The new ‘Child’s Play’ admirably forges its own path to mixed results
The movie’s not great, but its willingness to try something different deserves respect.
What’s the deal with that Captain America ending in ‘Avengers: Endgame’?
Did the end of the line have to be this muddled?
The MCU steps into its past to preview its future in ‘Captain Marvel’
It’s an effective throwback to the franchise’s roots that still feels relatively fresh and innovative.
WWE never should have produced ‘Fighting With My Family’
The movie could have been so much more outside of the WWE’s hands.
2018’s box office stunners
Who knew a ‘Star Wars’ movie could bomb?
What did Mary Poppins accomplish in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’?
There’s a scene in Mary Poppins Returns in which Lin Manuel-Miranda’s character, Jack, tells the eponymous magical nanny, “It’s a good thing you came along when you did.” But about an hour-and-a-half later, I left the theater wondering, “Was it, though?” Disney’s hilariously belated sequel is a delightful moviegoing experience full of dazzling visuals and musical numbers…
The Christmas Without a ‘Star Wars’
Star Wars has vanished. For the first time in four years, December is underway without a new adventure in the galaxy far, far away, as Disney and Lucasfilm this year opted to put out Solo: A Star Wars Story over the summer instead. But bucking the yearly tradition of releasing every Star Wars film shortly…
In defense of the Avengers 4 title shenanigans
The Russo Brothers were right to keep us in the dark about the Avengers 4 title. The lying and the trolling was worth it.
Where on Earth is the ‘Halloween’ franchise headed?
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride talked at length leading up to Halloween about their decision to erase all of the previous sequels out of canon. But did they ever think for a minute about how the franchise actually got to the point that this move was necessary? It wasn’t because things got too “convoluted” or that there…
Why does the Lucasfilm logo keep changing in the ‘Star Wars’ films?
Seriously, what’s the point?
BY BRENDAN MORROW 