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Friday, Mar. 31, 2023
Review: Director Jeremy Garelick's "Murder Mystery 2"
You would have a hard time defending the limp plotting, the bland action-adventure set pieces or the Agatha Christie-light whodunit twists of the first "Murder Mystery." And, yet, it was kind of good. "Murder Mystery," one of Netflix's most-streamed films, was chock full of exotic settings and...
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023
Review: Director Raine Allen-Miller's "Rye Lane"
Yas and Dom meet-cute in the best possible way in the new rom-com "Rye Lane." They're paired up at a karaoke bar by chance and simply slay, leaving the crowd demanding more and chanting their names. The new couple recognize "an immediate, deep animal attraction." No, not really. That's just the...
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023
Review: Writer-Director A.V. Rockwell's "A Thousand and One"
There is a dread that hovers over " A Thousand and One," writer-director A.V. Rockwell's remarkably vivid and tender debut feature about a mother and son in New York in the 1990s. The film does not play out like a mystery or a thriller — it's about the mundanities and trials of life with a kid in a...
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
Review: "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"
"You're not a lot of fun, are you," notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk (Regé-Jean Page) in the new "Dungeons & Dragons" film, making two jokes at once. The first is that Xenk, a paladin (or holy knight) in "D&D" lingo, is everything BUT fun — gorgeous, noble,...
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023
Review: Director Stephen Frears' "The Lost King"
Richard III didn't need a horse for his kingdom. He just needed Philippa Langley. Langley, a single mother and amateur historian living in Edinburgh, Scotland, became increasingly obsessed with the late English monarch, long portrayed as one of the great villains of history. In the supposedly...
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023
Review: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "Tori and Lokita"
It's one of the great ironies of cinema that many — not all, but many — of the most seemingly arthouse filmmakers make some of the most approachable films. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are imposing names in cinema. The Belgian brothers have twice won the Palme d'Or. But you would be hard pressed to...
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023
Review: Director Zach Braff's "A Good Person"
All filmmakers should be so lucky to have Florence Pugh in their movies. She so consistently delivers the best version of whatever she's handed — whether good, mediocre or downright preposterous — that you may even start to wonder if the quality of the film around her really matters in the end. It...
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023
Review: Director Chad Stahelski's "John Wick: Chapter 4"
A trip to Paris should be on everyone's bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else's bucket? The un-retired assassin does indeed dive into the City of Lights in the inventive and thrilling "...
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023
Review: Tomlin, Fonda Anchor Director Weitz's Darkly Comedic "Moving On"
The on-screen pairing of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is not exactly a novelty at the moment. Seven seasons of "Grace and Frankie" and the movie "80 for Brady" has, perhaps, spoiled us a little lately. And, unfortunately, second-act movies with Hollywood legends have a very hit or miss track record (...
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023
Review: Director Morgan Neville's "Bono & The Edge"
David Letterman joins Bono and The Edge in a new streaming documentary about U2 and one obvious question soon jumps out: What exactly is David Letterman doing here? The droll, bushy-bearded American comedian is an odd choice to be master of ceremonies for this Disney+ project, unbalancing...