Bad parenting, precocious kids, motel managers, and the outside world of Disney World collide in “The Florida Project,” a throughly riveting drama from writer/director Sean Baker. The movie is more of a […]
The Florida Project
Last Flag Flying
I saw Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying” at the New York Film Festival, and I found it to be enormously entertaining. I’m told it is a spiritual sequel to the 1973 film […]
American Made
You recall that last June I gave “The Mummy” reboot a scathing review for lacking the sense of adventure and for tainting Tom Cruise’s charms and profession. Most recently, Cruise stars in […]
Victoria & Abdul
“Victoria & Abdul” is the true story of a friendship between Queen Victoria and her Indian Muslim servant and good friend Abdul Karim. This isn’t a perfect drama because of its moments […]
The Lego Ninjago Movie
With all these “Lego” movies, I think it’s pretty obvious why I didn’t review “The Emoji Movie.” Because these films live in the world of Legos, and not CGI garbage. This year, […]
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
It would be generic for me to deliver to you the aspects of sequels-wanted or unwanted-so, I’m not gonna say it. I never wanted a sequel to “Horrible Bosses,” “Neighbors,” or “Daddy’s […]
Battle of the Sexes
Looks like we have a reunion for Steve Carell and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the three behind my favorite movie of 2006: “Little Miss Sunshine.” That movie is the reason […]
Stronger
Last year, we were given “Patriots Day,” the riveting drama about the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. That movie made my best films of the year list, although it’s wasn’t the hit […]
American Assassin
I just found out that Cinemascore awarded “mother!” an “F” rating, so I guess I’m not the only jerk to give it a mixed review. The same website awarded “American Assassin” a […]
Brad’s Status
Why can’t most comedies these days have a sweet touch like “The Big Sick,” an Indie hit, or “Brad’s Status,” the new Indie comedy? Both these films are released by Amazon Studios, […]
