November 18, 2021 – Mat's Entertainment

There is no ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ only Zuul

Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures They say you can’t go home again. Well, I mean you can; but it can be awkward, disorienting and in the…

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November 18, 2021

Theater Reviews

‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ a just-fine return to the theater

Hello, Fox Theatre. Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes. It’s been a minute, or since the first week of March 2020, since I…

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November 18, 2021

Leave ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ at the altar
September 8, 2023
Weddings are inherently joyful occasions, which is why Shakespeare ended most of his comedies with at least one. You have to be a real crank …Read More »
‘Strays’ rubs your nose in dirty jokes
August 17, 2023
When my kids were little, they got a lot of mileage out of the “Buddies” series, which were direct-to-video sequels to the low-wattage family film …Read More »
‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ welcomes aboard middling horror
August 10, 2023
In Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel “Dracula,” there is a brief, single chapter that tells the story of the Count’s journey by sea from Transylvania …Read More »
‘Oppenheimer’ will blow you away
July 20, 2023
Most of the time when a movie is too ambitious and tries to do too much the result is a hot mess. In those instances, …Read More »
Latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ a joyful thrill ride
July 12, 2023
Tom Cruise will happily risk his life to entertain us. The “Mission: Impossible” series has seen Cruise do stunts that had him hanging off of …Read More »
Indiana Jones proves he can still whip up a good time in ‘Dial of Destiny’
June 29, 2023
What makes Indiana Jones such a great action hero is the everyman quality brought to him by Harrison Ford. Indy isn’t incredibly strong nor does …Read More »
Slip away ‘Across the Spider-Verse’
June 3, 2023
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduced us to Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), a Spider-Man from a parallel dimension who, thanks to some multiverse madness, …Read More »
‘The Little Mermaid’ remake mostly treads water
May 26, 2023
In 2015, Disney started turning its iconic animated films into live-action features with “Cinderella.” They went all-out by getting Kenneth Branagh to direct with a …Read More »
Accept an invitation to ‘My Sister’s Wedding’
May 19, 2023
Weddings are the perfect setting for comedic tension; there’s a reason Shakespeare ended all of his comedies with at least one. Dysfunctional families forced together …Read More »
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ gets redeemed
May 11, 2023
“Jesus Christ Superstar” is out on the road celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic rock opera with a lean, mean production that is playing …Read More »