If you’re in the thirty to fifty range, and spent?any?time in an arcade, you know that you could choose to spend a quarter to play as George (gorilla), Ralph (wolf), or Lizzie (Godzilla-like lizard). Now, as The Rock explores his various nostalgic takes (Rampage?=?Jurassic World, Skyscraper=Die Hard, Jumanji=… Jumanji?), we get a Midway game brought…
I don’t do horror. Don’t like it, can’t stand it, don’t want to watch it. But I had to see?A Quiet Place. So I waited until I could watch it on my own screen, with all the lights on, in the safety of my otherwise normally loud home. And then I listened to the quiet….
Parenting is a complete panorama of emotions and experiences. Some are delightful, like your child’s first step or the beauty of the way your child’s mind creates, cares, and collaborates; others are more problematic, like the first time they are hurt, the first time they hurt someone else, and the first time they reject you….
After turns in?Prison Break?and?Hart of Dixie, Cress Williams turned in the leading role as high school principal Jefferson Pierce, who hung up the Black Lightning costume but finds himself drawn back in to defend his community. When he puts on the suit again, he becomes an inspiration to those around him, not least his own…
Solo: A Star Wars Story?is the eighth movie named?Solo?since 1969, but that doesn’t make it a bad movie. It has a 71% rating on RottenTomatoes but that doesn’t make it a slightly-above-average movie. It was first directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and finished by legend Ron Howard, but that doesn’t make it a…
Pacific Rim: Uprising?lies heavily upon the shoulders of John Boyega, riding his star power from?The Force Awakens?and?The Last Jedi?to take over where Idris Elba left off in the original. This has the splashy looks and action-packed fight scenes, thanks to first-time director Steven S. DeKnight, who has levied his Starz Spartacus series into a feature-length…
Tomb Raider may end up best being known for Geneva Robertson-Dworet’s film before?Captain Marvel, Silver & Black?(the Spider-man universe), and?Gotham City Sirens?(the Batman universe). That’s not to say that the film isn’t entertaining – or that Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl)?isn’t every bit the action star. But somehow, this one doesn’t level up…
Gringo is a black comedy – a dark exploration of the baser instincts of human nature mixed with a wry, ironic take on what it all means through a laser sharp lens of humor. Apparently, I am one of the approximately 43% of people (per Rotten Tomatoes) who appreciates the perspective. If you’re seeking a…
I am an unabashed fan of?Gnomeo & Juliet, a more-than-trifling adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play about star-crossed human lovers. So it was with great anticipation that our family made a date to sit down and watch the sequel, starring a Johnny Depp-voiced version of Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, the sequel is more?X-2?or Ghostbusters 2?than?Aliens?or?Empire Strikes Back….
Annihilation?is a strange, head-scratching film for those longing for another?Arrival?or?Sunshine. Alex Garland (who actually wrote?Sunshine) adapted the first of Jeff VanDermeer’s novels into the film starring Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Gina Rodriguez. Investigating a mysterious asteroid’s impact on the Florida Coast, Portman’s cellular bio professor/ex-Army soldier Lena serves as our guide…
