Materialists
From the trailer and publicity around this film, you might think it's your classic chick flick. But you'd be wrong. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Celine Song (Past…
Spoiler-Free Review: Avengers: Endgame
And so it ends... in a suitably epic and satisfying way. Avengers: Endgame is a superhero chick flick – part drama, part action, part tearjerker. It’s also part comedy, in…
Spoiler-Free Review: Avengers: Infinity War
I don’t know what to say. Really. There’s little to say, without giving too much away. So here’s the spoiler-free gist: The Avengers - and their superhero allies from across…
Review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
Ever wonder what a ‘Generation Z’ Peter Parker would be like? If so, look no further than Spider-Man: Homecoming, the latest (reboot? reimagining? prequel? pseudo-origin story?) of your friendly neighborhood…
Gifted
Gifted is admittedly schmaltzy and formulaic, but it fits a current void in our cinematic options for chick flick dramas. It plays a bit like a Nicholas Sparks movie –…
Captain America: Civil War
I've always considered myself an Iron Man gal in the Avengers universe, but man oh man, Captain America is growing on me! So while I understand the marketing appeal of…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Fans of the Avengers - assemble! My guess is they’re already packing the midnight showings and putting this superhero superflick in prime position to knock those Fast and Furious folks…
Snowpiercer
I really wanted to like this movie. It has a top notch cast with Chris "Captain America" Evans, Tilda "Chameleon" Swinton, Octavia "Oscar" Spencer, John "Gravitas" Hurt and Ed "Reliable"…
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
I’m always a bit torn when it comes to Captain America, the first Avenger. Chris Evans wears the suit extremely well, but his storylines never seem to grab – or…
Marvel’s The Avengers
I’m no comic book aficionado (far from it), but I really liked The Avengers. And that’s mostly because I really like watching Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man.…
What’s Your Number?
What's Your Number? is so bad that I'm reluctant to waste my time writing much of a “review”. If you choose to see it anyway, it’s all on you -…
Captain America: The First Avenger
Holy androstenedione, Batman! Or whatever else it is that’s in the experimental serum that transforms a scrawny kid from Brooklyn into the ultra-buff Super-Soldier known as “Captain America.” He’s really…