Summer movies are supposed to play like fun carnival rides, taste like cotton candy and feel like exhilarating dreams to escape in. This year, the majority of May-August films were more like broken-down rides, stale candy and cinematic nightmares. The Bummer Summer of 2016 was a collection of letdowns. Here's a recap: The Good The genuinely scary The Conjuring 2 was a … [Read more...] about 2016 Mauitime Summer Movie Wrap
Star Trek Beyond
STAR TREK BEYOND New Movie Review
In the third Star Trek film to feature the original characters embodied by an attractive young cast, the crew of the USS Enterprise is getting restless. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) are trying to find the right moment to tell one another it's time to move on. Life aboard a starship is becoming too familiar...until the day a lizard-like … [Read more...] about STAR TREK BEYOND New Movie Review
Summer Movie Preview 2016
Summer traditionally means we get a new crop of big-budget blockbuster action, adventure and comedy films, and this year will be no different. And yes, many of them will be sequels and remakes. But some look good. Here's our annual summer movie preview: THE NICE GUYS (opens May 20) The Gist: Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in a violent, 1977-set buddy … [Read more...] about Summer Movie Preview 2016