“The Notebook” is regarded as the 21st century’s gold standard of tear-jerking romance. A Nicholas Sparks joint (the master of emotional manipulation) “The Notebook” is…
Photo courtesy Focus Features I’ve been writing movie reviews for longer than I care to admit, but I honestly can’t recall ever seeing an incredibly…
Photo courtesy 20th Century Studios Like most musical biopics, how you feel about Bruce Springsteen will shape how you feel about “Springsteen: Deliver Me From…
Photo courtesy Lionsgate The easiest way to describe the high-concept comedy “Good Fortune” is as “It’s A Wonderful Life” meets “Trading Places.” It’s also applicable…
Photo courtesy Walt Dinsey Pictures The “Tron” trilogy is pretty improbable if you stop and think about it. The original “Tron” came out in 1982,…
Photo courtesy A24 A lot of what you’ll see in “The Smashing Machine” feels very familiar. It’s a sports movie, based on the life of…
Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Studios In our era of total superhero saturation, Superman is almost too simplistic of a character. As the prototype against which…
Photo courtesy Universal Pictures I made a vow, somewhere between my sixth in-theater viewing of “Jurassic Park” and its sequel “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,”…
Photo courtesy Sony Picutres The Latin phrase memento mori is a central theme at the heart of “28 Years Later.” The phrase translates to “remember…
“& Juliet,” now playing at the Fox Theatre through June 1, is a snazzy, poppy, jukebox musical that is built around the conceit of a…