Review: “Widows”

2.5 out of 5 stars. “Widows” is a film that has everything going for it. It’s directed by Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) with a screenplay co-written by McQueen and “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn. It has a stellar ensemble cast, including the likes of Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Daniel Kaluuya, Michelle Rodriguez, and […]

Review: “Ralph Breaks The Internet”

3 out of 5 stars. The current state of technology and the internet—especially how so many people live their lives online through social media—is endless fodder for satire. The sequel to Disney’s 2012 animated hit “Wreck-It Ralph” trades in the video game nostalgia of its predecessor for a look at the internet as it is […]

Review: “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”

2 out of 5 stars. “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” looks and feels like it has all the hallmarks of a good spy thriller. But while it draws heavily on those elements, including cool tech, high speed chases, shoot-outs, and a clever heroine, it falls to make a human connection between its characters and, in […]

Review: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”

1.5 out of 5 stars. Less than an hour into “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” I took a second to count how many different storylines the film was dividing time between. At that point I came up with five, with at least another one or two popping up later in the movie. The fragmented […]

Review: “If Beale Street Could Talk”

4.5 out of 5 stars. With his 2016 film “Moonlight,” writer and director Barry Jenkins infused a modern love story with a sense of intimacy so intense that it seems to have become a part of his directorial style. His new film “If Beale Street Could Talk,” his first movie since that Best Picture Oscar […]

Review: “The Grinch” (2018)

3.5 out of 5 stars. “The Grinch” is a holiday tradition for many, whether it’s watching the classic animated television special, the 2000 live-action adaptation starring Jim Carrey, or reading the original story by Dr. Seuss. Now, Illumination Entertainment puts their spin on a 3D animated version of the Christmas classic, directed by Yarrow Cheney […]

Review: “Boy Erased”

4 out of 5 stars. To many of you reading this, something like gay conversion therapy is completely unfathomable. But to others, who view homosexuality as a choice, or a sickness, it is a very viable option. It’s those others who are at the center of “Boy Erased,” a drama written and directed by Joel […]

Review: “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”

2.5 out of 5 stars. When you think of “The Nutcracker,” chances are all the things related to the famous ballet come to mind: beautiful dances and costumes, Tchaikovsky’s music, and of course the main characters, a young girl named Clara and a nutcracker prince. However, only a handful of those elements are present in […]

Review: “Bohemian Rhapsody”

3 out of 5 stars. You don’t need to know much about the band Queen to know that their music defied convention; one listen to “Bohemian Rhapsody” will tell you that. It’s curious and rather disappointing then that the biopic of the band and its lead singer, Freddie Mercury, is the definition of conventional. It’s […]