Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” is a throwback to the kind of thriller where suspense builds out of genuine moral dilemmas. There is action, yet what grips are those classic questions revolving…
Action movies are almost becoming the equivalent of fun getaways for middle-aged actors looking to escape the dreariness of serious drama. When “Nobody” was first released in 2021, it became a surprise hit…
No matter what era we are living through, the American West retains the allure of wide spaces where you can get lost, reinvent yourself, and possibly do both through crime. At least, that…
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…