This real-life fantasy with drugs, sex, music, and emotions won’t go breaking your heart. I come from a family of Elton John fans, and I was more than interested in dishing on the biopic “Rocketman.” However, I was also curious… Read More ›
Drama
The Sun Is Also a Star
This mushy drama about illegal aliens feels like it’s made by aliens. We meet two strangers with different nationalities and visa plans. One is a Korean poet named Daniel Bae (Charles Melton from “Riverdale”), born and raised in America, and… Read More ›
Brightburn
We can’t always assume that babies that crash-land on Earth are from Krypton. The superhero genre is given a sinister twist in “Brightburn,” by allowing us to acknowledge that not every baby that crash-lands on Earth is from Krypton. This… Read More ›
A Dog’s Journey
The voice of Olaf keeps dying and resurrecting in cliche-stricken sequel. You all remember “A Dog’s Purpose” with Josh Gad’s voice being reincarnated into one dog after another, and leading back to his original owner Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and his… Read More ›
Tolkien
Well-acted biopic loses the ring before the journey even begins. I never read any of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Ring” novels, but I was a fan of the movies directed by Peter Jackson, including the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated film… Read More ›
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
Boy, do Efron and Bundy look alike There’s little wonder why Zac Efron would be a perfect young actor to portray serial murderer Ted Bundy. He has his eyebrows, hairstyle, height, and charms, with all respect. Even Bundy’s lawyer agrees… Read More ›
Avengers: Endgame
A worthy finale to a powerful battle-all leveled by action, comedy, and drama. Well, it’s time for us Marvel fans to see what happens next in “Avengers: Endgame.” We all recall the last “Avengers” movie, when Thanos (Josh Brolin) snapped… Read More ›
Wild Rose
A Scottish girl aspires to become a country singer with difficult dialogue but honest lyrics I went to see “Wild Rose” in London, England with my mother and two cousins. We liked it, except for one problem. I try not… Read More ›
Teen Spirit
A Star is Born, and Elle Fanning is that Star Recently, I’ve been given two Indies about rock stars and their ambitions. “Her Smell” was a fresh take on a 90s punk rock star and her drug addiction that nearly… Read More ›
Breakthrough
A matter of life and death is given a persistent attitude The only religious movies I review nowadays are ones that are filled with ambition. Most of the time, I’ve been skipping them, because of how phony and poorly conceived… Read More ›