Super Bowl Movie Ad Highlights
Big Movie Ads returned in full force for Super Bowl LVII. From 5:50pmET to before the National Anthem, studios delivered teasers for four major upcoming releases. Paramount showcased “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (out March 31) and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (opening June 9). Sony had “65” (out March 10). And Universal ran […]
‘Worth’ Movie Review
“Worth” is based on a remarkable true story — with one of the worst tragedies in American history as a backdrop. If it wasn’t true… if Kenneth Feinberg wasn’t a real person… there’s no way this movie could’ve been made. But writer Max Borenstein (of WB’s Monsterverse films) and director Sara Colangelo (“The Kindergarten Teacher”) […]
‘Dumbo’ Rapid Review
From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins) to care […]
‘Dumbo’ Review
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls: You’ve seen quirky Tim Burton movies. You’ve probably seen wacky Tim Burton movies. You may have even seen a great Tim Burton movie. But you’ve probably never seen a strange Tim Burton movie… quite like “Dumbo”. Yes, strange is a word frequently used to describe Burton movies. But there […]
‘American Assassin’ Review
Anyone who’s seen the trailers for “American Assassin” knows exactly how the film begins: Mitch Rapp (played by “The Maze Runner”‘s Dylan O’Brien) proposes to his girlfriend on a tropical beach while on vacation, only to lose her minutes later during a terrorist attack. And yet, as I was watching this intense opening scene of […]
Keaton’s Renaissance Ranked
Next Friday, Michael Keaton stars alongside Dylan O’Brien and Taylor Kitsch in the action/thriller “American Assassin”, based on the popular 2010 novel. It’s the latest in a string of big movies for Keaton, who’s had quite the decade so far. I rank his work: 1. Riggan Thomson, “Birdman” Keaton’s performance as a has-been movie star […]
‘The Founder’ Review
It’s the Hollywood comeback story of the decade: Michael Keaton was a mega movie star in the 80s and 90s (from “Mr. Mom” to “Beetlejuice” to “Batman”). Then his career took a nose-dive for nearly 20 years. Now Keaton has returned with a vengeance, starring in the past two Best Picture Oscar winners, “Birdman” and “Spotlight”. […]
‘The Founder’ Movie Review
Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise […]
‘Spotlight’ Review
The latest true-story investigative journalism drama “spotlights” one of the most star-studded casts of the year: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery from “Mad Men”, Brian d’Arcy James (who played Shrek on Broadway), Billy Crudup and the great Stanley Tucci. “ Spotlight ” deals with a controversial topic and a groundbreaking, […]
