‘Moana’ is an animated musical bursting with gorgeous visuals
November 25, 2016
Indeed, Moana IS a princess in that she is next in line to become the ruler of a Polynesian island where the people live in harmony, with only one rule
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‘Fantasic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ is an effective if not everlasting magical spell
November 18, 2016
What a wonderful wizard world. Some 15 years after the release of the first “Harry Potter” movie, the J.K. Rowling cinematic universe expands to the past and to the spin-off
‘Arrival’ is as confusing as it is enlightening
November 11, 2016
No sense in pretending Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” isn’t as loopy as it is lofty, as confounding as it is exhilarating, as confusing as it is enlightening. I’m not gonna tell
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is a gruesomely effective and ultraviolent World War II movie
November 4, 2016
Note: This review contains SPOILERS. Even though the story is based on well-documented true events from some 70 years ago, fair warning. When the young Desmond Doss is growing up
‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ spins outrageous anecdotes from kernels of real-life experiences
October 28, 2016
This might not be the golden age of stand-up comedy (you could make an argument for every decade from the 1950s through the 1980s), but there’s no shortage of sharp
‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ is sloppy, dumb and overflowing with cliches
October 21, 2016
WARNING: This review contains semi-major SPOILER ALERTS, especially if you haven’t seen a single action movie in the last 25 to 30 years. Thank you. Let’s start with the cinematically
‘The Accountant’ is intense, intricate and darkly amusing
October 14, 2016
Madness abounds in “The Accountant,” an intense, intricate, darkly amusing and action-infused thriller that doesn’t always add up but who cares, it’s BIG FUN. The next time Ben Affleck runs
‘The Girl on the Train’ could really use one of those sleeper cars.
October 7, 2016
Yawn Girl. The hope was “The Girl on the Train” would be this year’s version of “Gone Girl” — a lurid and occasionally credulity-defying but immensely entertaining and satisfying thriller
‘Deepwater Horizon’ is a well-made, sometimes horrifyingly realistic re-creation of events
September 30, 2016
The almost willfully negligent BP executive played by John Malkovich in “Deepwater Horizon” is so arrogant, so obstinate and so quick to brush off multiple and serious safety concerns aboard
‘The Magnificent Seven’ is a rousing, action-packed Western
September 23, 2016
What with all the shootin’ and the stabbin’ and the bow-and-arrowin’ and the killin’ in “The Magnificent Seven,” perhaps the most remarkable thing about the film: It’s rated PG-13 for
‘Sully’ is an absolute triumph
September 22, 2016
It remains one of the indelible images of the 21st century. On a frigid January morning in 2009, dozens of passengers found themselves perched on the wings of US Airways
‘The Light Between Oceans’ is a ludicrous period-piece weeper
September 22, 2016
“We’re not doing anything wrong.” — Alicia Vikander’s Isabel to Michael Fassbender’s Tom, just as they’re about to do something really, really wrong. In the history of movies, anytime anyone
‘Hands of Stone’ is a well-filmed and solid biopic
September 22, 2016
The legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran has lived a life — and had a fight career — far more complex and polarizing than what we see onscreen in “Hands of
The third ‘Bridget Jones’ movie seems strangely out of touch
September 19, 2016
Some might say this movie is cinematic comfort food: Of course you know what you’re getting, and while it might not be great for you, it provides some instant gratification