The highs and lows in the lives of two very different New York men are explored in dramedy “The Upside,” an American remake of the French film “Intouchables,”…
Nothing is a greater testament of a dog’s loyalty to his humans than those tales of separated pets who undertake long journeys accompanied by nothing more than a strong instinct to find their…
The double-edged sword that is technology is explored in the Spanish-language dramedy “Perfectos Desconocidos,” or “Perfect Strangers.” This Mexican import, a remake of Paolo Genovese’s Italian film “Perfetti…
Determination to survive in the most unforgiving of environments can make for great compelling adventures. They survey the physical resources of the survivor as well as their spiritual and mental strengths. “…
Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss are joining their peers in celebrating the defiant liveliness of their twilight years. Like Michael Douglas or Clint Eastwood, they…
So here is “Escape Room,” the first trashy horror offering of 2019 but instead of chills it only inspires the question, “why?” Why should we care for these…
“Stan & Ollie” recounts the latter days of the legendary comedy duo Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. Theirs was one of the great, early franchises in film comedy…
It is never easy being a pioneer. “On the Basis of Sex” recounts how Ruth Bader Ginsburg challenged the gender discriminative laws that defined much of American society…
Dick Cheney’s shadow looms large over the last 40 years of American history in “Vice.” This sprawling, hilarious yet serious epic by Adam McKay…
In their first film together since “Step Brothers,” winning comedy duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly become another iconic pair in the…
Before she made history by being selected to the Supreme Court, Ruther Bader Ginsburg had made a name for herself as a brilliant legal scholar and challenger of the country’s sexually discriminative legal…
Taking a cue from the likes of Charlize Theron and Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman physically transforms herself for her latest film, crime drama “Destroyer…
She’s dodged bombs, saved the lives of beauty pageant contestants, and battled addiction, but now in her latest film, the Netflix thriller “Bird Box,” Oscar winner…
“Aquaman” leaves your eyeballs quite exhausted after 2 hours and 22 minutes. Nearly every second seems dedicated to proving that every penny of its reported $200 million budget…
In “Cold War,” the new film by Oscar-winning Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, a doomed love affair becomes a metaphor for the suffocation of…
“Welcome to Marwen” doesn’t know if it wants to be a harrowing portrayal of a man’s recovery from trauma or an animated action romp. The story of…