Article Category: Movies & Streaming

‘Mortal Kombat’ Review: Film based on video game takes itself too seriously

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 28, 2021.

When the first Mortal Kombat movie came out in the late summer of 1995, it was amid a string of early attempts like Double Dragon and Street Fighter...

Looking ahead at this weekend’s Oscars

Written by Greg W. Locke on April 21, 2021.

Here we finally are, better late than never, The COVID-Era Oscars. This coming Sunday, April 25, the 93rd annual Academy Awards will air worldwide following...

‘Stowaway’ Review: Overacted, underdirected sci-fi tale a snoozer

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 21, 2021.

In Ridley Scott’s The Martian, Matt Damon plays a brilliant astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. With the aid of a robust sense of humor and scientific...

Tragedies are the most human of stories

Written by Greg W. Locke on April 14, 2021.

This past weekend I saw Our Friend, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film adaptation of Matthew Teague’s beloved Atlantic essay, “The Friend.” I was blown...

‘Voyagers’ Review: Unconvincing acting mars intriguing sci-fi concept

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 14, 2021.

Making an unceremonious journey to theaters this weekend, the new sci-fi thriller Voyagers opens with an ominous title card about how the Earth is finally...

Let’s hear it for big, dumb blockbusters

Written by Greg W. Locke on April 7, 2021.

Welp, it’s happening. People are slowly starting to go to the movies again. This past weekend came in at $44 million. And no, that doesn’t sound like...

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Monster mashup bloated with way too much filler

Written by Brent Leuthold on April 7, 2021.

Starting in 2014 with a boots-on-the-ground reboot of Godzilla, Legendary’s MonsterVerse now culminates with Godzilla vs. Kong, an intermittently fun...

Counting down favorite films about music

Written by Greg W. Locke on March 31, 2021.

A friend recently suggested that I write a column about my favorite music films. Not music documentaries, not musicals, not concert films, but scripted...

‘Nobody’ Review: Odenkirk delivers the goods in violent action flick

Written by Brent Leuthold on March 31, 2021.

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk goes from Mr. Chips to Scarface in Nobody, a cheeky shoot ’em up that cleverly reconfigures its...

Oscar nominations are surprisingly good

Written by Greg W. Locke on March 24, 2021.

The Oscar nominations for the 2020 film cycle are here and, unbelievably, they’re very good. Maybe even the highest quality set of nominations we’ve...