Jurassic World: Rebirth Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend Director: Gareth Edwards Running Time 134 Rated PG-13 Grade C The seventh installment of the ‘Jurassic’ series sadly hasn’t learned much from the mistakes of the past. Writer David Koepp, who worked on the original two films with Spielberg, returns to inject new […]
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (“Green Book,” “Moonlight”) turns in another impressive performance as a man looking to clone his dying body so his family can survive in “Swan Song.” The most important aspect of “Swan Song” is Ali is in it. Garnering a Golden Globe nomination for his performance this week, Apple TV+ continues
This one might wow you with its special effects, but James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez are two filmmakers who always focus on the senses more than the intellectual or the emotional. “Alita” joins the list of other futuristic flicks released in recent months: “Mortal Engines,” “Ready Player One,” “Valerian,” and others seeking to be the
The Farrelly Brothers have plagued film critics with stupid comedies like Dumb & Dumber To, Hall Pass and Stuck on You for years. In his first solo venture, Peter Farrelly gives drama a go and the results couldn’t be more rewarding. Green Book slid into the 2018 Toronto Film Festival as an afterthought, but emerged
Following his 2014 indie St. Vincent, writer/director Theodore Melfi delivers one of 2016’s most heartwarming and rousing true stories. If Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) does snag her second Oscar nomination, along with presumed nominees from Fences, Moonlight and Queen of Katwe, the Academy might take credit for the diversity reversal,
What Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) has created in Moonlight is nothing short of exquisite. Sure, it’s getting high praise from critics, breaking limited release box office records, and likely by the time general audience see this little indie they will wonder what the fuss is all about. There are two types of films that
It’s the first real film tragedy of the year. Director Gary Ross hasn’t made a film since he kicked off the first (and best) “Hunger Games”. Ross, also the director of such modern classics “Seabiscuit” and “Pleasantville”, hits the first stumbling block of his career. It’s almost, very good. “Free State of Jones” has numerous