Rough Night is fun enough but ultimately makes very little sense
‘Rough Night’ shines sporadically and occasionally quite hilariously in this uneven comedy… continue reading
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Past Life goes for high complexity in a mature Israeli drama
‘Past Life’ shows some of the depth possible after decades of artistic maturity with a tale based on a real story just as complicated… continue reading
Ice Cube and Charlie Day have a Fist Fight on Blu-ray
The raunchy comedy delivers a few laughs but little extra on home video… continue reading
Megan Leavey is a fine, purely paint the numbers war hero movie
‘Megan Leavey’ feels completely average in the realm of true story war movies… continue reading
Baywatch is decently funny and completely forgettable
‘Baywatch’ has plenty of laughs, but it’s also as flimsy as a badly made sandcastle… continue reading
This is Not What I Expected is a charming take on a Chinese rom-com
Food leads to love in ‘This is Not What I Expected’… continue reading
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a clichéd mix of drama, action and magic
‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ feels like Guy Ritchie forgot he was directing it halfway through… continue reading
Ridley Scott begins building a bridge with Alien: Covenant
The new film works hard to connect ‘Prometheus’ and the original ‘Alien’… continue reading
Snatched fails to grab your funny bone
Schumer and Hawn try (too) hard to make us laugh… continue reading
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea is one of the oddest movies I’ve ever seen
‘My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea’ is a very clever, if superbly weird animated movie… continue reading
A new franchise is a Go-Go for Saban’s Power Rangers!
A throwback from the 90s with a modern reboot… continue reading
Donald Cried is an introspective indie from a new aspiring auteur
‘Donald Cried’ began as a short film, and perhaps that was the ideal form for this concept and characters… continue reading
Table 19 has a few laughs but falls prey to the melodramatic mumblecore cliches
‘Table 19’ is better as a comedy than a drama, but it keeps forgetting what it wants… continue reading
Matt Damon saves the world from monsters in The Great Wall
A mix of fact, fantasy and action doesn’t quite add up… continue reading
Paterson pulses with indie spirit
‘Paterson’ is a classic indie slice of life, with a few hints of absurdity and tragedy hidden beneath the surface… continue reading