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October 2017

October 20, 2017

Review: ‘Killing Gunther’ Bungles the Execution

"Killing Gunther" might not be the worst movie of the year — I haven't forgotten about...

July 2017

July 20, 2017

Review: “Dunkirk” Is Christopher Nolan’s WW2 Masterpiece

“Dunkirk” is a visceral experience unlike any war movie I’ve seen. It’s the type of movie...

June 2017

June 04, 2017

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers: ‘The Keepers’ and the Dark side of Christianity

Few shows have provoked as much rage in me as Netflix's "The Keepers." I started watching...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Review: Charm keeps “Fate of the Furious” from stalling

The final 45 minutes of "The Fate of the Furious" are some of the most...

March 2017

March 24, 2017

Review: Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor return for another hit in “T2 Trainspotting”

The 1996 cult classic "Trainspotting" was released 12 years prior to director Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" and...

March 17, 2017

Review: “Beauty and the Beast” charms, never fully enchants

Disney's recent trend of remaking its animated classics has been successful because of the studio's...

February 2017

February 11, 2017

Review – John Wick: Chapter Two

I've seen several movies begin with a car chase. "John Wick: Chapter Two" is the...

February 10, 2017

Review: The LEGO Batman Movie

See, Zach Snyder? Batman can be fun. Since Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" plunged...

February 03, 2017

Movies We Need: All the President’s Men

In light of the unprecedented times we're living in and the national turmoil surrounding us,...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

Review: “Moana”

In a year of uncertainty, one thing has held true: Don't bet against Disney. Sure,...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

“Hell House” and shock-and-awe evangelism

George Ratliff’s “Hell House,” (2002) resonates with me in a way few documentaries have....

August 2016

August 12, 2016

Review: “Pete’s Dragon”

"Pete's Dragon" returns wonder to family movies. Director David Lowery's remake of the 1977 Disney...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Review: “Ghostbusters”

"Ghostbusters" is what happens when originality clashes with lucrative intellectual property. Truthfully, Paul Feig's remake...

June 2016

June 24, 2016

No, ‘Independence Day’ was not your generation’s ‘Star Wars’

So, there's not a review here for this week's big release, "Independence Day: Resurgence." In...

June 22, 2016

Halftime: The best films of 2016 (so far)

We're quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, and it's been an interesting one. If...

June 17, 2016

Review: “Finding Dory”

Five years after its release, "Cars 2" still instills dread in Pixar lovers. Never mind...

June 10, 2016

“The Conjuring 2”: Ghostbusting with love

James Wan's "Conjuring" movies are something rare in the horror genre: warm-hearted stories that scare the...

June 03, 2016

“Popstar” brings the jokes, lacks the bite

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters about some comedies is...

June 01, 2016

Review: “Weiner” is fascinating, frustrating look at scandal

At one point in the new documentary "Weiner," when disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is...

May 2016

May 28, 2016

The dogged, bruised decency of “The Nice Guys”

Something in my DNA responds to Shane Black's work. Ever since I watched "Lethal Weapon" with...

May 05, 2016

Review — Captain America: Civil War

It might be hard to have a coherent conversation with me about "Captain America: Civil...

April 2016

April 03, 2016

“God’s Not Dead 2,” Persecution Boogaloo

First, the good news: "God's Not Dead 2" is almost kind of good. It is,...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

‘Batman v Superman’: Where are the good guys?

Every once in awhile, I'll walk in on my 4-year-old son playing with his superhero...

March 11, 2016

Review: “10 Cloverfield Lane”

There's very little that "10 Cloverfield Lane" has in common with "Cloverfield" on a narrative...

March 09, 2016

Vintage Chrisicisms: Reopening the ‘Cloverfield’ mystery box

Eight years later, "Cloverfield's" biggest legacy might be its trailer. That's an odd thing to...

March 04, 2016

‘Fuller House’ is inexcusable in the age of great family sitcoms

After 20 years away, it looks like the Tanners aren't going anywhere soon. This week,...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

The Road to Easter: Godspell

When I was a high school freshman, I scored a bit part in our fall...

February 05, 2016

Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!

When a colleague and I talked about the work of Joel and Ethan Coen on a...