Come on, ride that ‘Bullet Train’
Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures Big, mindless, action movies used to be such a common occurrence that every other theater in the multiplex was filled with…
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August 3, 2022
‘Vengeance’ is a killer directorial debut
Photo courtesy Focus Features B.J. Novak is probably best known for his supporting role on the hit TV show “The Office.” But in the decade…
July 28, 2022
‘Not a Tame Lion’ finds power in the past
John Boswell (left) with his life-partner Jerry. There are often many unsung heroes of history whose lives made a tremendous impact even though their names…
July 27, 2022
Have a close encounter with ‘Nope’
Photo courtesy Universal Pictures A big-budget movie that is boldly original is such a rare thing at the multiplex these days that it is worthy…
July 22, 2022
‘Facing Nolan’ comes in high and tight
Nolan Ryan was my favorite baseball player growing up. It was at the tail-end of his career when he played with the Texas Rangers and…
July 14, 2022
‘Elvis’: Long live the king
Photo courtesy Warner Bros. If you’re going to do a biopic about Elvis Presley, you either go big or go home. Fortunately, they handed the…
June 17, 2022
‘Lightyear’ goes to infinity and beyond
Photo courtesy Walt Disney Studios Buzz Lightyear is an iconic character and has been a pillar of the Toy Story universe for almost 30 years.…
June 16, 2022
Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Return to the Danger Zone with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. As a man of a certain age, the movie “Top Gun” was a vital…
May 27, 2022
‘Locked In’ gets locked up
Simple is usually better when it comes to thrillers. If you start spending more time trying to figure out the plot or character motivations and…
May 27, 2022
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Penelope Wilton stars as Isobel Merton and Maggie Smith as Violet Grantham in DOWNTON ABBEY: A New Era, a Focus Features release.
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Downton Abbey ushers in ‘A New Era’
Photo courtesy Focus Features The wall separating movies and television used to stand ironclad and everyone knew what belonged on either side. Today the wall…
May 20, 2022