Movies Different Attitude, Same Result for Hapless Humans Facing The Predator By Todd Jorgenson | 5 days ago This attempt to introduce a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the material fails in part because it indulges in the same action clichés it seeks to satirize.
Movies Do Yourself a Simple Favor and Skip This Campy Concoction By Todd Jorgenson | 5 days ago Part psychological thriller and part suburban satire, this well acted genre hybrid funnels into a domestic melodrama that offers only fleeting pleasures.
Movies Why the Vigiliante Thriller Peppermint Leaves a Bad Taste By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago This ultraviolent revenge saga gives Jennifer Garner a chance to mow down bad guys in ways that traditionally have been reserved for men. So that’s something.
Movies Escape Room: The Papillon Remake Plays It Too Safe By Todd Jorgenson | 4 weeks ago This stylish retelling of the 1973 Steve McQueen-Dustin Hoffman vehicle seems mostly unnecessary, a well-crafted epic that's more exhausting than exciting.
Movies The Stylish Alpha Tells the Origin Story of Man’s Best Friend By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This visually striking adventure is both a prehistoric survival saga and a heartwarming boy-and-his-dog tale of loyalty and companionship.
Movies Why Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman Is Much More Than a History Lesson By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago The filmmaker's true-life period drama, with a playful comic touch, is a provocative mix of passion and rage with powerful contemporary parallels.
Movies Icky Pooh: Misguided Christopher Robin Lacks Imagination By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago The latest nostalgic trip back to the Hundred Acre Wood is an intermittently charming live-action adventure that ultimately feels more strained than amusing.
Movies The Dystopian Fantasy Darkest Minds Isn’t Worth Thinking About By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago All setup and no payoff, this adaptation of the popular novel features familiar thematic ideas and marks a transparent attempt to launch another YA franchise.
Movies As a Quadriplegic Artist, Phoenix Finds Sympathy in a Roughly Drawn Character By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago Alternately depressing and optimistic, Gus Van Sant's offbeat character study examines the perils of alcoholism and the struggle for a fresh start.
Reviews A Friday Evening at Bad Axe Throwing By Estephanie Gomez | 2 months ago A few takeaways after hurling sharp objects across a room.
Movies Real Steel: Skyscraper Is Exactly the Loud, Dumb Action Movie You Think It Is By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago The latest slick action vehicle for erstwhile wrestler Dwayne Johnson provides some modest thrills while taking itself too seriously.
Movies Tepid Journalism Drama Shock and Awe Is Neither Shocking Nor Awesome By Todd Jorgenson | 2 months ago This earnest but heavy-handed period piece chronicles a worthwhile true-life account of investigative reporting in the face of post-Sept. 11 public outcry.
