‘Canyonlands’ Buries B-Movie Fun with Dreary Third Act
“The Canyonlands” sets its creative sights low for much of its running time.The indie shocker traces ...View More
How ‘Waking Life’ Perfectly Captures Richard Linklater at His Best
Movies allow us to live vicariously through others, act as voyeurs and witness things we’d never see ...View More
Faith-Friendly ‘Vigil’ Knows When to Make Us Laugh, Cringe
“The Vigil” is an exercise in horror that effectively builds its character and narrative tensions in ...View More
‘Mosquito Coast’ Gave Harrison Ford, and His Fans, the Ultimate Challenge
Harrison Ford’s character in “The Mosquito Coast” is a genius, a quality he goes out of his way to e ...View More
‘Supernova’ Lets Firth, Tucci Shine Anew
Writer/director Harry Mcqueen’s tremendously moving “Supernova” begins with a completely black scree ...View More
How ‘Little Things’ Squanders Its Oscar-Winning Cast
John Lee Hancock’s “The Little Things” begins at night, where a motorist on a road trip is singing a ...View More
‘Turbulence’ Is the Over the Top Christmas Thriller to Stuff Our Stockings
The list of anti-holiday Christmas movies grows each year.Film buffs add a little “Die Hard” and “Gr ...View More
‘Greenland’ Offers Older, Wiser Butler … So Where Are the Thrills?
Gerard Butler and Nicolas Cage have something in common.Both stars are so renowned for their cinemat ...View More
‘Promising Young Woman’ Shows the Limits of Cinematic Rage
Anyone watching “Promising Young Woman” should get college credit toward their Gender Studies degree ...View More
‘America’s Forgotten’ Shares True Toll of Weak Immigration Enforcement
“America’s Forgotten” packs a considerable punch, but it rope-a-dopes for a few rounds first.Directo ...View More