The new film is exhilarating but also exhausting with a more than two-and-a-half hour running time that still only skims over the ground-breaking yet heart-wrenching career of the The King of Rock and Roll.
Category: Movie Reviews
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Review: ‘Lightyear’ solid, but strikes a different tone than its ‘Toy Story’ roots
This isn’t the same Buzz who co-stars with Woody in the ‘Toy Story’ series.
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‘Jurassic’ franchise showing its age with latest installment
This movie seems like an excuse to continue to sell toys, T-shirts, and whatever other merchandise a velociraptor can be fit on.
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Reviews: Riveting thriller ‘Watcher’ delivers while ‘Crimes of the Future’ falls short
This is bound to be the most haunting weekend of new releases at theaters this side of October.
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Review: Cruise delivers thrilling nostalgia-fest with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
The latest Tom Cruise blockbuster is a crowd-pleasing popcorn movie that hits all the right nostalgic notes.
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Review: Rescue Rangers revival surprises as an entertaining buddy comedy
The highly entertaining romp blends satire with a conventional action-movie plot for a concoction that goes down just as smooth for adults as it does for kids.
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Review: ‘Firestarter’ remake a low point for King adaptations
Hollywood has generated many solid adaptations of best-selling author Stephen King’s work. This isn’t one of them.
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IN LOCAL THEATERS: Review: Marvel pits Scarlet Witch against Doctor Strange in madcap sequel
Director Sam Raimi amps up the weird quotient a couple of degrees in Disney’s 28th and latest venture into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Summer Movie Preview: Doctor Strange sequel kicks off marvelous summer of movies
Here’s a run down of some of the most-anticipated movies scheduled to be released from May through July.
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Reviews: Cage, Pascal shine in meta buddy comedy; The Northman administers vengeance, gore
‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ is an absurd, ridiculous movie that also happens to be the funniest and most entertaining buddy action-comedy I’ve seen in years.
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Review: ‘Secrets of Dumbledore’ leaves much to be desired
Evidently it just isn’t as fun watching adults running around and performing magic as it is kids and teenagers.
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Reviews: Tepid ‘Morbius’ suffers from vampire overkill; ‘Dog,’ ‘The Lost City’ offer double dose of Tatum
‘Morbius’ is highly anticipated with its supposed ancillary ties to Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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94th Oscars features a return to normalcy with a trio of female hosts
The show will be hosted by a triumvirate of comediennes with Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes serving as masters of ceremony.
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Review: West’s ‘X’ a slashingly effective horror flick
It’s another winner from A24, the studio that specializes in low-budget yet high-end movies like Hereditary, Lady Bird, Moonlight, Uncut Gems, and Midsommar.
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Review: Turning Red, The Adam Project debut on streamers during slow box-office weekend
The coronavirus pandemic seems to be receding, but its effects still linger, and the movie business is not immune.