“The Mountain Between Us.” Apparently, there’s nothing between us. This was advertised to look like a riveting adventure movie about two people stranded on a mountain and fighting for survival to get […]
The Mountain Between Us
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Blade Runner 2049
The original “Blade Runner,” directed by Ridley Scott and based on Phillip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” was a bold and visionary wonder. It was a Sci-Fi classic […]
The Florida Project
Bad parenting, precocious kids, motel managers, and the outside world of Disney World collide in “The Florida Project,” a throughly riveting drama from writer/director Sean Baker. The movie is more of a […]
Last Flag Flying
I saw Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” at the New York Film Festival, and I found it to be enormously entertaining. I’m told it is a spiritual sequel to the 1973 film […]
American Made
You recall that last June I gave “The Mummy” reboot a scathing review for lacking the sense of adventure and for tainting Tom Cruise’s charms and profession. Most recently, Cruise stars in […]
Victoria & Abdul
“Victoria & Abdul” is the true story of a friendship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant and good friend Abdul Karim. This isn’t a perfect drama because of its moments […]
The Lego Ninjago Movie
With all these “Lego” movies, I think it’s pretty obvious why I didn’t review “The Emoji Movie.” Because these films live in the world of Legos, and not CGI garbage. This year, […]
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
It would be generic for me to deliver to you the aspects of sequels-wanted or unwanted-so, I’m not gonna say it. I never wanted a sequel to “Horrible Bosses,” “Neighbors,” or “Daddy’s […]
Battle of the Sexes
Looks like we have a reunion for Steve Carell and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the three behind my favorite movie of 2006: “Little Miss Sunshine.” That movie is the reason […]
Stronger
Last year, we were given “Patriots Day,” the riveting drama about the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. That movie made my best films of the year list, although it’s wasn’t the hit […]
