‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ Review
The film version of the second half of Suzanne Collins’ final “Hunger Games” book tidies up all the loose ends engendered by Part I as the 13 districts of the
Read MoreThe film version of the second half of Suzanne Collins’ final “Hunger Games” book tidies up all the loose ends engendered by Part I as the 13 districts of the
Read More“Daddy’s Home” is a by-the-book comedy about mild-mannered radio executive Brad (Will Ferrell) and his trials and tribulations as he tries to become the best step dad possible to his
Read MoreThis adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s (“The Talented Mr. Ripley,” “Strangers on a Train”) seminal novel “The Price of Salt” follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in
Read MoreIt’s been seven years since the housing market bubble burst and the world was pushed into a major economic recession. How did it happen? Greedy and corrupt Wall Street investors
Read MoreWhen it comes to clicking together in comedy routines, it’s undeniable that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler can make magic — but not in this film. The pair play the
Read MoreAlicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne give tour-de-force performances in this quietly enthralling love story inspired by the lives of married artists Einar and Gerda Wegener. Set in 1920s Copenhagen and
Read MoreUpholding the grand cinema tradition of films about hard-working journalists who expose corruption and malfeasance (“All the President’s Men” comes to mind immediately) is director Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight,” a superbly
Read More“Steve Jobs” is an interesting if not in-depth look at Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and one of the chief architects of the digital age. The film — almost
Read MoreThe Hollywood Blacklist — the persecution of Hollywood screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other entertainment professionals for their political beliefs — destroyed careers and families for more than a decade,
Read More“99 Homes” is the grueling down-to-earth flip side of “The Big Short,” an indie film that looks at the 2008 economic melt down from the bottom up. In sunny Orlando,
Read More“Spectre” is the 24th “official” James Bond/007 big-screen adventure (not including the 1967 “Casino Royale” and the 1983 “Never Say Never Again”) and — despite the naysayers — it continues
Read MoreBeautifully photographed if ultimately empty thriller about an idealistic FBI agent (Emily Blunt), who is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating
Read More“American Ultra” is an incredible waste of talent, squandering Kristen Stweart and John Leguizamo in a weak-kneed stoner version of the Jason Bourne series. Small-town nerd Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg
Read MoreDirector Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” isn’t really “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” It’s actually a feature film prequel to the very popular — and hip for its time —
Read MoreIn 1968 liberal pundit and novelist Gore Vidal and conservative commentator/publisher William F. Buckley Jr. were at the peak of their powers. Both were outspoken, egotistical and strongly opinionated —
Read More“The End of the Tour” is an enjoyable and enlightening talkfest that tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (played here by
Read MoreMainstream critics — and audiences — went gaga over “Inside Out,” an animated adventure that cleverly takes place in the brain of a young girl to show the pain and
Read MoreGood filmmaking, like all good storytelling, revolves around a set of themes as old as time: Among them the loss of innocence, revenge, triumph over adversity, love conquers all, good
Read More“Tomorrowland” is a big, bold clunker of a film that squanders a potentially good story by concentrating on a lot of silly exposition and explanations and stealing visual memes
Read MoreThe Big One finally hits California in “San Andreas” and there’s only one hero who can save the day: Dwayne Johnson. Johnson plays an LAFD rescue helicopter pilot who’s
Read MoreIt’s been three years since 2012’s early Fall sleeper hit “Pitch Perfect” stormed the boxoffice barricades, starting out with a sleepy $5 million in its first weekend and then
Read MoreBehind the laid back 1960s surfin’ and “fun fun fun” image of The Beach Boys — sometimes posited as the American rivals to The Beatles — was the genius
Read MoreWhat can you say about the last installment in the gigantic “Fast and Furious” franchise? Returning to what they know best — fast cars — the crew battle two
Read MoreThis romantic melodrama opened on the cusp of the May summer releases and was soon buried by “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Pitch Perfect 2,”
Read MoreThirty-four years after ex-Aussie cop Max Rockatansky wandered into the Wasteland at the end of “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior,” the iconic hero returns to the big screen
Read More“What We Do in the Shadows” is definitely the sleeper hit of the year, crossing over from horror cultists to mainstream moviegoers. The wacky film — imagine, if you will,
Read MoreWritten and directed by Alex Garland (writer of Danny Boyle’s “Sunshine” and “28 days Later” as well as the screenplay for “Never Let Me Go”), this thinking-person’s sci-fi film
Read MoreWritten and directed by David Robert Mitchell, this waking nightmare of a film lovingly and slowly builds into a creepfest of major proportions; it follows 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe),
Read MoreIn “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,” brothers Nathan and David Zellner have created a film that can only be called surreal naturalism — a film in which a skewed reality
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