Sometimes you just have to go back to the basics. “Twisters” is the standalone sequel to the 1996 film that starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. This time around, the plot follows a group of storm chasers (Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, and Sasha Lane) who try and use experimental means to… Continue reading ‘Twisters’ Review: A Monster Movie Without the Monsters
Yes, big-budget adult cinema may be back in the form of “Oppenheimer,” “Napoleon,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but let us not discredit the return of the studio romantic comedy! “Anyone but You” stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney as two people who hate each other but pretend to be a couple at a… Continue reading ‘Anyone but You’ Review: There Have Better (But Also Certainly Worse) Rom-Coms Out There
If nothing else, I got a slight chuckle here from the mini “Moonlight” reunion between Mahershala Ali and Janelle Monáe. “Hidden Figures” is the true story of the group of African-American females who helped NASA with the mathematics leading up John Glenn’s 1962 orbit of Earth. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner,… Continue reading ‘Hidden Figures’ a Safe, By-the-Numbers Biopic
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