I’ve been receiving a number of riveting African-American dramas in recent years. “The Help,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Moonlight,” “Fences,” “The Birth of a Nation,” “Selma,” “The Butler,” and […]
Detroit
Girls Trip
“Girls Trip” may be rated R, but it’s also good-natured and funny-the kind I’ve admired about last year’s “Bad Moms.” Ryan (Regina Hall), Sasha (Queen Latifah), Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Dina […]
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan has proven to be one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema. “Memento,” the “Dark Knight” trilogy, “Inception,” and “Interstellar” are my favorites from him. His latest entry, […]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
The reasons why director Luc Besson chose to make “The Fifth Element” in 1997 over “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” are because he wasn’t ready to bring this comic […]
A Ghost Story
I didn’t think “A Ghost Story” was all that special, but there are a few elements that makes the movie great looking. More than anything else in the movie, I admired the […]
War for the Planet of the Apes
It’s kind of funny how in the same day, I met the “War for the Planet of the Apes” cast (Andy Serkis, Steve Zahn, and Amiah Miller) and director (Matt Reeves) at […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
There’s a lot happening in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” which takes place many years after the events in “Rise.” Caesar (Andy Serkis covered in CGI) has started not only […]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Every once in a while a reboot can surprise you. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the reboot of the 1968 classic, is an amazing example. I feel like altering my […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Tobey Maguire movies (mostly “Spider-Man 2”) have been entertaining; most people complained that Andrew Garfield was too old to play Peter Parker; and most recently, we have Tom Holland, a 21-year-old […]
Despicable Me 3
“Despicable Me 3” doesn’t live up to the full potential of the last two animated hits, because of how the filmmakers cram some extra subplots in there, and how some come and […]
