John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Directed by Chad Stahelski In 2014, “John Wick” burst onto the scene as one of those seemingly quite simple ideas, in which somebody wrongs the wrong somebody. In this case an ex-hitman who values his car and dog more than most people. But there was more going on...
Avengers: Endgame Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo It’s a testament to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that even with some significant flaws, watching the 22nd film in the current series is still a pretty great experience. The movie starts where “Avengers: Infinity War” left off, with the...
Shazam!Directed by David F. Sandberg Watching and reviewing “Shazam!” is an odd exercise in what seem like backhanded compliments as it’s a story and set of characters that exist in DC Comics but, as a film at least, it feels more like a Marvel production. And for material like this, that’s a good...
Five Feet Apart Directed by Justin Baldoni A film about love challenged, or perhaps cut short, by disease is nothing original. For older viewers it’s almost de rigeur to harken back to 1970’s “Love Story” with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal. For others, one of the better, more recent iterations of the...
Captain MarvelDirected by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck The latest in the extraordinary run of Marvel comic book titles adapted to the big screen, as part of the connected Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is “Captain Marvel,” starring (Sacramento-born) Brie Larson in the title role. It’s another...
It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” would take home the Oscar for “Best Cinematography,” “Best Foreign Language Film,” and “Best Director” at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday. It would make history as the first...
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Written and Directed by Dean DeBlois Since the tiny island and village of Berk became a sanctuary for dragons, where people and dragons work and play alongside each other in harmony rather than fight against each other, life has been idyllic. Except...
Alita: Battle Angel Directed by Robert Rodriguez “Alita: Battle Angel” is directed by Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City,” “Planet Terror”) from a screenplay co-written by Rodriquez, Laeta Kalogridis (“Altered Carbon,” “Shutter Island”) and James Cameron (“Avatar,” “Titanic”) (adapted from a Japanese...
This weekend at the movies has been like revisiting my childhood, to some extent. As a young boy, I would venture into the city center to spend Saturday mornings watching old black and white serials such as “Flash Gordon” and various adventurous feature films, often from the Children’s Film...
There are 347 films eligible in the feature film category at this year’s Oscars and it’s that time of the year when lists are made, however ridiculous it might seem to compare “Avengers: Infinity War” and “RBG.” The films I found most satisfying this year, either while watching them or while...
