“Despicable Me 3” doesn’t live up to the full potential of the last two animated hits, because of how the filmmakers cram some extra subplots in there, and how some come and […]
Despicable Me 3
Cars 3
Not many would call “Cars” a Pixar classic, but I found it to be delightful. The sequel wasn’t as fresh as the original, but it had its moments. And now, we have […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
There’s a lot of fun going on in the fifth “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel “Dead Men Tell No Tales.” They involve a guillotine, which breaks and now plays like a pendulum […]
Snatched
“Snatched” may star such nice talents as Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, and it may be crafted by writer Katie Dippold, producer Paul Feig, and director Jonathan Levine, but it doesn’t have […]
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Director Guy Ritchie has made entertaining movies, including “Snatch,” “Sherlock Holmes,” and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” but “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” is not among them. It’s more of a goofy […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
In my review of the original 2014 Marvel Sci-Fi comedy, I said: “If I had a nickel for every special effect, joke, acting, action sequence, and make-up seen in “Guardians of the […]
The Lost City of Z
“The Lost City of Z” doesn’t just show the characters exploring new jungles; it shows the challenges and fundings of those explorations. Writer/director James Gray, in probably his best film to date, […]
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The lesson with movies based on classic cartoons is how even if the first movie succeeds at the box office, its sequel always makes less than the original. This happened with “The […]
Power Rangers
I don’t care for “Power Rangers.” I never grew up on the five colored ninja fighters once. But I had to take my friend, who is a massive fan, to the new […]
Kong: Skull Island
In retrospect, “Kong: Skull Island” is an entertaining example of the type of genre I’d like to call “The Silly PG-13 Action Movie.” Recent lousy examples include “xXx; Return of Xander Cage” […]
