Sean Parker plays coy as Screening Room VOD debate heats up
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 15:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
The spotlight was on Sean Parker and the Screening Room at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this past week, but while the nation's theater owners and studio executives mulled the implications of the proposed...
'The Jungle Book' is a dazzling visual experience
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 15:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
You can practically feel the beating heart of the jungle in Jon Favreau's stunning adaptation of "The Jungle Book," which is easily the most visually dazzling movie to hit theaters this year. Like...
It's worth stopping into 'Barbershop: The Next Cut'
Monday, 18 April 2016, 15:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
When you come back to a beloved place after many years, sometimes you find all the faces have changed and the vibe is completely different. Not so with Ice Cube's "Barbershop." Though the third...
Linklater's portrait of the artist as young frat boy
Friday, 15 April 2016, 12:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
"Everybody Wants Some!!" is Richard Linklater's self-described spiritual sequel to "Dazed and Confused," and, somewhat miraculously, the spirit has remained intact. It's been 23 years from one to...
Melissa McCarthy's 'The Boss' misses the mark
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 12:48
Last update: about 11 years ago
The search continues for a suitable showcase for the awesome talents of Melissa McCarthy outside of films directed by Paul Feig. The latest vehicle to give it a try, "The Boss," has a promising...
Innovative storytelling lifts 'Louder Than Bombs'
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 12:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Few actors, male or female, are better at portraying an innate sense of mystery than the great French actress Isabelle Huppert. Her face seems to hold dozens of expressions all at once. You get the...
Grief gets weird in Vallee's 'Demolition'
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 12:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
What if a young man who just lost his young wife in a car accident experienced none of the stages of grief? What if he felt nothing? What if he, instead, started writing letters to a vending machine...
Latest 'Divergent' pic 'Allegiant' is dull, lifeless
Friday, 1 April 2016, 16:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
In "Allegiant," the latest installment of "The Divergent Series" (three out of four), dystopian Chicago might be in disarray, but it's also become as dull as our heroine Tris' shapeless, grey...
'Big Fat Greek Wedding 2' is a big fat letdown
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 16:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Ever been to a wedding where you don't know anyone very well? It's pretty deadly, no matter how good the food or the band might be. Everyone's laughing really hard at jokes you don't find funny, or...
'I Saw the Light' peers into Hank Williams' demons
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 16:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
The final scene of "I Saw the Light," a biopic about folk legend Hank Williams, shows a packed theater on New Year's Day in 1953. They're waiting for Hank to come out, but instead get a plainly...