Film

HOLLYWOOD—It is never an easy task to bring a caliber of superheroes together in one movie. When you have so many characters, and standouts who can easily hold their own film, it makes it that much more difficult when you have 6 to 7 all in the same movie with a narrative that works on all cylinders? We’ve seen...

HOLLYWOOD—The 2016 comedy “Bad Moms” was absolutely hilarious. It was unlike anything seen in the cinematic universe in quite some time, so I was not surprised to see the flick earn major kudos at the box-office. We all know what that means right: sequel! However, this sequel doesn’t capture the same magic as its predecessor. “A Bad Moms Christmas”...

HOLLYWOOD—The contenders for the 2018 Critics Choice Awards were released on Wednesday, December 6 and leading all nominees is Guillermo Del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” with a total of 14 nominations including Best Picture. The films “Lady Bird,” “Call Me by Your Name” and “The Post” each picked up 8 nominations apiece. The ceremony which has now meshed...

HOLLYWOOD—For the second consecutive weekend, audiences were dazzled by the Pixar animated flick “Coco.” Last week’s box-office champ maintained its grip on the box-office with $26 million. Since its release on November 22, the film has earned a domestic tally of $108.7 million. While not the box-office titan so many expected, “Justice League” still has a solid grip on the...

HOLLYWOOD—I cannot recall the last time a movie really struck and emotional chord with me. The movie “Wonder,” is one that took me back to a time in my own childhood where things weren’t always so happy-go-lucky. As a critic, I find myself advocating for films as a pure form of entertainment, however, with “Wonder” this is a film...

SANTA MONICA—We’re getting closer to awards season America. The nominees for the 2018 Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Tuesday, November 21 with the drama “Call Me by Your Name” leading all contenders with a total of 6 nominations including Best Feature. The thriller “Get Out” picked up 5 nominations, while the film “Good Time” earned 5 nominations as...

HOLLYWOOD—The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is all about family and it was all about family-friendly movies which dominated the box-office. The Pixar adventure “Coco” leaped to the top spot with an impressive $71 million haul over the holiday weekend. During the three-day weekend the flick earned $49 million, and from Wednesday-Thursday earned over $22 million. The movie earned rave reviews...

LOS ANGELES—Singer and star of the TV series "Touched by an Angel," Della Reese died Sunday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home. She was 86. Reese was born in the Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. She began singing in her church choir at a young age and at the age of 13, she joined Mahalia Jackson's gospel group. In...

HOLLYWOOD—It was no surprise to me that the DC comic book flick “Justice League” rose to the top spot at the box-office this past weekend, knocking another comic book favorite, “Thor: Ragnarok” from the top spot at the box-office. The question many people wanted to know was just HOW MUCH money the DC flick would earn during its opening...

HOLLYWOOD—I will say it now: Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are comedy gold. At first it may not seem like it, but if you saw “The Other Guys,” it was the first time the actors partnered together for the 2010 comedy. I honestly cannot recall the last time I laughed so hard in the theater that my stomach hurt....