Movie Reviews

A powerhouse in the ring and in Hollywood, Dwayne Johnson has been a charismatic presence on screens big and small for over three decades. Following h...

The filmography of American writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is an eclectic collection of character-driven stories that often include a combinatio...

A majority of rom-coms follow the same basic structure — the meet-cute, the period of rising attraction, a third-act conflict that separates the coupl...

It’s hard to believe we’re already getting period movies that are nostalgic for the 1990s, but the nostalgia cycle presses ever onward. With the ’80s ...

So often today, streaming services have been the dumping ground for the mid-budget movies that used to be reliable moneymakers on the big screen. But ...

It’s not quite Oscar season, but with the time for the leaves changing colors and the temperature beginning to drop comes the movies that may have a c...

At first glance, actor Mariska Hargitay and her late mother, Jayne Mansfield, certainly share a resemblance. Both classic beauties with bright, expres...

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again — something Marvel has taken to heart with its attempts to bring the Fantastic Four to the big s...

The nice thing about a cultural institution like Superman is that there is a version of the character for everybody. If you grew up in the 1950s, Geor...

About 10 minutes into the runtime of “Jurassic World Rebirth,” a character is driving through New York City, where a long-necked sauropod dinosaur has...

People are pretty simple animals — we like it when something goes fast. I mean, really fast. Jet planes, rocket ships, race cars, etc. Even other anim...

The zombie pop culture boom of the 2000s and early 2010s had pretty much died off over the past several years, with spin-offs of “The Walking Dead” be...

The ingredients for a great entry in the “John Wick” franchise is pretty simple, and to quote the titular character played by Keanu Reeves: “Guns; lot...

Think back to your favorite films as a kid — or your children’s favorite films when they were kids — and you’re likely thinking of a pretty mediocre o...

The reviews for each new “Mission: Impossible” entry — and by extension every new Tom Cruise movie — are becoming harder and harder to start, because ...

Big budgets, an avalanche of advertising and beautiful stars are among the key elements of producing a successful summer blockbuster. Even with the wa...

One of the best subgenres of movies is about people stuck in one location that is both a place and a mode of transportation. You have your boat movies...

Through most of its 17-year existence, the previous 35 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies were mostly about heroes doing heroic things. Even the more an...