Movie review: Looks can kill in ‘Bird Box’
Some of us need a nudge into motherhood. In the horror-fable “Bird Box,” Sandra Bullock’s Malorie requires an apocalypse. A reluctant mother-to-be, Malorie finds herself in the middle of Armageddon,...
View ArticleMovie review: The visually stunning, emotionally wrenching ‘Marwen’ welcomes...
Fans of high-concept, visually stunning movies with an often-confounded protagonist at its center are most likely fans of Robert Zemeckis. His directing résumé includes “Forrest Gump,” “Who Framed...
View ArticleThe Farr Side: Test your holiday movie IQ
You’ve been busy decking the halls, wrapping gifts, baking cookies and everything thing else that adds to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.But have you taken a few moments for yourself? You...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘On the Basis of Sex’ doesn’t do RBG justice
If you saw the marvelous documentary “RBG,” you know Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is obsessed with opera. Next to the law, it’s her highest aria of expertise. And most aficionados will...
View ArticleMovie review: Cheney biopic ‘Vice’ is second to none
How much damage can one man do? Quite a lot if your name is Dick Cheney, aka the self-identified Darth Vader of American politics. You name it, he’s either destroyed it, or messed it up but good. Want...
View ArticleMovie review: Flat drama about Ruth Bader Ginsburg has very little appeal
The documentary “RBG” gave an entertaining and well-rounded look at the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She’s the judicial equivalent of a pop star, and there’s enough...
View ArticleTake our 'Home Alone' movie quiz, ya filthy animal
How well do you know the story of Kevin McAllister?Put your knowledge to the test with our 15-question quiz about "Home Alone" (just the first movie, not the sequels).Good luck, ya filthy...
View ArticleMovie review: ‘Beale Street’ delivers a strong message in a subtle manner
It’s been a busy year for movies aimed at black audiences that have also crossed over to general audiences, with the over-praised “Black Panther” and the under-praised (and far better) “Black...
View ArticleMovie review: Satirical Cheney biopic ‘Vice’ gives us the darker side of ‘Veep’
Fans of former Vice President Dick Cheney (stray thought: Why does Chris Matthews insist on pronouncing it Cheeney?) will want to stay away from this movie, maybe even pretend that it doesn’t exist....
View ArticleThe films of 2018 that I’m ready to watch again
I don’t use the word “best” in my year-end film pieces anymore. Too many people tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. I now go for the word “favorites,” as in the films I liked most, the ones...
View ArticleIt’s a Wrap: Best movies of 2018
Movies matter. They can turn your world upside down. They can inspire, motivate and on the flipside, anger. I go the movies to laugh, to cry, to get swept away by a story and its characters. I go to...
View ArticlePeople are blindfolding themselves for the 'Bird Box' challenge
By now you've surely watched (or at least heard of) Netflix's latest big hit, "Bird Box," a horror film starring Sandra Bullock, which has had the internet buzzing since Christmas. According to the...
View ArticleMovie review: A strong pina colada might help this ‘Escape’ go down smoother
When did the plotline of strangers trapped together, trying to get out of a desperate situation, become a Hollywood staple? Sixty years ago, horror master William Castle had a big hit with “House on...
View Article10 things you missed at the 2019 Golden Globes
The 76th Golden Globe Awards went down in Beverly Hills Sunday night, hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.Here are 10 things you may have missed from the awards show.The "FIJI Water Woman" served...
View ArticleJordan Peele's terrifying new film 'Us' to premiere at South by Southwest
“Us,” filmmaker Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated follow-up to his ground-breaking 2017 film “Get Out,” will make its world premiere and open the 2019 South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin on...
View Article'Game of Thrones' final season is more 'like six movies,' HBO exec says
If you're bummed out that the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" is only six episodes long, you don't have to worry about feeling disappointed - the head of HBO says the episodes are...
View ArticleReports: After Kevin Hart controversy, the 2019 Oscars will go on without a host
For the first time in 30 years, the Academy Awards will not have a host.Variety reports the show producers will select various celebrities to introduce different segments of the awards ceremony on...
View ArticleThe Farr Side: Golden Globes full of surprise
Sunday’s telecast of the 2019 Golden Globes wasn’t what I expected.I had fallen for the hype created by “A Star Is Born” and actors’ Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga being shoo-ins for wins.Andy Samberg...
View ArticleMovie review: There are laughs among the serious side of ‘The Upside’
Who would’ve thought there was a market for based-on-fact feel-good movies about paraplegics? But here’s the second one in six months. “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” starring Joaquin Phoenix,...
View ArticleMovie review: There’s too much downside in ‘The Upside’
“The Upside,” a remake of the smash 2011 French hit “The Intouchables,” is little more than a standard-issue buddy comedy. The jokes are lame, save for an odd wisecrack or sight gag, and the characters...
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