Oscars’ war movies: Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Academy Award-themed series continues with nine features, including two Best Picture winners and three nominees.
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’31 Days of Oscar’: Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) series continues with an eclectic array of 12 comedies that (hopefully) will make you laugh while forcing you to ask some tough questions.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) movie review: Ron Howard’s sci-fi adventure is kneecapped by The Force of (Disney’s) Corporate Pressure. Alden Ehrenreich and Emilia Clarke star.
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Black Panther (2018) movie review: Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan star in Ryan Coogler’s history-making entry in the superhero genre.
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Logan (2017) movie review: Wolverine Hugh Jackman is at the embittered heart of James Mangold’s adult-oriented superhero film.
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Sully (2016) movie review: Tom Hanks personifies ‘all-American heroism’ in filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s drama that distorts real-life events.
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Star Trek Beyond (2016) movie review: Justin Lin’s action sci-fier is the new series’ most satisfying movie, but John Cho’s gay Sulu is a major problem.
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Room (2015) movie review: Starring an effective Brie Larson, Lenny Abrahamson’s psychological drama provides an uncomfortable experience.
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Steve Jobs (2015) movie review: Michael Fassbender is outstanding in Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s vigorous biopic. Kate Winslet costars.
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The Martian (2015) movie review: Ridley Scott proves that he still has what it takes. Amiable ‘everyman’ Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain star.
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) movie review: Charlize Theron is the de facto ‘hero’ in George Miller’s post-apocalyptic actioner. Tom Hardy costars.
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Selma (2014) movie review: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama’ drama is a reminder that Civil Rights events remain disturbingly relevant.
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Interstellar (2014) movie review: Christopher Nolan sci-fier is a grandiose achievement that ultimately fails to fulfill its thematic promise.
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Boyhood (2014) movie review: Richard Linklater brilliantly tackles the effects of the passage of time. Ethan Hawke and Ellar Coltrane costar.
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Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is a superhero film for adults.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) movie review: Another first-rate Marvel-Disney effort. Chris Evans and Robert Redford star.
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Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) movie review: Oscar Isaac is a memorable human dud in Joel and Ethan Coen’s impressive music world drama.
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Captain Phillips (2013) movie review: Tom Hanks’ American seaman is the wrong central character in Paul Greengrass’ unsatisfying political thriller.
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Blue Jasmine (2013) movie review: Woody Allen shows he’s pissed in this mordantly thoughtful and beautifully acted social satire. Cate Blanchett stars.
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The Great Gatsby (2013) movie review: Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent in Baz Luhrmann’s overly flashy transfer of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.
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Iron Man 3 (2013) movie review: Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr. collaboration marred by its pandering to the overseers of the Chinese market.
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Little Caesar (1931) movie review: Edward G. Robinson is an iconic all-American gangster in Mervyn LeRoy’s landmark but creaky crime drama.
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Mildred Pierce (1945) movie review: Oscar winner Joan Crawford is terrific as psycho Ann Blyth’s devoted mother in Michael Curtiz’s noir melo.
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Monster’s Ball 2001 with Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton. This brief piece is an amalgam of two comments posted in response to Alt Film Guide’s Monster’s Ball review written by…
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127 Hours movie review: James Franco Great as Aron Ralston in Harrowing survival Story marred by Danny Boyle hyperkinetic direction.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Movie Review: Despite Chris Pratt, this particular Marvel franchise is starting to feel a bit stale.
Trumbo (2015) movie review: Bryan Cranston delivers a phenomenal performance as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Amy (2015) movie review: Asif Kapadia’s remarkable Amy Winehouse documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the tragic singer.
Whiplash (2014) movie review: Damien Chazelle directs a visually and aurally accomplished drama that gives J.K. Simmons a devil of a role.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) movie review: An excellent Ralph Fiennes shines in Wes Anderson’s visually and thematically expansive feast.
The Lone Ranger (2013) movie review: Johnny Depp is a key problem in Gore Verbinski’s bloated action Western. Armie Hammer costars.
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) movie review: Academy Award-nominated WWII-set semi-autobiographical drama is possibly Louis Malle’s best effort.