MOVIE REVIEW: MOANA
Moana is Perfect Movie Myth-Making Director: Ron Clements and John Musker Starring: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk and Jemaine Clement Studio: Walt Disney …
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BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP: MAGIC RULES THE BOX OFFICE
While Fantastic Beasts Opens Big (But Is It Big Enough?), All The Other Newcomers Are Big Failures. Is Miles Teller Done? And What Was Ang Lee Thinking? It came as …
MOVIE REVIEW: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
The Potter Verse Grows Up And Gets A Little Darker Director: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston, Collin Ferrell, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, …
BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP: HOLLYWOOD’S TRUMP BUMP?
Movie Goers Seeking An Escape Gift Hollywood Another Strong Weekend; Doctor Strange and Trolls Continue to Dominate and The Accountant Isn’t Going Anywhere It was a perfect storm for the …
MOVIE REVIEW: ARRIVAL
Arrival Is A Smart Sci-Fi Movie That’s Likely To Depress You Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stulbarg and Tzi Ma. Studio: Paramount Pictures Rated: …
BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP: DOCTOR STRANGE AND TROLLS RESCUE THE BOX OFFICE
Newcomers Doctor Strange and Trolls Inject Much Needed Life Into North America’s Box Office, The Accountant Continues to Impress While Inferno Continues to Bomb Outside of a few surprises (Sully, …
MOVIE REVIEW: DOCTOR STRANGE
Doctor Strange Is A Flawed Super Hero Movie, But Its Brilliant Visual Effects And Some Strong Acting More than Make Up For It Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel …
Horror and Science Fiction
Just in time for Halloween, Dr. Ted had me back on his podcast last week to talk about the differences and similarities of Hollywood’s two genre cousins, horror and science …
BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP: INFERNO UP IN FLAMES
Inferno’s Failure Burns Sony’s Dan Brown Franchise; The Accountant Shows Strong Staying Power and Storks Proves To Be Resilient Robert Langdon’s Done. What About Ron Howard? Everyone thought that Inferno …
HALLOWEEN MOVIE MADNESS
My Top Ten Halloween Movies All Hallows Eve, when the shadows fall longer and we can be our true selves while pretending to be someone (or something-else). The dark becomes …