Coming out of Bigelow’s film, I felt like my soul had been pistol-whipped, experiencing shame for the atrocities committed simply because of a difference in skin tone.
Category: Movie Reviews
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Lukewarm ‘The Dark Tower’ boasts solid performances but misses mark
It isn’t so much what is left out from the books, or really what was left in. The issue is that Arcel’s tepid and unimaginative direction left me not caring one way or the other.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Sleep-inducing ‘Valerian’ places style over substance
If the story is compelling, and the characters feel true, an audience can overlook mediocre or even poor special effects.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Visually stunning ‘Dunkirk’ casts light on civilian heroes of WWII
Dunkirk is a stunningly shot movie that somehow makes the outcome of war look horrifically beautiful.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Reeves delivers epic finale to latest Apes trilogy
If you are looking for a sci-fi film with a little more meat on the bone than normal, director Matt Reeves might just have it for you with his latest film War for the Planet of the Apes.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘Spider-Man Homecoming’ offers a fresh take on Marvel’s web-headed Wall-Crawler
This fresh cinematic take on Spiderman is fun and funny as well as packed with a whole lot of heart.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Hot soundtrack, tight dialogue, killer performances fuel ‘Baby Driver’
You might find a better action movie this year than “Baby Driver,” but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ offers noise, action, effects but little more
Reviews of Transformers: The Last Knight, 47 Meters Down, and Rough Night.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Cars 3 not a classic but gets film series back on track
The heights achieved by better Pixar films casts a long shadow that Lightning and his buddies fail to escape.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Cruise’s “The Mummy’ a stumbling start to Universal’s Dark Universe of movies
As a fan of the old Universal monster movies, I admit I had a good time watching the movie despite its many faults.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: “Wonder Woman” up to the task of rescuing DC’s cinematic universe
It’s an entertaining movie that is sure to please the masses as well as comic-book aficionados.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword entertains despite bombing at the box office
There are better and certaingly more faithful films depicting the Arthurian legend, but if you enjoy fantasy films, you can do a lot worse.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: The 8 most anticipated summer movies of 2017
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer to most, but don’t tell that to Hollywood.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 2 ignites summer movie season with humorous bang
Like with every sequel, there will be a debate over whether latest movie lives up to or possibly even surpasses the original.
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MOVIE BUFF-ET: “Fate of the Furious” gets head start on summer-movie season
If you’re hankering for some big, dumb fun, “The Fate of the Furious” should have enough to tide you over until the summer movie season kicks into high gear.