Thursday, February 19, 2026

Movies

Review: Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” Would Have Been An Oscar Contender and a Hit On its Own, But It’s Not

I'm sure the average person is totally confused by Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" series on Amazon Prime. It consists of five films made for...

Netflix Has Really Erased Shia LaBeouf from All Promotional Materials for “Pieces of a Woman,” After FKA Twigs Lawsuit

You're guilty until proven innocent and your life is over. That's the signal sent to Shia LaBeouf since his ex-girlfriend, FKA Twigs, filed a...

Review: “Soul” Has Plenty of Soul, In its Music, Story, Heart, A Rare Piece of Art in this Pandemic Year

A few animated films I thought could get Best Picture nods-- "Wall E," "Inside Out," now "Soul." Playing now on the Disney Plus channel, I...

Review: Carey Mulligan’s Oscar Worthy Turn in Sensational “Promising Young Woman” is a Rebuke to all the Brett Kavanaughs Out There

The specter of Brett Kavanaugh’s unmanly past at a frat party hangs over Emerald Fennell’s revenge fantasy, "Promising Young Woman," as do the million...

Box Office: “Wonder Woman” Sequel Scores $16.7 Mil, Exceeds Expectations Despite Mixed Reviews and Limited Theaters

It's not a great movie and it can't play in a lot of locations. But "Wonder Woman 1984" is a hit, nonetheless. The sequel to...

Review: “I’m Your Woman” Is a Terrible Title for a Terrific Film that Shows Rachel Brosnahan Won’t Always Be Mrs. Maisel

Julia Hart's "I'm Your Woman" is the best movie with the worst title of the year. I don't know what anyone was thinking about...

Review: In Paul Greengrass’s “News of the World,” Tom Hanks Is Everything You Always Loved About Him and More

Back in the early days of the coronavirus, when we heard that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, on location in Australia, tested positive for...

Review: “Wonder Woman 84” Reunites Diana Prince with Steve Trevor But Be Careful What You Wish For in Sequels

The last time we saw Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, and Steve Trevor, her hunky air force pilot boyfriend, it was the 1940s. They...