Charlize Theron has kicked some serious butt in action movies throughout her career, including “Aeon Flux”, “Hancock”, “Snow White & the Huntsman” (and its much-less entertaining spin-off) and most recently “The Fate of the Furious”. And diehard fans of “Mad Max: Fury Road” haven’t stopped drooling over her work in that reboot since it was […]
Filmmakers often like to explore the complex topic of the true meaning of life. Recent dramas on the subject include Terrence Malick’s overly-ambitious “The Tree of Life” and the dry, yet complex sci-fi saga “Arrival”. Elements of those films and others (and a touch of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”) are all a part […]
Alec Baldwin has been getting plenty of attention lately for his stint as President Trump on “SNL”, as host of the revival of “Match Game” and as the voice of “The Boss Baby” for DreamWorks – three comedy-oriented gigs. But Baldwin can be just as effective, at times even more so, as a serious, dramatic […]
Prior to seeing any movie at a theater these days, we’re all forced to sit through anywhere from 6 to 8 previews. And if you go to the movies as often as I do, you end-up watching the same trailers over and over again – to the point where every edit and line of dialogue […]
I admit it. I went into “The House” with very low expectations. Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler comedies have been hit-and-miss lately. And the film’s director, Andrew Jay Cohen, has a mixed bag of writing credits, including the “Neighbors” movies (first one was so-so, the sequel was a disaster) and the decent (thanks to the […]
Every year there are one or two movies that get unreasonably over-hyped prior to their wide release. And so not only do these films have to be good, they also must live-up to the great expectations. “Baby Driver” is the first of these movies of 2017. Director Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” fit into this […]
Two years after the satisfying but lengthy N.W.A. origin story “Straight Outta Compton” comes this biopic of a solo rap artist who changed the music industry and popular culture forever. “All Eyez on Me”, released on what would’ve been Tupac Shakur’s 46th birthday, is a cradle-to-grave look at the iconic performer, who lived his 25 […]
The post-apocalyptic/mankind on the verge of extinction/epidemic virus crisis genre continues to grow at a rapid pace. From “World War Z”, “Contagion” and “28 Days Later” to the “Planet of the Apes” and “Hunger Games” franchises, and even “WALL-E”, we’ve seen it all. Joel Edgerton was a producer on the 2014 indie “The Rover”, which […]
Two months ago, Warner Bros. released a modernized movie version of the 70s/80s TV series “Chips”. It was an abysmal failure, both on screen and at the box office. And now, not to be outdone, Paramount has responded with “Baywatch”, which takes the ‘movie reboots of old TV shows’ genre to depths previously unseen. Dwayne […]
A covenant is an agreement. I’ve got a feeling I won’t be sharing a covenant with many die-hard “Alien” fans on Ridley Scott’s latest prequel, and “Prometheus” sequel, “Alien: Covenant”. The time is 2104 and the crew of the spaceship Covenant is looking for a new planet to call home. Members include Katherine Waterston, Billy […]