Review: “The Wife”

4 out of 5 stars. In her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Drama at the Golden Globe Awards, Glenn Close stated that she believed the film she won for—“The Wife”—took so long to get made because it was called “The Wife.” But however long it took for the movie based on Meg Wolitzer’s […]

Review: “On the Basis of Sex”

3 out of 5 stars. At the age of 85, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is more of an influence and an inspiration than ever. Her advocation for gender equality and her intense debates in court have turned her into an icon, especially for young people. But “On the Basis of Sex,” a new biopic from […]

Predicting the 2019 Golden Globes

2018 may have come and gone, but the celebration of movies released last year is only just beginning. The 76th annual Golden Globe Awards take place Sunday, January 6, serving as the first major award show of the season. The Globes (the winners for which are chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) traditionally aren’t […]

Review: “The Mule”

2.5 out of 5 stars. Clint Eastwood is one of the most prolific and talented filmmakers out there, but he, like anyone else, has his fair share of hits and misses. “The Mule,” Eastwood’s latest directorial effort as well as the first film he’s acted in since 2012, lands somewhere in the middle. Based on […]

Review: “Mary Queen of Scots”

2.5 out of 5 stars In “Mary Queen of Scots,” women rule. It’s the year 1561, and Elizabeth I (played by Margot Robbie) is the Queen of England. Her first cousin Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) returns to Scotland and reclaims her throne after the death of her husband, the King of France. They both have […]

Review: “Vice”

2.5 out of 5 stars. Dick Cheney is widely considered the most powerful Vice President of all time. But he had a lengthy political career prior to becoming VP to President George W. Bush in 2000 that shaped his ideals as he rose through the ranks of Washington. But according to “Vice,” a partly biographical, […]

Review: “Aquaman”

3.5 out of 5 stars. We all know that Warner Brothers’ DC cinematic universe hasn’t been all that successful thus far, and that the vast majority of the films in the series have had both visually and thematically dark tones. So it was an interesting choice for the studio to go with Aquaman—traditionally a very […]

Review: “Bumblebee”

4 out of 5 stars. I never thought I’d willingly watch another “Transformers” movie, much less enjoy it. But that’s exactly what happened with “Bumblebee,” an attempt to reset the franchise based on the popular 80s toy line by bringing the story back to the beginning. While it has all the action and special effects […]

Review: “Roma”

5 out of 5 stars. Alfonso Cuarón has had a hand in a number of epic films over the years, from the dystopian movie “Children of Men” to the third “Harry Potter” film to his last movie, 2013’s space thriller “Gravity.” But it’s the intimate and deeply personal “Roma” that is the director’s greatest achievement […]

Review: “Mary Poppins Returns”

3.5 out of 5 stars. Walt Disney’s 1964 film “Mary Poppins” is hugely beloved and widely regarded as the studio’s greatest live-action movie. So despite the fact that author P.L. Travers wrote multiple stories about the magical nanny, it’s still a tall order for Disney to make a sequel to the classic film over 50 […]