This reboot will not blue you away. There have been three movie realities of the Smurfs where these three apples high blue creatures have sounded more like movie stars than Smurfs. In […]
Smurfs
Sorry, Baby
No need to apologize for this great movie. In certain ways, I’m reminded a little of “Manchester by the Sea,” which also has a character losing his magic after a tragedy, and […]
Elio
Pixar’s latest has plenty of fun for kids and parents. I think young Elio is part of the right world to want to be abducted by aliens. I’m sure many of us […]
Materialists
A sweet romcom about matchmaking and the matchmaker herself. We’ve seen movies about matchmakers like “Hello Dolly” or “Hitch,” and I guess we’re going to see more of them in the movies. […]
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
I can’t really double my time with this remake. Before my viewing of the live action remake of Dreamworks Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon,” a fellow critic asked me what I […]
I Don’t Understand You
An accidental murder comedy that could have been livelier. I don’t mean to offend anyone, but before my family and I flew to Italy in 2012, I heard two people speaking in […]
Mountainhead
It’s fun to see these rich guys safe and unsafe in this expensive house. There are many satires that reflect on our society, make us laugh, but also make us think about […]
The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson’s new movie sure has a lot of affairs to get in order. I think we can agree that Wes Anderson’s movies, whether they’re good, great, or mediocre, are whimsical and […]
Bad Shabbos
A Jewish comedy that breaks a lot of Shabbat rules. “Bad Shabbos” is the second independent film I saw this year to deal with an unexpected death after the British dark comedy […]
Lilo & Stitch (2025)
This remake is little and broken, but still good. Yeah. Still good. I basically had the same reaction towards the live action remake of “Lilo & Stitch,” as I had with “The […]
