Movie review: ‘Green Book’ tackles race and friendship with heart and humor
Friendship is a gift eschewing all bounds and explanation. No finer example than “Green Book,” Peter Farrelly’s crowd-pleasing charmer about a white Bronx bouncer and an erudite black classical pianist...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Burning’ casts a scorching spell
I didn’t think it possible for a movie to perform hypnosis. But that was before being beguiled by Lee Chang-dong’s mesmerizing thriller, “Burning.” True to its title, it sears into the mind, leaving an...
View ArticleMovie review: Hugh Jackman gets to the Hart of ‘Front Runner’
When rumors surfaced about an extramarital affair, 1988 Democratic presidential front-runner Gary Hart challenged reporters: “Follow me around. I don’t care. I’m serious. If anybody wants to put a tail...
View ArticleMovie review: Disney gives an upgrade to the animated pals Ralph and Vanellope
When we last spent some time with Ralph and Vanellope, in “Wreck-It Ralph,” Ralph, the big lug, had gone through a change of life. The former violence-prone “bad guy” (he wasn’t really bad, just lonely...
View ArticleMovie review: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali are uneasy riders in ‘Green Book’
Unless you were a jazz aficionado attending shows on the New York club circuit in the 1960s, it’s likely that you haven’t heard of Don Shirley. The capsule version of his musical life is that he was a...
View ArticleMovie review: New, ‘improved’‘Robin Hood’ fails to hit the target
Who has played the best Robin Hood? Oh, my, there are so many to choose from. Let’s see, top of my head, without peeking at IMDB.com ... Russell Crowe in “Robin Hood,” Kevin Costner in “Robin Hood:...
View ArticleEmma Stone edges toward villainy and pratfalls in ‘The Favourite’
Having just turned the ripe old age of 30, Emma Stone has covered a lot of ground in her acting career. Jump-started by a handful of TV guest appearances, she lit up the big screen as Jules, the...
View ArticleYorgos Lanthimos settles into some British history with ‘The Favourite’
Writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos had made a handful of offbeat dramatic films in his native Greece before jumping into the international market with the truly odd English-language dark comedy “The...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Creed II’ is a split-decision
With 2015’s “Creed,” writer-director Ryan Coogler created a second-generation “Rocky” franchise by introducing Apollo Creed’s wannabe-champ son, Adonis. Coogler, of course, went on to other projects,...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Robin Hood’ misses the mark
In “Robin Hood,” Taron Egerton’s title character is not your average archer stealing from the rich to give to the poor. He’s no merry man in tights wearing a silly bycocket hat. Instead, he’s Rob “The...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ is full of heart, humor, energy
Have you ever imagined the internet as a booming metropolis where familiar e-logos adorn towering skyscrapers gleaming down on a bustling city center? Disney has, and the result is mind-blowing. It’s...
View ArticleWriter-director Alfonso Cuaron looks into his own past in ‘Roma’
One of the most diverse filmmaking careers in recent memory belongs to Mexico City native Alfonso Cuaron, whose résumé includes, among others, the sex-driven drama “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” the dystopian...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Shoplifters’ will steal your heart
If Charles Dickens were alive and living in Tokyo, he no doubt would write something very much like “Shoplifters,” a modern spin on “Oliver Twist” in which a multigenerational clan of miscreants tries...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘The Favourite’ favors an oddball take on historical drama
It’s safe to say that the English-language films of Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos aren’t exactly of the mainstream. “The Lobster” (2015) was about people who, if they couldn’t find someone to fall in...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘The Favourite’ is a royal treat
If you think the current political situation is beset by madness, walk a mile in the gout-ridden legs of 18th-century monarch Queen Anne. She’s dealing with an endless war, nasty squabbling between her...
View ArticleMovie review: Roger Ailes documentary paints a picture of a paranoid bully
Without Roger Ailes, there would have been no President Richard Nixon, no President George H.W. Bush and definitely no President Donald Trump. All three were blessed by the keen mind of a master...
View ArticleMovie review: Slow-moving ‘Roma’ will require a lot of patience from its...
The winner of this year’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion award, “Roma” is the most recent in a string of deservedly celebrated films by Mexican writer-director Alfonso Cuaron. But even though “Roma”...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Roma’ a dazzling achievement
“Roma” is a movie only in name. It’s more an aural and visual experience that envelops your body before penetrating your soul. It moves you; it changes you, all while dazzling you with its artistic...
View ArticleHow to stream all your favorite Hallmark Christmas movies for free
Grab your coziest blanket and most Christmas-y candle: Hallmark has its own streaming service where you can binge all the so-bad-they’re-good holiday movies you want. Hallmark Movies Now is $5.99 a...
View ArticleTest your Buddy the Elf knowledge with our 'Elf' movie quiz
Is smiling your favorite? Do you love to spread Christmas cheer?Take our "Elf" movie quiz and put your knowledge to the test with these 20 questions (and then go take our "Christmas Vacation" quiz to...
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