The highly anticipated sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is a sprawling, action-packed and overlong Marvel epic, redeemed by filmmaker Ryan Coogler's vision that serves as an earnest salute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who initially played the title character. It’s also a thoughtful commentary on colonialism. Laticia Wright takes the...
Watching the pitch-black comedy of writer/director Martin McDonough can sometimes feel like an assault. His latest effort, “The Banshees of Inisherin” is no exception. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson give compelling performances as two friends living on an isolated island off the coast of Ireland. Things degenerate violently when one...
Oscar winners Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") and Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") star in the Netflix drama "The Good Nurse," a true story about America's most prolific serial killer.
The DC Cinematic Universe adds yet another larger-than-life character to its ever-expanding lineup. Dwayne Johnson is "Black Adam," a superpowered antihero from the Middle Eastern nation of Kahndaq, who becomes the nemesis of the Justice Society. After being entombed for 5000 years, Black Adam is released and his existence endangers the...
The life of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe gets the arthouse biopic treatment with "Blonde." Ana de Armas ("Knives Out") plays the star whose tragic life inspired a novel by Joyce Carol Oates that director Andrew Dominik adapted to film.
The title of the movie is "Halloween Ends." And if you believe that, I've got a bridge in Bonner Springs to sell you. After 11 films over 44 years, Jamie Lee Curtis is still being menaced by boogeyman Michael Meyers in theaters and on Peacock. Curtis is back as Laurie...
Jaeden Martell ("It") and Donald Sutherland ("The Hunger Games") star in "Mr. Harrigan's Phone," a Netflix film adapted from a Stephen King novella. John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side") provides the screenplay and direction for this supernatural coming-of-age movie.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry ("Madea") offers an old school melodrama, "A Jazzman's Blues." It's a murder mystery romance set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South. It's now on Netflix.
