About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, …
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Time for a Reel THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Do any of you remember the live-action movie, Super Mario Bros. (1993) that starred Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo? If you’ve never seen it, consider yourself lucky. But if you did …
Time for a Reel SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): From New Line Cinema comes Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. It’s been four years since we’ve seen Billy Batson (Asher Angel) and his …
Time for a Reel ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA review
About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Super-Hero partners Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new …
Time for a Reel BABYLON review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. Maybe not quite the best, but Babylon certainly qualifies as “saving my wildest write-up for last in 2022.” As we …
Time for a Reel VIOLENT NIGHT review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). If you want to get into a nontraditional, fun holiday frame of mind, Violent Night will have you feeling all kinds of jolly upon leaving …
Time for a Reel GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY review
About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Benoit Blanc returns to peel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepid detective at a lavish private estate on a Greek island, but how and why he comes to be there is only the first of many puzzles. Blanc soon meets …
Time for a Reel AMSTERDAM review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): An original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. David O. Russell assembles a stellar cast in this 1930s-set comedy drama that uncovers and sheds light upon one of America’s more …
Time for a Reel SEE HOW THEY RUN review
About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find …
Time for a Reel VENGEANCE review
About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): This is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak), a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with. I enjoy the big flashy film productions as much as the next …