'Adrift' is a woman vs nature tale for the MeToo era
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 11:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Woman vs nature. It certainly has a ring to it, especially when woman wins. But there are too few such stories in our popular culture, and certainly on our movie screens. Enter "Adrift," based on...
A timely parenting drama in 'A Kid Like Jake'
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 11:13
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The 4-year-old character referred to in the title of the new film "A Kid Like Jake " does not actually get much screen time at all. He's around and always being talked about, as his gender-fluidity is...
A scoundrel is born in Star Wars spinoff 'Solo'
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 11:10
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
If there's one takeaway from "Solo: A Star Wars Story ," it's that our favorite scoundrel had been through a lot before he ever met up with Luke, Obi-Wan and Leia. Sure, he'd talked up his Kessel...
In taking on 'Solo,' Ehrenreich faced an unenviable task
Monday, 2 July 2018, 16:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Thandie Newton jokes that there might be something off about Alden Ehrenreich — because how else could he take on the pressure-filled role of Han Solo with so much ease? "Every week, I was...
In 'Ibiza' a summer comedy, streaming at home
Friday, 29 June 2018, 11:26
Last update: about 8 years ago
So long a staple of the moviegoing experience, the summer comedy has fallen on hard times. There are hardly any on this season's release schedule, and one of the more promising candidates —...
Daniel Craig to return as 007 in 2019, Danny Boyle at helm
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 11:18
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Daniel Craig is back as Bond, the spy series' producers confirmed, in a Danny Boyle-directed film due for release in 2019. Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions...
A scoundrel is born in Star Wars spinoff 'Solo'
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 11:16
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
If there's one takeaway from "Solo: A Star Wars Story ," it's that our favorite scoundrel had been through a lot before he ever met up with Luke, Obi-Wan and Leia. Sure, he'd talked up his Kessel...
The tormented souls of Schrader's 'First Reformed'
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 11:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
Harrowing, but with a wry humor, and utterly transporting, Paul Schrader has synthesized his complex religious upbringing with modern anxieties into a trenchant portrait of tormented souls in "First...
Schrader on 'First Reformed,' 'Taxi Driver' and God
Monday, 25 June 2018, 11:09
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Usually by now, the prolific filmmaker and legendary screenwriter Paul Schrader is already on to the next one. But after finishing the religious thriller "First Reformed," which has been hailed...
'Jurassic Park' dinosaur expert's next big thing: holograms
Friday, 22 June 2018, 11:41
Last update: about 7 years ago
Forget the gray, green and brown dinosaurs in the "Jurassic Park" movies. Paleontologist Jack Horner wants to transport people back in time to see a feathered Tyrannosaurus rex colored bright red and...