Review

‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time

Well, at least this franchise is finally extinct! “Jurassic World Dominion” is the conclusion of the “Jurassic World” trilogy and sixth film of the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles from the last two films, while Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill return from the original trilogy. Colin… Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time

Lists

92nd Academy Awards Predictions: Who Will, Could, and Should Win 

2019 was a very solid year for movies, and this awards season has (for the most part) been an improvement and redemption for the absolute dumpster fire that was last year (in any other awards year Rami Malek winning Best Actor for his SNL performance would have been a travesty; last year it was just… Continue reading 92nd Academy Awards Predictions: Who Will, Could, and Should Win 

Review

‘Little Women’ is a Big Delight

Last year had “A Star Is Born” and now this year’s “remake of a film that gets redone every 25 years” is “Little Women.” “Little Women” is the eighth adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name, this time written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen,… Continue reading ‘Little Women’ is a Big Delight

Review

‘Marriage Story’ is an Honest Dramedy Built to Last

Who knew that arguably both the best war film and the best comedy of 2019 would be a divorce drama? “Marriage Story” follows a divorcing couple (Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson), and the struggles they face while going through the process from different sides of the country. Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson,… Continue reading ‘Marriage Story’ is an Honest Dramedy Built to Last

Review

‘Cold Pursuit’ Leaves Liam Neeson Out in the Cold

Remember when Michael Jordan and Brett Favre both kept retiring and promising that it was “for real this time”? Yeah, that seems to be Liam Neeson with his “old man with a gun” films. “Cold Pursuit” is a remake of the 2014 Norwegian film “In Order of Disappearance,” which was directed by Hans Petter Moland,… Continue reading ‘Cold Pursuit’ Leaves Liam Neeson Out in the Cold