Review: A Family’s Reunion Turns Terrifying in Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
One of the things you should know going into Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is that it’s not really a mummy movie at all. It’s certainly not anything like the 1932 […]
Review: After 30 Years, Tom Cruise Still Brings the Action, Emotion and Adventure in Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise has been playing Ethan Hunt for 30 years; let that sink in. Sure, he’s taken on close to 20 non-Mission: Impossible roles since the first film in 1996, […]
Review: Tom Cruise Returns with More Action, Heart and Humor in Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One
In the two weeks leading up to my screening of Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One, I did something I rarely do leading up to seeing a sequel of a long-running […]
Review: Top Gun: Maverick Features Impressive Flight Scenes But More Nostalgia Than Novelty
I recently had a wise person tell me that nostalgia is for those who are afraid to face the present, and I tend to agree with that. By that token, […]
Interview: Settlers‘ Sofia Boutella on Imagining Life on Mars, the Choreography of Fight Scenes and What Madonna Taught Her
Algerian-born actress Sofia Boutella has had many occupations in her nearly 20-year career. After years of training in nearly every style of dance, her big break came when she was […]
Dispatch: Weekday Screening Options at Virtual Chicago International Film Festival
In between weekends at the drive-in, the 56th Chicago International Film Festival rolls on with dozens of films screening online and live-stream virtual Q&As several times a day. This week, […]
Interview: Andrea Riseborough on Connection Through Brutal Annihilation, Working with Auteur Directors and Possessor‘s Psychological Anxieties
In recent years, British actress Andrea Riseborough has been absolutely dominating the world of genre filmmaking, while also making a real name for herself in more mainstream works. Stateside, she […]
Review: Fallout Is a Genuinely Great Addition to the Mission Impossible Series
Tom Cruise is 56 years old, and I choose to believe he could keep making Mission: Impossible movies for the rest of his life. (Or Jack Reacher films or maybe […]
Film Review: The Mummy Stumbles Before A Dark Universe of Expectations
Wait, are you telling me I re-watched Dracula Untold for nothing? I have a vague recollection of Universal attempting to reboot its ample stable of monster characters into a shared […]
Film Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Entirely Devoid of Originality
I’ll be honest, I don’t have much to say about the second Jack Reacher movie, because it didn’t say much to me. Considering how I really enjoyed the way the […]