The first horror novel I ever read was William Peter Blatty’s “The Exorcist” and the first horror movie I ever watched was “The Omen,” so possession horror […]
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‘Daughters’ doc delves into family, prison and love
Talking about the carceral state in America can take a lot of work. So many aspects of the justice and prison system are in play that it […]
A bit in love with ‘A Family Affair’
“High School Musical” came out at precisely the wrong time for me to care about it. My kids weren’t old enough to want to watch it, and […]
Glenn Powell kills it in ‘Hit Man’
Theater kids are often some of the most maligned kids in high schools. A little odd, a little dramatic, a little over-the-top. So when we watch movies […]
Feel free to be a no-show to wedding comedy ‘Mother of the Bride
When my kids were younger, we would regularly watch the Nickelodeon show, “iCarly.” It was a relatively silly show about three friends who ran their own web […]
‘Scoop’ doesn’t dig into the characters enough to score
The story of who did what when they were with Jeffrey Epstein is something that was always going to be murky. And any possibility of the full […]
Netflix fails to capture the weight of Shirley Chisholm’s story in new biopic ‘Shirley’
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm was elected as the first black woman to the United States House of Representatives. She spent her early years as a teacher, then […]
Adam Sandler, a giant spider and a touchingly beautiful film — really
A movie with Adam Sandler and a giant space spider would have a very particular vibe if it were made in the 1990s, but at this point […]
‘Players’ is bit shallow, but sweet
I am a sucker for the “friends to lovers” trope in romantic movies. Maybe it’s because my first and favorite rom-com is “When Harry Met Sally.” Maybe […]
‘Orion in the Dark’ portrays fear, anxiety accurately
It usually takes something out of the ordinary for me to choose a family film to review. Generally, it’s some kind of interesting animation style or a […]
