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San Andreas vibrationally shakes its cast off the ground and into implausible, unlikely and downright lucky situations. Disaster films have never been my pleasure, heck they're not even my guilty pleasure. Films designed to showcase state-of-the-a... Read the full review »

Mean Creek (2004) was released back in 2004. It had a very limited run in theaters so it didn't really get the chance to be seen during it's theatrical run. When it comes to indie films some get the right treatment and get a lot of exposure and ot... Read the full review »

The Day The Earth Stood Still moves less frequently than Keanu Reeves' expressionless face. Wise's original 1951 black-and-white sci-fi was a landmark of the genre, exploring an allegory of human violence that expressed the impression of post-WWII... Read the full review »

One Man Band musically tries to impress but is as memorable as a flat note. The beauty of Pixar's animated shorts, is their ability to emanate innovation and creativity. A chance for the team to experiment with various techniques. We saw it in the... Read the full review »

Nice try fellas but I have to be real with you: STUBER is anything but a five star ride. It’s like a maximum two stars at best but that as far as I’ll go because the ride wasn’t really pleasant. I will give props to Batista and Kumail Nanjia... Read the full review »

The flawed yet funny “Stuber” captures the retro 80s buddy comedy feel in a modern day setting. The movie is far from perfect but has it all: action, comedy, mystery, and adventure, all set on the streets of Los Angeles. It’s a typical even... Read the full review »

What did I just watch? That was the question running through my mind when the credits started to roll. Best viewed with an audience, “Midsommar” is not so much a movie you watch as one that you experience. It’s something of a cinematic orde... Read the full review »

Indie festival circuit darling “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is one of the most pretentious films I have ever seen. Here is a film that’s so manipulative and so full of itself that its powerful message is lost among the chaos. It’s... Read the full review »

2019 may go down in the cinematic history books as the Year of Disappointments, and “Yesterday” unfortunately continues the trend. This is a case of not only a squandered premise, but an example where the trailer is far better than the finishe... Read the full review »

Hot button topics of gender equality and sexism in the workplace are tackled in “Late Night,” a disappointing, tepid film written by and starring Mindy Kaling. It’s great that Amazon Studios took a chance on a comedy that conveys a minority... Read the full review »

Imagine being Tony Stark’s chosen one. Imagine your mentor placing all of his trust in you. Imagine being asked to fill his larger-than-life shoes. So goes the life of Peter Parker (Tom Holland) at the beginning of “Spider-Man: Far From Home.�... Read the full review »

It’s a well-known fact in the world of cinema that Jim Jarmusch is an acquired taste, but fans of the director’s sarcastic wit and dark humor will love “The Dead Don’t Die,” a wacky, subversive, genre-blending zombie film that’s one of... Read the full review »

It’s easy (and accurate) to throw around words like “misogynistic,” “homophobic,” and “outdated” when it comes to describing “Shaft,” a needless update of the 1971 blaxploitation crime action film of the same name. It’s also ea... Read the full review »

Netflix has cornered the market on throwaway, lightweight original comedy films, something the company wears with pride like a shiny gold badge. Their multi-production deal with Adam Sandler has resulted in “Murder Mystery,” a mildly amusing w... Read the full review »

Perhaps you’d expect the Disney machine to milk its “Toy Story” franchise to death, especially with the arrival of “Toy Story 4.” Most animated films can take no more than a second installment before they jump the shark. Somehow, the on... Read the full review »

There’s simply not much to “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” a mostly uninspired, shallow sequel to Illumination’s 2016 animated hit. It’s not a bad movie per se, but most of what made the first installment so charming is missing this second... Read the full review »

It’s as bad as you’ve feared. “Men In Black International” surprisingly starts off strong, but completely falls apart within the first twenty minutes. When the movie is at its best, it feels like a project that would be better suited as a... Read the full review »

“Dark Phoenix” is a cinematic anomaly. It’s wildly entertaining, yet it’s not a good movie. This supposed final installment in the current X-Men franchise does a few things extremely well, but fails miserably at most others. It’s rotten,... Read the full review »

It’s a bright new renaissance in the romantic comedy genre, thanks in part to Netflix and their brand of original lovey-dovey films like “Always Be My Maybe.” The streaming titan looks poised to continue supporting and churning out goofy, ad... Read the full review »

Go big or go home. Such is the mantra of most big budget monster disaster movies, and it’s one of the main reasons why many devotees of the genre love them. There are certain things most fans want in a kaiju movie too, and “Godzilla: King of... Read the full review »

A good storyteller doesn’t neglect the details, but a great storyteller can assemble a tale that’s universally relatable. So is the failure of “Rocketman,” an Elton John biopic musical that feels a little too personal. The film obviously i... Read the full review »

Sometimes a movie’s poor marketing campaign does it such an injustice that it can actually help the film’s positive word of mouth and critic reviews once audiences see the movie. Sometimes a movie can leave folks giddy when they discover the f... Read the full review »

I can count on one hand the number of movies like “Long Shot,” part of the rare genre I’d love to see more of: the brainy romantic comedy. This part political satire / part odd couple flirt fest is a sharp and layered comedy that will especi... Read the full review »

As with most animated films from LAIKA Animation Studios, “Missing Link” is a smarter-than-your-average cinematic cartoon dump. This sweet tale of friendship and adventure delivers the quality audiences have come to expect, but may prove borin... Read the full review »

The grossly misguided “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” is a partly fictionalized account of notorious murderer Ted Bundy (Zac Efron), a man who became famous in the 1980s for committing a multitude of heinous crimes against women.... Read the full review »

While it’s not quite the high school cinematic epiphany you’ve been led to believe, “Booksmart” puts a fresh new spin on the coming-of-age comedy. It’s smart, energetic, and delivers a twist on the typical randy teenage movie by flipping... Read the full review »

Neither contrived sentimentality nor a prevailing corniness can cast a shadow on “The Sun is Also a Star,” the big screen adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s best selling young adult novel about two teenagers who fall for each other after one magica... Read the full review »

“Ugly Dolls” is a film that has its heart in the right place, but the execution is disastrous. How ironic that a film intended to celebrate our differences is so bland and poorly animated that it, too, becomes a forgettable face in the crowd.... Read the full review »

How refreshing it is to see Hollywood start to embrace retirees both onscreen and off! The trend caught on with last year’s “Book Club” and “Finding Your Feet” and continues with “Poms,” a sweet little dramedy that reminds everyone t... Read the full review »

The third installment in the “John Wick” franchise, “John Wick 3: Parabellum,” is a near perfect action movie. The story may not be as strong as it could be, but none of that will matter to fans looking for a fist-pumping thrill. It’s th... Read the full review »

I was a bit too old to become obsessed with the Pokémon craze that swept the country in the mid-90s, so the wonderfully bizarre “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” is not a film expressly made for someone like me. While I am in no position to speak... Read the full review »