Here come the Minions in their latest movie, “Minions & Monsters,” to deliver a summer celebration of the history of cinema, the nature of…
Here is another exploration of the unhappy American middle class couple. In literature and cinema, this tortured coupling used to represent the anxieties of our society. Olivia Wilde’s “…
Maybe every society needs a little something with the spirit of “Jackass.” When the MTV franchise first premiered as a comedic gross-out series consisting of a pack of Gen X daredevils…
There are no big soaring themes or apocalyptic showdowns for Superman’s blonde cousin in “Supergirl.” This is a micro DC snack within the ongoing…
A franchise like Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story” still has some narrative juice left because it has always been about the passage of time. When the first groundbreaking entry premiered in 1995, it…
The idea of romantic outlaws has such an irresistible allure. It is the heroes who defy the system that tend to be the most seductive. Beneath the surface, however, there is…