Review: Parody Songs and Plenty of Heart, Laughs (and Cameos) in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
It should come as a surprise to no one that when approaching his own biopic, song-parody performer “Weird” Al Yankovic…
Review: Nostalgia, Ambition and Outer Space Loom Large in Richard Linklater’s Endearing Apollo 10½
Using the same animation style (and lead animator Tommy Pallotta) he used in Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, writer/director…
Review: A Familiar Cast—And a Few New Faces—Play the Same Game in Jumanji: The Next Level
I went into the last Jumanji film, Welcome to the Jungle, with such neutral expectations that I was pleasantly surprised…
Review: Goosebumps 2 Is About as Good as Year-Old Halloween Candy
For the second time in recent weeks, Jack Black is trying on a kids-sized horror movie, and both times, he’s…
Review: A Few Scares, a Few Fart Jokes Make for an Uneven House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls is a very bad title for a movie. The unfortunate tagline—”This house knows…
Review: Joaquin Phoenix Carries a Moving, if Stilted, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
When Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the latest from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die…
Film Review: Jumanji: Welcome To the Jungle Coasts on Youthful Spirit and Humor
It’s been more than 20 years since a group of kids unleashed the characters and creatures from an adventure board…
