrection” is the sequel to 2011’s action/thriller “The Mechanic” (which was a remake of a 1972 film of the same name, starring Charles Bronson). Buried in January, “ME1” only grossed $29 million in the U.S. This sequel opens at the end of August, the dreaded period of the movie year when studios dump films […]
In a recent interview, “Jason Bourne” co-writer and director Paul Greengrass revealed that Matt Damon’s title character only has about 25 lines of dialogue in the entire film. After seeing this fifth “Bourne” installment – he wasn’t exaggerating! Damon delivers short, declarative sentences on just about 25 occasions. So, in honor of this achievement, the […]
“Neighbors” was Universal’s highest-grossing movie of 2014, so it’s no surprise that the studio decided to ring the doorbell again. Like “22 Jump Street”, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” doesn’t hide the fact that it’s basically rehashing the same plot. The difference: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s second go-around as undercover cops was consistently funny while […]
Less than a year after their Peabody Award-winning Comedy Central sketch series wrapped, Key & Peele team-up for their first movie. With endless possibilities – they chose to base the plot around the love of a cute wittle kitty cat – And Me-OW – the results are painful. “Substitute Teacher” is a really funny “Key […]
I guess you could call this another version of “March Madness”. For the third year in a row, the third month of the year treats us to another installment in “The Divergent Series”. The popularity of this big screen adaptation of the teen action novel series has been dropping with each new chapter. This third […]
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been friends for a long time. They’ve made us laugh on the small screen, both when they’re together on “SNL” and as hosts of The Golden Globes, and separately on “30 Rock” and “Parks and Recreation”. But their big screen pairing as “Sisters” is easily one of the year’s […]
In a season filled with blockbusters and awards hopefuls, “Love the Coopers” deserves a very special recognition: This all-star comedy takes elements from every “dysfunctional family coming together for the holidays” movie ever made, combining them into one, large fruitcake…that’s as hard as a rock. If you’re expecting some holiday cheer from this star-studded effort, […]