Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...This time, the Wasp is the more straight-ahead hero, genius scientist, and bona fide ass-kicker (as Lang laments, why..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pacific Rim Uprising

Robots vs. monsters sequel is pure scrap.

"...thievables one day, he meets cute with 15-year-old tech genius-orphan Amara (Spaeny), who has cobbled together her own small..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LBJ

Harrelson dons prosthetics for this complicated biopic

"...the occasional swear word, without really ever giving the genius of his ability to work both sides of the..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Book of Henry

Abandon all hope ye who purchase a ticket

"...have seen in recent memory. A story of a genius boy (he prefers the term “precocious”), Henry (Lieberher) who,..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Free Fire

A delirious shoot'em-up comedy

"...as it does from the director of the unambiguously genius High-Rise and the profoundly unsettling A Field in England...."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gifted

A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle

"...out the fact that Mary’s a bona fide, pint-sized genius, and approaches Frank – the uncle, not the cat..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Masterminds

Heist comedy stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristin Wiig

"...making an ass of himself. But the true comedic genius here is the recent Emmy-winning (much deserved!) McKinnon in..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sausage Party

An animated film for adults from Seth Rogen and friends

"...The setup is genius: Walking, talking grocery-store stock, from cereal box to douche..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Help! I've Been Set Up!

Maybe you were meant to date a complicated genius with a neck tattoo

"...them maybe you were meant to date a complicated genius with a neck tattoo. Blame it on your parents..."

April 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

I Saw the Light

The sad but mercurial life of Hank Williams is put to screen

"...Williams: The Biography, offers no insight into Williams’ artistic genius or his pivotal position in the history of American..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Listen to Me Marlon

Marlon Brando, in his own words, is nothing short of transcendent

"...saint, recluse and icon, glutton and stud, charlatan and genius. The utterly remarkable documentary Listen to Me Marlon charts..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Salt of the Earth

The amazing work of photographer Sebastião Salgado is scrutinized in this doc

"...and despair, there's no question that Salgado is a genius behind the camera. The years of globe-trotting to the..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Blackhat

Chris Hemsworth stars in Michael Mann's cyber thriller.

"...futures are manipulated. Obviously, there is some corrupt computer genius at work, planning to do great evil. Only thing..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Zero Theorem

This science-fiction romp from director Terry Gilliam explores a demented and surreal technological future.

"...Haunted, tortured computer genius Qohen Leth (Waltz) ends up working at home on..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Guardians of the Galaxy

These lesser-known, misfit, comic-book characters are a grand addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"...– make that “infinity stone.”) It’s so rudimentary, it’s genius...."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jodorowsky's Dune

What's tantalizing but never was? This Fantastic Fest award-winner talks with the famed surrealist and others about their plans for this aborted project.

"...Jodorowsky, who still, at 84, is a wonderfully mad genius of the moving image...."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

The genius dog and his adopted human son return for these animated adventures in time travel.

"...That unflappable, time-traveling, genius dog Mr. Peabody and his adopted human son Sherman..."

March 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card's supposedly unfilmable militaristic sci-fi novel makes the leap to screen.

"...like it was Bran Flakes), Ender hones his already genius-level tactical skills via a series of increasingly complex war..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fifth Estate

It's the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks before they became household names.

"...website’s founder and visionary Julian Assange (Cumberbatch) recruits computer/interactive genius Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Brühl) to join his new venture. Without..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Bad Milo!

In this gross but smart comedy from Jacob Vaughan, a man's stress grows into a monster that explodes from his rectum.

"...script written by Vaughan and Benjamin Hayes, and goofy genius turns from Stormare (as a New Age-y therapist), Root..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jobs

Ashton Kutcher plays Apple visionary Steve Jobs in this unrevealing biopic.

"...But Jobs, which focuses on the genius entrepreneur's early years before ending – or, rather, beginning..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We're the Millers

This Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy shows some sweetly crude family values.

"...While its plot points are pedestrian at best, the genius – at least, the definite charm – of We’re..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Iron Man 3

It's more of the same, but the same is pretty good.

"...reluctant yet vainglorious hero. In spite of being a genius billionaire industrialist, Stark is almost too easily disenfranchised and..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Wrong

Quentin Dupieux, the director of Rubber, is back with another film brimming with encounters with the bizarre and surreal.

"...talking to a guy who thinks he’s a comic genius? It’s not that you don’t get his jokes –..."

March 29, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Gangster Squad

Despite uneven filmmaking and questionable facts, an extraordinary cast brings this story about mobster Mickey Cohen's attempted takeover of L.A. and the handful of honest cops who thwarted him.

"...Officer Conway Keeler (Ribisi) is a technical and communications genius...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Lincoln

Despite a monumental performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, Spielberg's film has a fussed-over theatricality that's hard to escape.

"...historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Tony Kushner, the acclaimed playwright (Angels..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Marvel's The Avengers

Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.

"...another. Chief asshat-in-residence is, as ever, Robert Downey Jr.'s billionaire/playboy/genius/philanthropist Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, but he's rivaled by..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Safe

The (Jason) Stathamization of action filmmaking continues with the star's latest.

"...Pan himself, James Hong), who plans to use Mei's genius-level mathematical skills and photographic memory to further his operations..."

April 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Casa de mi Padre

Will Ferrell commits 100% to this goofy, all-Spanish-language soap opera-cum-horse opera.

"...enthusiasm pervades the entire venture. Teetering between folly and genius, this Will Ferrell comedy masquerading as a Mexican soap..."

March 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Michael Caine zips around on a giant bumblebee and Dwayne Johnson is a pectoral spectacle in this family-friendly, fantasy-island adventure tale.

"...Teen heartthrob and future Hunger Gameser Hutcherson returns as genius bad boy Sean Anderson, who is accompanied on his..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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