Scary, creepy movies are not my cup of tea but people like to be scared or grossed out, so here we go. Read more

I never heard of Neo Noir before I went to see “Reminiscence.” The classic period of film noir came in the 1940s and 1950s. Such memorable fil… Read more

At first I thought this would be just a fluff film, something light and trivial to watch, laugh at and forget. Read more

When Disney lines up at the plate and spends $200 million to make a movie with two of the most popular stars of the day it is time to look for… Read more

We love M. Night Shyamalan, even if we never did figure out how to say his name. Read more

Sequels tend to give us a degree of familiarity and comfort. We think we can safely view a film because we know and have often seen its predecessor. Read more

This might be the only time in Hollywood when the bean counters who insist on making a sequel to a successful movie take a breath and listen t… Read more

What can you expect from DreamWorks’ new movie about a little girl and a horse in “Spirit Untamed?” Read more

Robert Heinlein said about critics, “A ‘critic’ is a man who creates nothing and thereby feels qualified to judge the work of creative men. Th… Read more

Writer/director Taylor Sheridan snagged an Oscar nomination for writing the script for “Hell or High Water.” Read more

How do we get from here, Earth, to there, a distant star system? Read more

We love British director Guy Richie for his over-the-top, funny, horribly violent, and relentlessly clever movie about London gangsters. In th… Read more

“Mortal Kombat” comes with a built-in contradiction. The most accepting demographic for this movie is probably young male humans between the a… Read more

This is the first time up to the plate as a director for Greek-born Evan Spiliotopoulos. He has a long list of writing credits, including “Bea… Read more

The Sawmill Theaters releases two new movies this week. I wanted to see one of them just to see Michelle Pfeiffer at age 62. She still has her… Read more

Two of our favorite giant monsters are together again for the first time since the 1962 classic “King Kong Vs. Godzilla.” Read more

Anthony Hopkins just doesn't make bad or even mediocre movies. If we take into account the four Golden Globes nominations for “The Father” and… Read more

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Arizona alert-the movie people filmed part of “Nomadland” in Arizona. The theme of people who have homes but not houses had to include the vas… Read more

Bob Odenkirk came to my attention with his leading role in the TV series “Better Call Saul,” a spin-off of the super popular “Breaking Bad.” Read more

In this, the second plague year, when a film company has the courage and the sheer effrontery to plunk down $100 million to make a high-concep… Read more

With “Raya and the Last Dragon,” the kids will love this latest addition to the huge Disney storehouse of Princess movies. This makes No. 14 o… Read more

We continue this week with another in a series of solid, dramatic films of excellent quality, but few car chases or explosions. Read more

“The best movie of 2012,” “A thinking person’s murder mystery.” Those were just some of the favorable comments that burbled out of the popcorn… Read more

The producers risked $65 million to make this sequel to the 2013 original. In this plague year, I hope they can get a return for their investm… Read more

A guy (wildly handsome actor Richard Early) is having problems with his marriage. His wife (played by Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and ac… Read more

Hopefully, we are reaching the end of the plague-tainted movie year. Read more

“Freaky” is certainly the most entertaining dead teenager movie of 2020 and will rank high on the all-time list of this horror genre. I said m… Read more

“Hillbilly Elegy,” a superb five-sawblade movie, will surely garner Oscar nominations for Best Actress for Glen Close or Amy Adams. It should … Read more

In the plague year of 2020, we rejoice when we can see a full-blown $20-million Hollywood crime drama like “Let Him Go.” Read more

Halloween has come around again, and with it a crop of new and not so new scary films. The new horror film is “Come Play.” Read more