Review: Kenneth Branagh Returns To Agatha Christie, In Front of and Behind the Camera, for A Haunting in Venice
Based loosely on the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party and once again adapted by Michael Green, A Haunting in Venice…
Review: Gal Gadot Sheds Her Superhero Armor for Action Pic Heart of Stone
Gal Gadot has absolutely proven she can play Wonder Woman across multiple films (including cameos in two other DC films…
Review: Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh Makes His Best, Most Personal Film Yet in Belfast
If nothing else, Kenneth Branagh is a productive filmmaker. Of the 20-odd films he’s directed (many of which he’s also…
Review: Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar Is a Ridiculous—and Ridiculously Funny—Trip
As I giggled my way through Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, the Bridesmaids follow-up by co-writers Annie Mumolo…
Review: An Irish Romantic Comedy, Wild Mountain Thyme Brings Heart and Affection to its Unusual Characters
If you have trouble figuring out the century in which Wild Mountain Thyme takes place, I don’t think you’ll be…
Review: Uneven Sci-Fi Thriller Synchronic Earns Points for Originality
A slick if slight thriller, Synchronic earns points for originality with its pill-based time-traveling plot and for a strong central performance…
Review: Endings, Beginnings Wraps Predictable, Frustrating Drama in Poor Decisions
Perspective is everything, sometimes. When I read a description of the beginning of the new film Endings, Beginnings, from director/co-writer…
Review: Catchy Songs and Eye-Popping Animation Return for Trolls World Tour
It’s difficult to believe that it has been four years since the original Trolls movie was released and turned into…
Review: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman on Making A Private War, Casting Rosamund Pike and An Emotional Set
Although it’s not director Matthew Heineman’s first time chronicling people in war-torn regions of the world, A Private War does…
Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker, Stupid and Loathsome
It’s true what they say: familiarity breeds contempt. And the more I get to know the characters in the Fifty…
