Avengers: Infinity War
There’s a lot of ambition for “Avengers: Infinity War.” It received a worldwide release date of April 28, moving from May 5th. Usually, those Marvel movies would open a week […]
Lean on Pete
In the month of April, I was given two touching films about boys and their horses. “The Rider” is about an ex-rodeo star, struggling to overcome a near-fatal head injury, […]
Rampage
No matter what they say about “Rampage” breaking a video game curse, you pretty much know that’s a lie. It’s nothing more than a violent, reckless, and idiotic mess that […]
Ready Player One
What we’re most excited for in Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” is the virtual reality-the fantasy world where you can be anyone-human, alien, or cartoon character. In fact, this movie […]
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson is a master storyteller, and I told him that years ago at a Times Talks program, and when it comes to animation, he delights us with his visions, […]
Tomb Raider
The minute you hear a lot of noise from gun fire and explosions in an action movie, you know that’s too much. And the minute you hear certain lines, like […]
A Wrinkle in Time
I’m watching Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” and I’m asking myself two questions. 1.) Is this really made by two wonderful women like director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) and screenwriter Jennifer […]
Annihilation
“Annihilation” is a bizarre, yet absorbing experience-a Sci-Fi thriller has mutates itself with all the mutations going on. Hell, I’m pondering on how movie-goers will take it, especially since CinemaScore […]
Early Man
I’m not sure how American movie goers will fare with “Early Man,” the next stop motion feature from the genius Aardman company that gave us “Wallace & Gromit.” Obviously, it’s […]
Black Panther
One of the most talked about movies of the season is sure to be “Black Panther,” a superhero movie about an Avenger from Africa. Chadwick Boseman reprises his role from […]
Peter Rabbit
According to the trailers, I was planning to skip “Peter Rabbit.” Then, Rotten Tomatoes showed me a better score than I anticipated (somewhere between its 50 and 60%), so I […]
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
I’ve enjoyed the other two “Maze Runner” movies, because they both had more potential than “The Divergent Series.” I wasn’t really looking forward to the sequel “The Death Cure,” because […]
12 Strong
An unorthodox thing happened to me while I was watching “12 Strong.” I had a stomach ache, and I had to use the bathroom, so I missed a few parts […]
Paddington 2
In my original review of “Paddington” on my old website, I said: “I never grew up on Paddington, a stuffed bear with a coat and hat. My mother and sister […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Remember the 1995 family hit “Jumanji” with the late great Robin Williams? It’s very difficult these days to get a good sequel to long ago hits. “Son of the Mask,” […]
The Leisure Seeker
I managed to catch “The Leisure Seeker” during its one-week engagement at the soon-to-be-closing Lincoln Plaza Cinemas. Sony Pictures Classics releases one-week engagements every year, in order to qualify for […]
