How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Will Make Grown Men Cry
I was late to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, having seen the first […]
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Never Look Away Should Be Nominated for Most Pretentious Foreign Film Award
Never Look Away is pretentious with a capital Gimme A Break. It makes sense, then, […]
Alita: Battle Angel Is Another Sci-Fi Mess Clogging up our Movie Theaters
Nearly 20 years ago James Cameron announced his intentions to adapt Battle Angel Alita, the […]
What Oscars Got Wrong and Right with 2019 Nominations
The 2018 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday, January 22, and, as usual, my reactions […]
Only Surprise in New M. Night Shyamalan Film – Glass – Is It Stinks
Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan built his career with a solid set of patient, slightly off […]
Miami Should Feel Honored to Get to See New Order
New Order, the seminal, new wave synth-rockers are returning to Miami for a concert this […]
A Contrarian View on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Editor’s Note: Spider-man:Into the Spider-Verse is one of the best reviewed movies of the year outside of […]
Vice Does a Halfway Decent Job Showing Why Cheney’s Nickname Is Dick
Who is Dick Cheney? It’s a simple question with a seemingly simple answer. He was […]
Mary Poppins Returns Sure Ain’t Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
As the title implies, Mary Poppins Returns is a sequel. It is so slavish to […]
Roma is one of the Best Movies of 2018
Roma opens with a long, serene shot of a tile floor. As the credits play […]
Creed II Is a Middleweight of a Movie
For many people, Rocky is their Star Wars, a movie that captured their hearts growing […]
Melissa McCarthy Gets Seriously Serious in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When successful actors known predominantly for comedy decide to do drama, a natural curiosity is […]
Bah Humbug to The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
From the moment The Nutcracker and the Four Realms faded in, I became restless. When […]
Death Cab for Cutie at Fillmore Miami Beach Concert Review
I have a manic relationship with my favorite bands. When I went to see Death […]
Is Venom the Worst Movie of 2018?
I went to dinner before seeing Venom. It was a crummy meal. Even the beer was […]
First Man Will Take You to the Moon
First Man seems familiar at first glance. A biography of Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first […]
John Carpenter Films Screen at Fort Lauderdale’s Savor Cinema
When you hear the name John Carpenter, what comes to mind? Horror, probably. Carpenter’s movies […]
A Star Is Born Almost Made Us Go Gaga. Almost!
A Star Is Born. The words fade in slowly, quietly, filling the screen with a […]
With A Kiss I Die: Bite Into A Lesbian Vampire Romance by Local Filmmaker Ronnie Khalil
Full disclosure: I’ve known Ronnie Khalil, writer and director of With a Kiss I Die, […]
The Meg: Dinosaur Shark, Convoluted Plot, A Family Friendly Monster Movie. Huh? (Review)
“The Meg” is a movie at odds with itself. It wants to be a self-aware, […]