Another wake up call for this whodunit franchise. “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third entry of the “Knives Out” movies, and I have seen all three of them at the Chicago […]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Better brings the guns and ammo for this sequel. If you saw “Sisu,” you would appreciate its combination of “John Wick” and “Inglorious Basterds,” and its hero-the former Winter War vet and […]
Wicked: For Good
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to this conclusion. We’ve all seen the news of social media influencer Johnson Wen charging at Ariana Grande and trying to wrap his arms around her at […]
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
A lot of tricks, but not enough magic. “We vanished for a while, but in the world of magic, everything that disappears reappears, at least if the trick is done right,” says […]
Predator: Badlands
It’s rated PG-13, but it’s still a fun Predator entry. “Predator: Badlands” is the second entry this year after the animated Hulu spectacle “Predator: Killer of Killers,” and both were directed by […]
The Black Phone 2
The Grabber basically goes Freddy Kruger in this worthy sequel. If you recall “The Black Phone,” Mason Thames played a kid named Finney, who was abducted by Ethan Hawke’s serial killer “The […]
Tron: Ares
Some retro charms bring out the best of this threequel. The reports of the A.I. actress Tilly Norwood has driven us up the wall. “I think for the movie industry, in terms […]
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Some people step up and some step down in this delightful conclusion. It’s amazing that “Downton Abbey” has ended in 2015, but has continued its characters in three movies. From my reminders, […]
The Paper
No Scranton Stranglers, just the wonderful, wacky world of journalism. Disclaimer: this is not a series remake of the Ron Howard comedy “The Paper.” 20 years ago, NBC gave us “The Office,” […]
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The emotions have better spirits than the demons do. It’s 1986, and Ed and Lorraine Warren would be asked by a student of theirs: “So are you guys like Ghostbusters?” Their answer: […]
