Film Review: The Ensemble in “TAG” Makes for Smart Summer Fare
The ensemble comedy has become all too rare in the movie world. The more characters that there are in a story, the harder it is for such numbers to register and earn laughs. Thus, most comedies tend to be star vehicles focusing on one or two comic players. Some that have attempted to create a […]
“Incredibles 2” is a Sequel That Lives Up to Its Name
Of all the Pixar or Disney animated films released in the last 20 years, “The Incredibles” was easily the one that lent itself best to a franchise. After all, comic book heroes tend to have extendable stories. Still, the 2004 Oscar-winning classic about a family of superheroes didn’t get around to releasing a sequel until […]
“Ocean’s 8” Bungles the Caper, Characters, and Cleverness
The problem with the reboot of “Ghostbusters” wasn’t that the four leads were women, but rather that the film script wasn’t particularly clever. The same thing plagues “Ocean’s 8”, the new addition to the Ocean’s franchise. The fault lies not in its all-female gallery of thieves, but in its ho-hum script. It was an inspired […]
“Hereditary” is Unsettling Horror That Struggles to Settle on an Ending
Your enjoyment of “Hereditary” may depend on how many horror movies you’ve seen. If you haven’t seen a lot, most of it will shock the ever-loving bejesus out of you. If you have seen quite a few, you might get a kick out of counting all the bits that you’ve seen in other films from […]
Shailene Woodley Anchors the Taut and Compelling “Adrift”
There’s nothing particularly new about a “man versus sea” tale, but having a female protagonist enables the new film “Adrift” to immediately stand out. A number of other qualities give the movie adventure distinction as well. For starters, it’s a true story, based on Tami Oldham’s incredible 2002 biography Red Sky in Mourning: A True […]
