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: “A Wrinkle in Time”

2.5 out of 5 stars. Minor spoilers ahead for those unfamiliar with the story. I first read Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel “A Wrinkle in Time” when I was in elementary school. I remember not being especially thrilled by it, but decided last year, in anticipation of Disney and Ava DuVernay’s film adaptation, it was time […]

Review: “The Shape of Water”

5 out of 5 stars. If you love movies and don’t love “The Shape of Water,” then I really don’t know what to tell you. Writer (along with Vanessa Taylor) and director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film is the type of gorgeous adult fairy tale he’s known for, imbued with an extra dose of love […]

Review: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”

4 out of 5 stars. 2016 is shaping up the be the year of Harry Potter: five years after the last movie came out (and almost ten since the last book), we’ve gotten not only a play and published script of an all new story following those characters, but a new spinoff film as well. […]

Review: “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is exactly the sort of grotesque and bizarre story that is right up Tim Burton’s ally. So it’s beyond appropriate that he signed on to direct the adaptation of Ransom Riggs’ novel; and thanks to a host of intriguing characters and stunning visual effects, it is one of his […]