Movie Reviews, Old and New
1 out of 5 stars. Remember when “Batman V. Superman” came out and we all complained about how dark it was, and got excited when Warner Brothers’ next DC film, “Suicide Squad,” promised to be a lot more light-hearted and fun? Yeah, well, it’s not. And while “Batman V. Superman” did have its good parts, […]
Read More Review: “Suicide Squad”2 out of 5 stars. Almost a decade after “The Bourne Ultimatum” concluded the Bourne trilogy (we’ll just gloss over that attempt at a reboot with Jeremy Renner), Matt Damon steps back into the titular role in “Jason Bourne,” a film that gives you everything you’d expect from a Bourne movie — and that’s both its greatest […]
Read More Review: “Jason Bourne”3.5 out of 5 stars. J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek” reboot and its sequel, “Star Trek: Into Darkness” truly felt like a reimagining of the classic series, modernizing it while also containing multiple homages to the original source material. With Justin Lin taking the director’s chair for the third movie, “Star Trek Beyond,” it was […]
Read More Review: “Star Trek Beyond”3 out of 5 stars. It was months before the film was even released when Sony’s “Ghostbusters” reboot became not only the most hated movie of 2016, but one of the most hated movies of all time, its trailer generating a barrage of nasty comments and becoming one of the most disliked videos ever on […]
Read More Review: “Ghostbusters” (2016)The newest animated feature from Illumination is fast-paced fun- but nothing more.
Read More Review: “The Secret Life of Pets”It may involves high speed car chases instead of horse races, but with “Hell or High Water,” director David Mackenzie — with the help of an excellent script by Taylor Sheridan — has crafted one of the best westerns in years, and one of the best films of this year.
Read More Review: “Hell or High Water”Director David Yates tries- and sort of almost succeeds- in doing something different with the oft-filmed franchise.
Read More Review: “The Legend of Tarzan”The Disney/Spielberg Roald Dahl adaptation has trouble reaching its audience- both young and old.
Read More Review: “The BFG”Marvel’s latest is a typical origin story wrapped in an untypical (and visually astounding) world of sorcerers and other dimensions.
Read More Review: “Doctor Strange”Despite having Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks at the helm, some stories just weren’t meant for film, and “Sully” is one of them.
Read More Review: “Sully”
Katie at the Movies 