Last week, Disney+ released a collection of newly restored animated shorts from early in the studio’s run, and finally, we can say something nice about a major studio for a…

Implanted In My Brain By Paul Hall Artificial intelligence has simultaneously terrified and fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Sure we love Google and Alexa, Apple and…

Now playing at a multiplex or arthouse near you: AMSTERDAM (Dir. David O. Russell, 2022) To say that it started out so richly promising, but then got all screwy, and…

While I’ve more than once pointed out that standard template used by comic book movies, it’s not the only genre that has a winning formula. The weepie romance also has…

Sandra Oh, star of the original The Princess Diaries, desperately wants to return for the upcoming The Princess Diaries 3. The Princess Diaries follows the life of Mia Thermopolis (Anne…

I haven’t decided whether COVID was the result of a conspiracy initiated by Zoom, Netflix or Jeff Bezos (NOT a serious accusation), but Netflix has certainly benefitted hugely from the…

At the airport, Ethan also crosses paths with a pickpocket named Grace (Hayley Atwell), who gets stuck in the middle of all of this world-changing insanity, along with a few…

New to DVD & On Demand By Paul Hall Featured Title / Pick of the week Old Vacationing at a tropical resort, a family looks to reconnect and possibly have…

“What are you, 80?” Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams cracks at a 65-year old Harrison Ford in the last, least loved Indiana Jones flick, something about a CRYSTAL SKULL. That was…

For a passive-aggressive Mother’s Day gift, I recommend taking your mom to the film of the same name. If you haven’t quite found the present that says, “Mom, I hate…

As Pride Month comes to a close, Luke Macfarlane reflects on Bros bombing at the box office. Co-written by and starring Billy Eichner, the rom-com centered on an openly gay…

To say the least, 2020 was a bizarre year for film-watchers like me. Already hindered by living in a small town with limited access to independent films, the addition of…

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia” still knocks me out even though it has been almost 25 years since it came out in 1999. Masterfully juggling many different narratives in the San…

Only Treats This Halloween By Paul Hall Halloween has long been fertile ground for scary movies. Freddy and Jason, mysterious creatures and unexplained phenomena have all scared us in movies…

One perk about being a film critic is getting advance screeners of movies in the form of physical discs (DVDs, Blu rays), or private links to movies online. Because of…

Every year there’s a conversation about which studios will or won’t show up at San Diego Comic Con. However, in 2016, that chatter now has a twist, with one major…

On the heels of Star Trek: Prodigy’s cancelation by Paratmount+, a fan petition to save the show gains steam, as does hope for season 2. Star Trek fans are rallying…

I made it to the theatre once in 2020. (And that was a dud – more later.) The bottom line is that I barely saw ten 2020 releases, let alone…