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Coyote v Tax Cheats
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, August 28 A dazzling mix of meta humor and prescient social commentary that has both its heart and head in the right…

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Dodges Hollywood’s Tax Assassination Attempts and Arrives Triumphant
Greek Fire
Posted 2 months ago

[Rating: Rock Fist Way Up] In Theaters Now Christopher Nolan has done more than just make his best movie with The Odyssey, he has created the best surviving adaptation of…

‘The Odyssey’ Is Nolan’s (And Cinema’s) Masterpiece
Sex Pass Masterclass
Posted 2 months ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, July 10 A broad comedy farce with tongue planted firmly in cheek, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (GDCSP) never takes…

Pull Up a Cuck Chair for ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
Necessarily Necessary
Posted 3 months ago

Woody, Buzz and Jessie reunite to save their kid from the dangers of technology.

Disappointment Day
Posted 3 months ago

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] In Theaters Friday, June 9 “Boy, Curt, this is the thing all sports fans in all areas hate to see. A great one playing his…

Disappointment Day: Spielberg’s Latest Is a Painful Slog Brimming With Lazy Writing, Bad Acting, And Lousy CGI
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Uncomfortable ‘Hoard’ Expertly Explores the Dance Between Childhood Love and Trauma

by Warren Cantrell September 5, 2024 Print Reviews

A story about the childhood wounds that never completely heal and the triggers that threaten their reopening, ‘Hoard’ is a sometimes too-long movie that packs a helluva punch.

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Gordon-Levitt Anchors Outstanding Dark Comedy ‘Greedy People’

by Warren Cantrell August 23, 2024 Print Reviews

‘Greedy People’ is plot-focused yet character-driven, imbuing it with Hitchcockian vibes that serve it well.

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‘Alien: Romulus’ Is Positively (Chest) Bursting With Thrills and Gore

by Warren Cantrell August 15, 2024 Print Reviews

‘Alien: Romulus’ moves well, keeps the audience guessing, and is a timely, fun entry in a franchise desperately in need of new blood.

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Heavy on Cameos + Callbacks, Short on Story

by Warren Cantrell July 29, 2024 Print Reviews

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is kinda fun for a little while, but is little more than a bunch of short bursts of sugary flavor that never come together in a meaningful way.

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Scuba-Shark Thriller ‘The Last Breath’ Is Short On More Than Just Air

by Warren Cantrell July 25, 2024 Print Reviews

‘The Last Breath’ has the look and feel of a proper suspense thriller without the soul of one.

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Costner Puts It All On the Line for ‘Horizon’…And It Kinda Rules

by Warren Cantrell July 2, 2024 Print Reviews

‘Horizon Chapter 1’ is the product of a singular, confident vision that knows what it wants to be and pursues that end with a devil-may-care attitude.

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‘Janet Planet’ Has a Difficult Orbit

by Warren Cantrell June 28, 2024 Print Reviews

[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, June 28 A slow, often tedious film that rewards a viewer’s patience and resolve, Janet Planet will likely pass through the sieve of the masses like so many life-changing moments lost to a pre-teen’s perspective. An emotional two-hander about a daughter and mother navigating a turbulent and […]

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Death Has Never Been More Interesting Than as a Talking Parrot in ‘Tuesday’

by Warren Cantrell June 11, 2024 Print Reviews

‘Tuesday’ considers what it means to die from every angle, pondering it from the perspective of the patient, the aggrieved, and even Death itself.

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“Atlas” in Search of New Actors

by Christian Ramos May 30, 2024 Print Reviews

Jennifer Lopez fights A.I. in this Netflix big-budget sci-fi flick.

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Father and Son Bonding in “Ezra”

by Christian Ramos May 30, 2024 Print Reviews

Father and son bonding with a possible kidnapping!?

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Fat Cat with a Lazy Plot: ‘The Garfield Movie’

by Christian Ramos May 30, 2024 Print Reviews

The lovable orange cat is on the loose. The movie is … just fine.

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Oh, What Lovely Day: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Lives Up to Its Pedigree

by Warren Cantrell May 28, 2024 Print Reviews

A breathless action-opera coursing with pathos and humanity that always shows and never tells, ‘Furiosa’ is everything ‘Fury Road’ fans could hope for.

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God Only Knows What ‘The Beach Boys’ Could Have Been

by Warren Cantrell May 23, 2024 Print Reviews

‘The Beach Boys’ unfolds with the ease and faux complexity of an archived episode of VH1’s Behind the Music, with little more depth and even less insight.

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