Will Murphy outgrow his 1980s heyday?
In the 1980s, the release of a new Eddie Murphy movie was an event. Aside from Michael Jackson, Murphy was, for a period of time, the most famous person...
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‘The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run‘ Review: Fun is all dried up in unnecessary sequel
Coinciding with the launch of yet another streaming service, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run arrives this Thursday on the newly rebranded Paramount+...
Roundup of a very weird Golden Globes
The Golden Globes-during-a-pandemic experiment is history and boy howdy was it a weird watch.
I’ve read that production crews were sent to assist all...
‘Minari‘ Review: Film is a thoughtful, touching family drama
Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari is about as heartfelt and pure as movies get. Adapting his childhood experiences growing up in mid-1980s rural Arkansas, Chung...
The biggest snubs of the Golden Globes
Well, it’s actually happening. The Golden Globes are this Sunday, February 28. The show, which will air on NBC at 8 p.m., will be remotely hosted by...
‘Nomadland‘ Review: Captivating film on transience, trauma
In her elegiac and emotionally captivating new movie Nomadland, director Chloé Zhao opens with a curious title card about a small city in Nevada named...
Don’t miss these ten favorite biopics
This past weekend I ventured out to the theater to see Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah. There were seven people in the theater and all of us...
‘Little Fish‘ Review: A profound but melancholic love story
Meeting at the intersection of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Contagion, the new sci-fi romance Little Fish is a quietly devastating and...
Previewing the 2020 Golden Globes
Like most folks, I’m much more a fan of the Oscars than I am the Golden Globes. But those two programs are the alphas of the awards show season, whether...
‘Malcom & Marie‘ Review: Bruising conflict center of hollow film
As the coronavirus continues to affect all manners of public and private life, we’re beginning to see its effect on the creative process for artists,...