A nice return for Henry Selick. 13 years after the release of “Coraline,” Henry Selick returns to stop-motion filmmaking with “Wendell & Wild,” which loves the comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan […]
Wendell & Wild
Black Adam
A mixed bag of an antihero movie with potential. Dwayne Johnson is, without a doubt, one of the highest paid actors, who attracts fans domestically and internationally. His next film “Black Adam” […]
The School for Good and Evil
I give this magical assignment a “C.” “The School for Good and Evil” is another “Harry Potter” ripoff based on Soman Chainani’s novel about a magic school with good and evil classes. […]
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
This girl has powers. Don’t screw with her. We meet a young Asian girl by the name of Mona Lisa Lee (Jeon Jong-seo), who has been committed to an asylum for her […]
Hocus Pocus 2
This well-meaning sequel needs to conjure up better spells. The 1993 “Hocus Pocus” was a Halloween movie that came out in the summer, which was probably why it wasn’t a big Disney […]
Meet Cute
Time Traveling romcom kills too many butterflies. I’ve dealt with two fantasy comedies this year where something magical happens to a woman who goes into a tanning bed. In “Mack & Rita,” […]
Bandit
Josh Duhamel pulls off the heists with the right charms. “Bandit” is a better movie than its poster would suggest, because it uses such a likable lead like Josh Duhamel, and allows […]
Andor
The most entertaining “Star Wars” series since “The Mandalorian” The new made-for-Disney+ “Star Wars” series “Andor” focuses on Diego Luna’s character Cassian Andor and takes place 5 years before “Rogue One: A […]
Confess, Fletch
Jon Hamm delivers as the charming and mischievous detective. I’ve watched the original “Fletch” comedy from 1985 with Chevy Chase, and he was funny and entertaining in that role. I didn’t hear […]
The Woman King
Viola Davis and all these strong women fight the power in this epic war movie. After the 2019 “Charlie’s Angels” and “The 355” have both failed at the box office, some have […]
