He’s no Robin Williams, but Will Smith actually works as the Genie The magical element of the Disney animated “Aladdin” from 1992 was the late Robin Williams’ brilliant comedic work as the […]
Aladdin (2019)
The Souvenir
A film student plans her movie during her most difficult love story. There’s a romance that’s tested in “The Souvenir,” while a movie is in development. To put it bluntly, a young […]
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 […]
Long Shot
Theron and Rogen both amaze you in ways you least expect Who said Julia Roberts as a hooker and Richard Gere as a playboy in “Pretty Woman” would be a failed relationship? […]
Little
Little is too small to be Big. It’s no surprise that “Little” is like “Big” in reverse. In that movie, a kid becomes Tom Hanks because of a wish, and in this […]
The Aftermath
This post WWII movie offers typical soap opera cliches World War II dramas are usually compelling, whether they take place before, during, or after. Sometimes they’re not even about fighting, but instead, […]
Five Feet Apart
CF Patients have a teary and flimsy forbidden love story I have respect for sick patients, I really do. But I also have to be the film critic in these cases. “Five […]
Gloria Bell
Julianne Moore has a difficult love story in entertaining remake As I was watching “Gloria Bell,” I realized something: this is a remake of the 2013 Spanish movie “Gloria,” both of which […]
Gone With the Wind
The Best Picture Winner Turns 80 What kind of a critic would I be if I never saw “Gone With the Wind?” A lousy one at that. But not me. I’ve found […]
Isn’t It Romantic?
Rebel Wilson is the star of her own Rom-Com Last week, I panned the “What Women Want” remake, “What Men Want,” because of its mean-spirited and annoying humor. But this week, I […]
