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
Suicide Squad
SUICIDE SQUAD New Movie Review
In the DC Comics movie universe, a world where Superman is dead and Batman is on the prowl, a cluster of incarcerated villains has been sent on a mission. The motley crew of super-powered criminals includes Deadshot (Will Smith) and the disturbed Harley Quinn (Margot Robie), whose romance with The Joker (Jared Leto) is her motivation and downfall. Allegedly written and … [Read more...] about SUICIDE SQUAD 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
How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
The term “nerd” used to be a cruel, judgmental way of dismissing someone who, in spite of their intelligence, had poor social skills. The word was a means of condemning smart kids with unique, blossoming tastes and deeming them fatally un-cool. Now, with Mark Zuckerberg at the helm of Facebook, Steve Jobs’ inventions in seemingly every American home and guys like J.J. Abrams … [Read more...] about How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd