Ongoing Spotlight – May 17, 2016
MONEY MONSTER [R] B- Going into “Money Monster,” I anticipated a smart and savvy thriller reminiscent of Spike Lee’s “Inside …
Category Archives: Briefs
Ongoing Spotlight – L’ATTESA (THE WAIT)
Right from the start, Italian short film director Piero Messina lets us know that we are in sacred embrace of …
Ongoing Spotlight – May 3, 2016
KEANU [R] B+ The current definition of “buddy comedy” should feature the faces of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. Following …
Ongoing Spotlight – April 26, 2016
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME [R] B+ As tends to happen with directors who settle in for the long haul, we get …
Ongoing Spotlight – April 19, 2016
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT [PG-13] B Known for being “Straight Outta Compton,” Ice Cube has made a second home for …
Ongoing Spotlight – April 12, 2016
THE BOSS [R] C- Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) is more than a Martha Stewart-clone waiting for comeuppance, she’s a hip …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 29, 2016
BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE [PG-13] D Every red-blooded geek in the world – even, I would argue, those …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 22, 2016
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT [PG-13] D As a movie lover, I found myself experiencing a degree of genuine sadness upon …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 15, 2016
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE [PG-13] C+ The latest JJ Abrams production, from director Dan Trachtenberg (the shorts “Kickin’” and “Portal: No …
Ongoing Spotlight – March 8, 2016
LONDON HAS FALLEN [PG-13] D+ Iranian filmmaker Babak Najafi has already made a name for himself stepping in for the …
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