Tom Cruise flies in the sequel that was worth the wait. The original “Top Gun” from 1986 got mixed reviews, but became one of Tom Cruise’s most popular films. I saw that […]
Top Gun: Maverick
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The PBS characters continue to be themselves and delight us all the way. I began my review of the first movie version of Julian Fellowes’ acclaimed PBS series “Downton Abbey” with this: […]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
An MCU multiverse trip that’s frightening, funny, and fearless. Time progresses as you learn to acknowledge the mythical world of “Doctor Strange.” You learn to get used to the convoluted sorcerer dialogue […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
This magical improvement on number two is nearly good as new. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” begins with a would-be romance between the good Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and the evil […]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic sequel needs the avoid the speed traps. I envy at how Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Ben Schwartz) can send his human friends Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter) through […]
Death on the Nile
Kenneth Branagh gives Hercule Poirot a second time around, and he improves. Kenneth Branagh’s take on “Death on the Nile,” which is finally showing its face in theaters this week, is better […]
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
This franchise already melted when we got to 5th film. When you’re a little kid, you don’t really care about the special effects or the animation quality or the actors, you just […]
Scream
A 2020s sequel that knows the rules and follows well. You have to begin the new “Scream” with the famous “What’s your favorite scary movie” question, and you have to be on […]
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
With or without Adam Sandler, this franchise conclusion still isn’t for the adults. It makes sense that “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” gets pushed to Amazon Prime, instead of a movie theater, because it’s […]
The Matrix Resurrections
The John Wick hairstyle doesn’t take away the nostalgia and visual appeal in the Matrix. In “The Matrix Resurrections,” when Keanu Reeves isn’t in the Matrix, he looks like Neo, but when […]
