Boots Riley wants to keep alive a certain form of radical filmmaking with his first film in eight years, “I Love Boosters.” The rapper-turned-director is clearly in no rush to simply chase…
When Disney bought Lucasfilm and became owner of the “Star Wars” franchise, something fundamentally changed. In hindsight, it is easier to see now how difficult it is to capture the magic that made…
Sometimes there will be a curious case of syzygy, when actors giving it their all are placed in a movie that is an otherwise throwaway entertainment. “Mortal Kombat II” is a slightly…
Some devils stay stubbornly firm despite the passage of time. We would expect nothing less from Miranda Priestly, the fashion magazine titan turned into an instant cult figure by Meryl Streep in 2006’s…
Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” challenges itself to see how much of Michael Jackson’s story can be condensed into a two hour movie. Anyone who knows about his music realizes this is no small…
Kirk Jones’ “I Swear” walks quite a delicate set of fine lines. It tells the story of John Davidson, who came of age in 1980s Scotland with Tourette Syndrome, at a time…