A romantic comedy that’s stranger than fiction. You’ve probably haven’t heard of the new romantic comedy “Long Weekend,” of its one-minute trailer premiering a few weeks earlier, and it’s vague plot summary […]
Long Weekend
Coming 2 America
Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem survives the 2020s in this hilarious sequel. The 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” is one of the funniest and most under-appreciated films I’ve ever seen. He […]
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney’s latest is a rousing, comical, and beautiful animated feature. “Raya and the Last Dragon” is the first Disney Princess animated feature since “Brave” to cut back on the singing and romance […]
Moxie
Amy Poehler’s latest comedy fights against anti-feminism. Amy Poehler directs and co-stars in “Moxie,” a “Mean Girls” type comedy made for Netflix that fights against sexism and anti-feminism at a local high […]
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The good (not great) SpongeBob sequel. The question I’ve been having about “SpongeBob SquarePants” lately has an interesting or obvious answer, depending on how you diverse animated TV shows. It isn’t “How […]
Tom and Jerry
The famous cat and mouse are the stars of the show, not the humans. To quote Roger Ebert when he panned “Inspector Gadget” on his Worst of 1999 show: “One of the […]
Flora & Ulysses
The sweet story of a girl and her flying squirrel. The new Disney+ movie “Flora & Ulysses” is about a flying squirrel, but it’s not a “Rocky & Bullwinkle” spin-off or reboot […]
I Care a Lot
Rosamund Pike electrifies as a con artist who doesn’t respect the elders. Rosamund Pike gives the most sinister performance since “Gone Girl” in “I Care a Lot,” a dark comedy that deals […]
Blithe Spirit
A ghoulish waste of time for these talented actors. The second film version of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” play stars such talented people like Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Judi […]
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo tickle you as two goofs on a vacation. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo have both helped bring chick flicks to new heights in “Bridesmaids,” and now for […]
