Photo courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment I’m a sucker for high-concept science fiction. If you’ve got time travel, virtual reality, cloning and other advanced technologies at play,…
Photo courtesy 20th Century Studios There’s a lot that’s very familiar about “Send Help.” People stranded on a deserted island have made for compelling drama…
Seeing “Hell’s Kitchen” live at the Fox Theater in St. Louis (playing through Feb. 8) is like streaming the entire greatest hits playlist of an…
Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures When “28 Years Later” showed up last year to resurrect a decades-old franchise by assembling the same creative crew responsible for…
“The Outsiders” has left a deep cultural impact, both as a novel and a film. The book, which chronicles warring teenagers on both sides of…
Photo courtesy Netflix. When “Knives Out” came out in 2019, it was a smart and fun ensemble mystery to which Daniel Craig’s character, detective Benoit…
“Les Misérables” is one of the all-time great musical-theater juggernauts, and I’ve been lucky enough to see it multiple times over the years. The soaring…
Photo courtesy Netflix There are few things Hollywood loves more than movies about itself. The behind-the-scenes drama and combustible personalities at best make for interesting…
Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures I really, really wanted to like “The Running Man.” I consider myself a fan of the star, the director and the…
Photo courtesy Sony Pictures Classics Some moments in history carry such a profound weight that simply dramatizing them on film in a competent manner can…