‘Last Action Hero’ (1993) deconstructs genre’s absurdities
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Shane Black and Arnold have fun deconstructing our favorite action genre absurdities.
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‘Last Action Hero’ (1993) deconstructs genre’s absurdities
‘Mask of Zorro’ (1998) has impeccable stunts but no surprises
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This film is Peak Antonio Banderas, with impeccable stunts but no surprises.
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ ain’t exactly ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
First episode impressions (TV review): Still, the first episode of the Jane Levy-starring musical comedy is far from terrible.
‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ still a fun and funny romp
Movie review: The third entry is more of the same, but it’s still a fun and funny romp.
John’s top 10 movies of 2019
2019 movies: Superheroes continued to dominate in 2019, but we also got prime slices of action, comedy, history and horror.
30 observations about ‘Christmas Vacation’ (1989)
Movie commentary: John Hughes’ “Christmas Vacation” came out 30 years ago this month, and it has only grown in status as a holiday classic since.
‘Kick-Ass 2’ (2013) finds its groove
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This superhero-comedy sequel finds its groove with better jokes and action.
‘Knight Before Christmas’ is more empty calories from the Netflix holiday machine (Movie review)
“The Knight Before Christmas” (November, Netflix), like most of TV’s recent holiday movie catalog, is so uninspired that I wonder if the sets, locations, casting and costumes come first. Then an exec assigns a writer […]
‘Let It Snow’ is a light but watchable Gen Z X-mas gathering (Movie review)
“Let It Snow” (November, Netflix) comes from a 2008 novel co-written by coming-of-age chronicler John Green. It’s adapted by Kay Cannon (“Pitch Perfect”) and two other writers for this who’s-who of Gen Z actors. Although […]
‘Good Boys’ is somehow both the raunchiest and cutest comedy of the year (Movie review)
There were many ways “Good Boys” could go wrong, from over-reliance on the shock value of tweens dropping F-bombs, to kids who can’t act, to recycled “American Pie” gags. But this latest entry from writers […]