More than ever, horror films feel like the image comes before the story in a genre famous for making viewers cover their eyes. Writer-director Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” is instantly effective through its…
“The Naked Gun” is the real deal when it bills itself as a comedy. This movie’s sole aim is to make you laugh all the way until the end and that’s a…
Some of the better animated family films offer plenty for their young audiences and just enough for the adults. “The Bad Guys 2” continues a lively big screen adaptation of Aaron Blabey’s…
Stories on the edge can say more about the real meaning of family ties than your typical suburban drama. Nick Rowland’s “She Rides Shotgun” is a familiar outlaw tale of characters on…
Real-life partners Dave Franco and Alison Brie star and serve as producers in “Together,” a horror thriller that, for their sakes, does not mirror reality. The pair play Tim and Millie, a…
Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” feels like a real comic book movie in the best sense. It is vintage pop art and heartfelt popcorn entertainment. For the studio that has been…
“Happy Gilmore 2” is made for a corner of Netflix reserved for members of a particular kind of cult following. With the freedom afforded by streaming, it feels designed solely for diehard…
In another era the films of James DeMonaco would play at B-movie theaters or be on drive-in double bills. They have a grindhouse energy rooted in the simple pleasures of scares and hidden…