‘Dark Phoenix‘ Review: Another X-Men movie, another joyless bore
Fox’s X-Men franchise flames out with Dark Phoenix, a formulaic and forgettable superhero entry that contributes hardly anything unique to an already...
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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters‘ Review: Joyously campy flick a stomp in right direction
After a five-year hiatus, everyone’s favorite giant lizard monster has returned in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the third and best film so far in...
Lots of competition at the box office now
Michael Dougherty’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters took the No. 1 spot at a sunny, warm weekend box office, bringing in just $49 million over the film’s...
‘Aladdin‘ Review: Remake wrings all magic out of Disney classic
Disney’s endless parade of live-action remakes based on beloved animated classics continues with Aladdin, a pointless and tedious exercise in cynical...
Aladdin grants box office wish to Disney
If you’d have told me just five years ago that Guy Ritchie, the English director behind edgy Tarantino rip-offs like Snatch, was going to direct a live-action...
‘Booksmart‘ Review: Witty, vulgar teen comedy aces the test
Actress Olivia Wilde makes her feature directorial debut with Booksmart, a joyfully vulgar and endlessly witty teen comedy that is destined to go down...
Wick shoots down Marvel for top slot
Well, look at that, a movie at the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box that isn’t about adults flying around in tights. Weird!
Last weekend’s No. 1, Chad Stahelski’s...
‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu‘ Review: Overly complicated plot spoils family film
Based on the hugely successful video game franchise, Pokémon Detective Pikachu stars Justice Smith as Tim, a young Pokémon trainer who learns that his...
Phoenix at top of favorite performances
This week, rather than go on and on about how Avengers is breaking every box office record ever, I’ll share with you a list of my 20 favorite performances...
‘High Life‘ Review: Pattinson challenges himself, and viewers
Opening at Cinema Center this weekend, the new Claire Denis film High Life stars Robert Pattinson as Monte, an astronaut who lives in an otherwise abandoned...