‘Nosferatu’ review: Freaky remake crowns a new King of Horror

‘Nosferatu’ review: Freaky remake crowns a new King of Horror

movie review NOSFERATU Running time: 133 minutes. Rated R (bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content). In theaters Dec. 25. The press loves to hail a star as “unrecognizable” when they transform for a movie role.  With Bill Skarsgård, however, that plaudit is not only deserved but increasingly redundant.  The 34-year-old actor has … Read more

‘Hot Frosty’ review: The abominable snow movie

‘Hot Frosty’ review: The abominable snow movie

movie review HOT FROSTY Running time: 92 minutes. Rated: TV-PG. On Netflix. After being brought to life, the sexy snowman of Netflix’s “Hot Frosty” can laugh and play just the same as you and me — except a million times dumber.  Named Jack (Dustin Milligan from “Schitt’s Creek”), this holiday rom-com doofus makes Buddy the … Read more

‘Maria’ review: Angelina Jolie is stunning as Maria Callas in her last days

‘Maria’ review: Angelina Jolie is stunning as Maria Callas in her last days

movie review MARIA Running time: 123 minutes. Rated R (some language including a sexual reference). In some theaters. Near the end of “Maria,” 53-year-old Maria Callas, the opera diva stunningly played by Angelina Jolie, attempts to make it through the challenging mad scene from “Anna Bolena” in an empty Paris theater. Like poor Anne Boleyn, these are the final, messy days … Read more

‘Our Little Secret’ review: Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix movies go from atrocious to merely bad

‘Our Little Secret’ review: Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix movies go from atrocious to merely bad

movie review OUR LITTLE SECRET Running time:101 minutes. Rated TV-14. On Netflix. It’s another holiday with Lindsay. In her three-picture deal with Netflix, Lindsay Lohan has been churning out braincell-bursting seasonal movies since 2022. There was the unbearable “Falling for Christmas,” in which an injury causes a stuck-up hotel heiress to lose her memory. She’s … Read more

‘Moana 2’ review: Disney’s wishy-washy sequel has sprung a leak

‘Moana 2’ review: Disney’s wishy-washy sequel has sprung a leak

movie review MOANA 2 Running time: 90 minutes. Rated PG (action/peril). In theaters Nov. 27. Well, at least it’s not “Wish.”  “Moana 2,” the sequel to the 2016 animated film about an oceanic adventurer, is 20,000 leagues better than Disney’s congealed Thanksgiving leftovers from last year. But that’s a low, low bar.   The studio’s latest … Read more

‘Blitz’ review: Saoirse Ronan stars in solid WWII drama with an ‘Oliver Twist’ vibe

‘Blitz’ review: Saoirse Ronan stars in solid WWII drama with an ‘Oliver Twist’ vibe

movie review BLITZ Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic elements including some racism, violence, some strong language, brief sexuality and smoking). On AppleTV+. There is an undeniably old-fashioned quality to Steve McQueen’s World War II drama “Blitz” on AppleTV+ — a rather unexpected one for the director of “12 Years A Slave” and “Shame.” … Read more

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theaters

“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t stopped people from trying to make “Glicked” — or even “Babyratu” — happen. The counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its … Read more

‘Wicked’ review: Decent movie adaptation doesn’t defy gravity without second half

‘Wicked’ review: Decent movie adaptation doesn’t defy gravity without second half

movie review WICKED Running time: <br>160 minutes. Rated PG (some scary action, thematic material and brief suggestive material). <br>In theaters. Who can say if “Wicked” has been changed for the better? I do believe it has been changed for the longer. Hollywood has, somewhat mystifyingly, taken a two-and-a-half-hour hit Broadway musical and — hey presto! — … Read more

‘Red One’ review: Chris Evans and The Rock kill Christmas with 0-star, $250 million turd

‘Red One’ review: Chris Evans and The Rock kill Christmas with 0-star, 0 million turd

movie review RED ONE Zero Stars. Running time: 123 minutes. Rated PG-13 (action, some violence, and language). In theaters.  For the most wonderful time of the year comes the worst movie of the year. That’s “Red One,” a piece of Christmas crapola starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Evans. If you see it, yule … Read more

‘Gladiator II’ review: A fantastic Denzel Washington steals this enjoyable enough sequel

‘Gladiator II’ review: A fantastic Denzel Washington steals this enjoyable enough sequel

movie review GLADIATOR II Running time: 148 minutes. Rated R (strong bloody violence). In theaters Nov. 22. Ridley Scott has probably been feeling a lot like a gladiator lately, fending off menacing movie critics from his high-profile duds. The director’s wretched “House of Gucci” was devoured by lions; the gauche “Napoleon” decapitated. And “The Last … Read more

Clint Eastwood’s possible final film will only be in 50 theaters — is it any good?

Clint Eastwood’s possible final film will only be in 50 theaters — is it any good?

movie review JUROR NO.2 Running time: 113 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some violent images and strong language). In theaters. It’s an injustice that duds like “Joker: Folie a Deux” and “Megalopolis” played on thousands of screens around the country while Clint Eastwood’s engrossing new film about justice, “Juror No. 2,” will only grace 50.  The swell … Read more

Matthew Lillard thought he was ‘never going to work again’ after ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ box office flop

Matthew Lillard thought he was ‘never going to work again’ after ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ box office flop

Actor Matthew Lillard, 54, thought his career in Hollywood was over when “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” flopped at the box office. “I thought I’d be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years,” Lillard said in an interview with Business Insider. “And the reality was the exact opposite happened.” Critics ripped the … Read more

‘A Real Pain’ review: Kieran Culkin is an emotional powerhouse in touching road trip movie

‘A Real Pain’ review: Kieran Culkin is an emotional powerhouse in touching road trip movie

Making Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin the leads of a heartwarming movie about family bonds (the non-back-stabbing kind) and self-discovery would seem counter-intuitive. Culkin has just finished up playing Roman Roy, the cutthroat, foul-mouthed media scion on HBO’s “Succession.” And Eisenberg, even though he’s had a long and varied career, is still best known for … Read more

‘Here’ review: Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are digitally de-aged in this nauseating bomb

‘Here’ review: Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are digitally de-aged in this nauseating bomb

movie review HERE Running time: 104 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some suggestive material, brief strong language and smoking). In theaters Nov. 1. Robert Zemeckis’ film “Here” is an object lesson in how to take a touching idea and make an extremely annoying movie out of it. The “Forrest Gump” director’s lofty concept, adapted from … Read more

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ review: Moronic alien trilogy finally ends — good riddance

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ review: Moronic alien trilogy finally ends — good riddance

movie review VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Running time: 109 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, bloody images and strong language). In theaters Friday. So long, “Venom.” Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. After six years and three wretched films, the unspeakably stupid comic-book movie series about a disturbed … Read more

Nicole Kidman, 57, says she had to pause filming ‘Babygirl’ because she didn’t want to ‘orgasm’ anymore: ‘I hate doing this’

Nicole Kidman, 57, says she had to pause filming ‘Babygirl’ because she didn’t want to ‘orgasm’ anymore: ‘I hate doing this’

Nicole Kidman admitted she was “so turned on” while filming her new erotic drama “Babygirl” that she had to temporarily hit the brakes on production. In the kinky movie, Kidman plays a powerful businesswoman who risks her career and family life to have a passionate affair with her much younger intern, played by “Where the … Read more

‘Anora’ review: Stripper Cinderella story is one of the best movies of the year

‘Anora’ review: Stripper Cinderella story is one of the best movies of the year

movie review ANORA Running time: 139 minutes. Rated R (strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language, and drug use). In theaters. It’s easy to fall hard for Mikey Madison in “Anora,” director Sean Baker’s exceptional film about a Brooklyn exotic dancer. The 25-year-old actress has been working for about a decade, with roles in … Read more

‘Terrifier 3’ had viewers ‘vomiting’ and ‘walking out’ of its U.K. premiere

‘Terrifier 3’ had viewers ‘vomiting’ and ‘walking out’ of its U.K. premiere

Art the Clown is scaring audiences out of the theaters. The latest screening of “Terrifier 3,” the third entry in Damien Leone’s horror-slasher series about a sadistic killer clown, took place on Wednesday in the United Kingdom. The film’s distributor, Signature Entertainment, wrote on X that movie theater staff “reported 11 people walking out and 1 person vomiting” during … Read more

‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ review: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix sing for no reason in pointless sequel

‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ review: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix sing for no reason in pointless sequel

movie review JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX Running time: 138 minutes. Rated R (some strong violence, language throughout, some sexuality, and brief full nudity). In theaters Oct. 4 The DC dirge “Joker: Folie à Deux” is a sequel in search of a purpose. For nearly two and a half hours, director Todd Phillips’ pathologically unnecessary movie … Read more