Recap: White House Plumbers (S1, Ep2) — Hunt and Liddy Move Up in the World, but Second Episode Feels Stagnant
Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed. Though the White House Plumbers‘ premiere was flawed, I found it to be a…
Recap: White House Plumbers (S1, Ep1) — Series Premiere Introduces the Idiots Behind Infamous Political Burglary
The thing about governments that’s easy to forget is that they’re made up of people. It’s possible to think of…
Review: Champions Gives Woody Harrelson (and Filmmaker Bobby Farrelly) a Predictable, if Well-Acted Redemption Story
From Bobby Farrelly (Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber), the co-filmmaker of massive comedies that weren’t always sensitive…
Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Makes Silly Work of Tom Hardy’s Marvel Super-Villain
The best thing I can say about this sequel to 2018’s super-villain movie Venom is that Venom: Let There Be…
Review: World War II Battle on a Cinematic Scale in Midway
One thing you can always count on from the films of director Roland Emmerich is scale. Sure, there will also…
Interview: Ed Skrein and Luke Kleintank on the Weight—and Honor—of Portraying War Heroes in Midway
Just in time for Veteran’s Day next week is Midway, the latest action-heavy historical work from director Roland Emmerich (Independence…
Review: Zombieland Sequel Reunites Original Cast, Finds Laughs Along the Way
I’m not a big fan of the lazy question “Who asked for this sequel?” If the sequel in question is,…
Review: The Highwaymen Is Perfectly OK for a Movie Night In
In an alternate version of the current cinematic landscape, one where a film’s best chance at finding an audience is…
Review: Two Journalists Pursue Truth Against the Odds in Rob Reiner’s Shock & Awe
It’s safe to say that after 20-plus years of subpar filmmaking, it would have been easy to write off director…
Film Review: The Edge of Seventeen, Effortlessly Smart
If I ever have the pleasure of meeting or speaking with writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig, I’m going to thank her…
