I saw Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” at the New York Film Festival, and I found it to be enormously entertaining. I’m told it is a spiritual sequel to the 1973 film […]
Last Flag Flying
American Made
You recall that last June I gave “The Mummy” reboot a scathing review for lacking the sense of adventure and for tainting Tom Cruise’s charms and profession. Most recently, Cruise stars in […]
The Lego Ninjago Movie
With all these “Lego” movies, I think it’s pretty obvious why I didn’t review “The Emoji Movie.” Because these films live in the world of Legos, and not CGI garbage. This year, […]
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
It would be generic for me to deliver to you the aspects of sequels-wanted or unwanted-so, I’m not gonna say it. I never wanted a sequel to “Horrible Bosses,” “Neighbors,” or “Daddy’s […]
Battle of the Sexes
Looks like we have a reunion for Steve Carell and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the three behind my favorite movie of 2006: “Little Miss Sunshine.” That movie is the reason […]
Brad’s Status
Why can’t most comedies these days have a sweet touch like “The Big Sick,” an Indie hit, or “Brad’s Status,” the new Indie comedy? Both these films are released by Amazon Studios, […]
Home Again
“Home Again” has its heart in the right place with a “Full House” type story of three young guys helping a single woman raise her two girls. This is a rom com, […]
The Trip to Spain
“The Trip to Spain” is the third chapter of the popular British Indie series that stars Steve Coogan and Brydon as themselves traveling to different countries, while having authentic meals, doing impressions […]
The Layover
I barely watch bad Indie films these days, because I’d like to focus on the awful big name pictures to prevent sequels from happening. But I’ve gotten word about “The Layover,” and […]
Brigsby Bear
As far as I know, there has never been movie like “Brigsby Bear.” It’s a smart and unusual comedy about a guy fascinated with a TV character nobody has ever heard of. […]
