The fear of being on stage in front of an audience is said to be among the most crippling phobias many face. How about magnifying that fear with knowing that you were never meant to be there in the first place, that your presence on a performance space in front of hundreds is an unnatural […]
VENOM New Movie Review: A haywire, big-budget remake of ‘Upgrade’ and ‘The Mask,’ with pieces from every other Marvel movie mashed in
My younger brother Marty had a Venom action figure that used to freak out my mother. It was likely due to how, if you pressed the button on the back of the figure, it would declare, “I wanna eat your brain!” Venom is an offshoot of Spider-Man and a towering, black-clad figure, who plainly resembles […]
PET SEMATARY Old Movie Review
For the month of October, the Queen Ka‘ahumanu’s Consolidated Theatres is throwing Horror Fest: Stephen King Edition, with a different classic King film adaptation every Wednesday night at 7pm. The offerings are Brian De Palma’s Carrie (Oct. 3), Rob Reiner’s Misery (Oct. 10), Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary (Oct. 17), David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone (Oct. […]
A SIMPLE FAVOR New Movie Review: Confident direction and a surprisingly addictive mystery makes this film one of the season’s sleeper hits
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor is about how some friendships are so fulfilling and unexpected, we can’t believe our luck. When Stephanie, a widowed, lonely “supermom” (played by Anna Kendrick), meets the flashy, carefree Emily (played by Blake Lively), she’s visibly amazed that a wealthy, sophisticated figure in the fashion world would take an interest […]
THE PREDATOR New Movie Review
During a top secret mission, an Army Ranger sniper named Quinn (played by Boyd Holbrook) is about to hit his target, when a massive spaceship interrupts his mission. The UFO, which crashes to Earth, is piloted by a Predator, who immediately murders everyone it encounters. The outcome makes Quinn seem like a lunatic for blaming […]
THE NUN New Movie Review
The scary, ghostly nun from The Conjuring 2 now has her own origin movie, a prequel that is, unfortunately, the least in the so-called “Conjuring Universe.” Taissa Farmiga (younger sister of The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga) stars as a nun-to-be who is recruited by a guilt-ridden priest (played by Demian Bichir of The Hateful Eight) […]
Fall Movie Preview 2018: 10 of the most enticing films coming soon to a theater near you
The fall movie season is traditionally the busiest, and not just for the massive amount of audiences who turn up. Between now and December 31, there are 120 movies scheduled for release. That doesn’t even include the dozens more that will be added late to the schedule. There’s no need for me to mention Jason […]
THE MEG New Movie Review
There’s a megalodon-sized reason The MEG is a better movie than Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: It’s a Jason Statham versus a giant shark B-movie that knows exactly what it is, has a cheeky sense of humor about itself, and is free of franchise-building expectations (or any high minded expectations). Fallen Kingdom is a joyless, here-we-go-again […]
BLACKkKLANSMAN New Movie Review
Some movies are so bizarre, you’d never believe them, were it not for the claims they were “Based on a True Story.” Here’s the premise of Spike Lee’s BlackkKlansman (yes, the spelling is intentional): In 1972, Ron Stallworth was the first ever black cop hired by the Colorado Springs police force. Stallworth (played by John […]
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME New Movie Review
I felt a steady, unceasing, sinking feeling in my stomach from start to finish of The Spy Who Dumped Me, the new action/comedy starring Mila Kunis and Katie McKinnon. During the first half, it’s clear the jokes aren’t landing, the two leads have little chemistry, and the whole thing plays like every other predictable, forgettable […]
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT New Movie Review
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, taking on his greatest mission… making audiences forget that The Mummy happened a year ago. Well, mission accomplished. While Mission: Impossible – Fallout left me both giddy and incredulous, I had a great time watching Hunt and his remaining IMF team take on a series of villains with ties […]
MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN New Movie Review
For this casual, quasi-embarrassed ABBA fan, the 2008 movie musical Mamma Mia! was a guilty pleasure. It was fun to watch glamorous movie stars in a modern day musical, running around an exotic island, singing ABBA tunes and having a lot of fun. This sequel that nobody asked for is strictly for ABBA apologists and […]
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? New Movie Review
I remember once, when I was a boy, sitting with my Grandma as she flipped the dial and channel surfed her way into Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. It was a warm afternoon in her Florida condo and she had a tendency to suck me into watching whatever program she settled on (in fact, this was how I […]
SICARIO: DAY OF SOLDADO New Movie Review
It didn’t seem like we needed a sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 Sicario, in which Emily Blunt’s FBI agent takes on Mexican cartels alongside federal agents (played by Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin) who seem every bit as shady as the drug lords they were taking down. We especially didn’t need a sequel in […]
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM New Movie Review
One of the key elements missing from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the audience’s vicarious exploration of a fantastic theme park. The unbeatable 1993 original and 2015’s Jurassic World offered a sense of awe, not only towards reanimated dinosaurs, but also in its depiction of a lavish, fascinating science lab and family-friendly ride that shows […]
SUPERFLY New Movie Review
This remake of the 1970s blaxploitation classic is neither super nor fly Two Stars Rated R / 116 Min. Trevor Jackson takes on the role of Priest, a slick drug dealer in Atlanta, Georgia with plans to step away after “one last, big score.” His best friend Eddie, played by Jason Mitchell, doesn’t believe Priest […]
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