Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has said in interviews that he pitched “Kong: Skull Island” to Warner Bros. as “King Kong” meets “Apocalypse Now.” Working with an 84-year-o...
If anyone didn’t already know how hard it was to be a woman on the American frontier, Dutch director Martin Koolhoven bludgeons the point home in the often gruelingly ef...
Forget Batman vs. Superman or Captain America vs. Iron Man. In James Mangold’s moving tribute to X-Men’s Wolverine, “Logan,” it’s all Logan vs. Logan. He strips away the...
The wedding-themed romantic comedy “Table 19” is like that beautifully wrapped gift you’ve had your eye on since the reception. But then, when you open it, you realize i...
Genre films — horror, comedy, fantasy, Westerns — have always been great vessels for social commentary.
The pleasures of genre conventions allow such messaging to go dow...
In real estate, location is the key. With the release of movies, timing is a major factor.
“Rock Dog,” an animated tale of a Tibetan Mastiff, Bodi, (Luke Wilson) who wan...
In “Fist Fight,” a rowdy, vulgar, surprisingly bloody action-comedy, human punching bags Charlie Day and Ice Cube are knocked across the screen by assorted wallops, fire...
Before you buy a ticket to see “John Wick: Chapter 2 ,” the improbably fun sequel to the implausibly good “John Wick,” you might want to ask yourself how much tolerance ...
In the spring of 2016, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” darkened the doorway of nearly every multiplex across America. Almost exactly a year later comes the animated...
Tragically unfunny, “The Comedian” reminds us that not even great actors can knock one out of the park every time.
Despite a talent pool of A-list players accomplished i...
