A sequel that knows it’s the thought that counts. “Mama’s Little Piggy,” “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid,” “I Triple Dog Dare You,” “BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE,” and “Fra-gee-lee.” Some […]
A Christmas Story Christmas
The Menu
Tonight’s course is laughs with a side of blood. I can tell “The Menu” would be a gourmet cooking horror satire that requires people to be the main course. But maybe not […]
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
As weird and funny as Al himself. Daniel Radcliffe is outrageously funny and daring as Weird Al Yankovic, who has parodied hit songs-turning “My Sharona” into “My Bologna” or “I Love Rock […]
Raymond & Ray
Half-brother story is strong in emotions, but weak in execution. In “Raymond & Ray,” Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke play half-brothers, who reunite for the funeral of their abusive father, whose dying […]
Wendell & Wild
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 […]
The Banshees of Inisherin
A wickedly funny and powerful movie about an old man who wants to be left alone. Writer/director Martin McDonagh has previously guided Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson in his feature-length debut of […]
Ticket to Paradise
Clooney and Roberts have chemistry, but lack the right script. George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite for the fifth time, after the first two “Ocean’s Eleven” movies, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” […]
Rosaline
A breezy and comical take on Shakespeare’s tale. “Rosaline” is a witty and strong-willed made-for-Hulu romcom version of William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo & Juliet,” only it’s told from the perspective of Juliet’s […]
Triangle of Sadness
A luxury cruise gone horribly wrong in comical ways. When “Triangle of Sadness” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last summer, it received a standing ovation from the audience, while informing us […]
Amsterdam
David O. Russell’s latest A-list caper is a big mess. “Amsterdam” is the latest star-studded entry from director David O. Russell, whose “American Hustle” was on my best of 2010s list, but […]
