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Category: Movie Reviews
Review: Over-acting steals thunder from Shazam sequel
The movie is packed with humor, action, charming characters, fearsome adversaries, and solid special effects featuring a veritable menagerie of mythological creatures to duke it out with the Shazam Family.
It’s shaping up to be a big night for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ at the Oscars
Indy favorite “Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads the pack with 11 nominations, while “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” each received nine. “Elvis” received eight.
Review: ‘Creed III’ is solid fun but buckles in third act
For two-thirds of “Creed III,” the movie is better than any freshman directorial effort has the right to be.
Review: Schlocky ‘Cocaine Bear’ a minimal cinematic treat
Watching Cocaine Bear is kind of like eating a Twinkie. You know it’s ultimately bad for you, but it tastes good enough while you’re eating it.
Review: New Ant-Man movie an uneven but fun film experience
It’s too big, sprawling, silly, and messy of a production to make any critic’s Oscar list, but it’s a fun time at the movie if you are of the mind to let it be.
Reviews: ‘Magic Mike’ sequel, ‘Consecration’ highlight mediocre pre-Valentine’s Day weekend at the movies
For those sweethearts who are headed to the movie theater as part of their Valentine’s Day celebration, there is somewhat slim pickings. In fact, the best film in local theaters this week is 25 years old.
Review: Tense ‘Knock at the Cabin’ trips over anticlimactic ending
The film no doubt offers some chilling moments that are up there with the best of the director’s work, but unfortunately the movie’s payoff just left me wanting more.
Review: Nighy puts the life in new film ‘Living’
Director Oliver Hermanus does a wonderful job of capturing the futility and frustrating nature of government work in the film that is slyly satirical.
Reviews: ‘Missing,’ ‘Plane’ are surprisingly fun for a usually fallow period for films
Mid to late January is often the dumping ground for smallish films that studios don’t exactly know how to market, but I’m happy to report two recent releases left me entertained.
Review: Hanks at his most mundane in ‘A Man Called Otto’
Tom Hanks is a wonderful performer whose acting ability equals his charm and charisma, but the 2022-2023 film season won’t be remembered as one of the best of his career.
‘Renfield’ tops list of 2023’s most-anticipated first-quarter films
2023 should be a busy year at movie theaters with a pre-pandemic release pace. But the big question is will audiences respond?
Year in film: 2022 movie slate finishes with a bang
As the new year approaches, it seems like a good time to look back on the year that was 2022 at the movies.
REVIEW: ‘Puss in Boots’ sequel is a mindless piece of animated fun
The computer-animated sequel was sumptuously animated, cute and quite funny.
REVIEW: Cameron delivers a gorgeous cinematic treat with Avatar sequel that seems to last forever
The movie is a technical wonder combining photography with computer-generated effects as seamlessly as ever been done in a major motion picture.