Film

HOLLYWOOD—I have been waiting since September 2017 to see how it would all end. It has been a very long time since a horror movie unnerved me, like the remake of “It” did. It was the first horror flick in quite some time that really placed children in the harm of evil and that opening sequence left me rattled....

HOLLYWOOD—It seems every summer, we get another flick attempting to capitalize on the magic that Steven Spielberg managed to capture in 1975 with his blockbuster “Jaws.” How can I best say this? “Jaws” had something that many other shark flicks failed to capture: suspense, character development and an enthralling narrative. I will indeed give credit to the 2017 flick “47...

HOLLYWOOD—I’ll just say it already: summer is over, and I think it may have been one of the worst at the box-office for summer movies that I can recall in years. With that said, it’s time to usher in not only my favorite season of the year, but some of the best flicks of the year as we slowly...

HOLLYWOOD—There is a new champ at the box-office dethroning the unexpected victory from last week’s winner, “Good Boys.” The sequel “Angel Has Fallen” starring Gerard Butler won audiences over with an impressive $21.2 million haul over the weekend. However, its box-office performance shows the franchise has a bit of fatigue failing to exceed the expectations of “Olympus Has Fallen”...

HOLLYWOOD—When do you recall the last time watching a comedy that was so original, so side-splitting funny that it hurt your stomach? To be honest, I cannot recall the last time it happened, but the comedy “Good Boys” left me in stitches (in a good way America). Originality in comedy is a hard thing to accomplish, but writers Lee...

HOLLYWOOD—I always attempt to find the good in any movie, but sometimes there are those movies that are so bad, no matter how hard you try there is nothing you can do to see the positive. Very rarely has an animated movie bored me to the death, but you can now include “The Angry Birds Movie 2” to that...

HOLLYWOOD—News in Hollywood left people aghast on Tuesday, August 20 as it was revealed that the popular comic book hero, Spider-Man might be leaving the Marvel Universe. Ugh, this sucks greatly and I mean greatly because we had the iconic character appear in “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: End Game.” Yeah, and with the snap...

HOLLYWOOD—There were a few surprises at the box-office over the weekend, as a raunchy comedy involving little boys dazzled audiences at theaters. The comedy, “Good Boys” starring Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon rose to the top spot with an impressive $21 million haul. Not bad for a flick that is rated R and pushes the boundaries...

HOLLYWOOD—I wanted to go into the theater with an open mind for the crime drama “The Kitchen.” The movie appeared like a female version of a gangster flick. However, “The Kitchen” is not what you expect it to be. The narrative revolves around the Irish and Italian mob in New York in 1978. At the core, we have our...

HOLLYWOOD—Let me be clear; “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” is more like a compilation horror flick. What does that mean? Think of the Warner Bros. flick “Trick r’ Treat” or “Creepshow,” but a tamer version. The big screen version is an adaptation of the popular children’s book. The stories eventually link up in an impressive way. It’s...