5 romantic movies to stream for Valentine’s Day
If you're up for staying in to snuggle, here are five recommendations, at least one of which should suit you and your heart's desire.
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Watching ‘Battle of the Sexes’ is a win-lose proposition
Billie Jean King demolished Bobby Riggs in tennis’ “Battle of the Sexes” and her story does the same thing to his in the movie.A dual biopic, “Battle of the Sexes”...
Get ready for a ‘Mother!’ of a movie
However strange you’ve heard “Mother!” is, I guarantee it is much stranger.The first hour of the Jennifer Lawrence creepfest is essentially the “Rosemary’s Baby” / “The Shining”-adjacent thriller the commercials...
Vince Flynn’s widow says her husband would have loved ‘American Assassin’
As you read this, Minnesota’s Lysa Flynn is either getting ready for the red carpet premiere of “American Assassin” in Hollywood, or walking the carpet or breathing a sigh of...
‘Wind River’ flows to satisfying conclusion
I can’t think of a filmmaker who has established a “thing” as quickly as Taylor Sheridan.This week’s “Wind River” is Sheridan’s first movie as a director (not counting a cheapie...
‘Logan Lucky’ feels touched by Coen brothers
Early in “Logan Lucky,” the title character mentions that a NASCAR racetrack has “their own police force, for people acting up and getting out of hand.” What he proceeds to...
Who needs a coherent plot when the stunt sequences dazzle?
Anything Jason Bourne can do, the “Atomic Blonde” can also do, and she does it in heels.Charlize Theron plays the title character, Lorraine, a spy whose employer (MI6? CIA? KGB?)...
‘Dunkirk’ is taut and terrific … but not a classic
Yes, “Dunkirk” is a good movie but, egad, can we calm down about it?Early social-media reactions to Christopher Nolan’s WWII adventure have so over-hyped the movie that it feels like...
Peter is likeable, and so is ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Yes, Peter Parker is Spider-Man but, first of all, he is a high schooler.In the zillionth reboot of the Spidey franchise, “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Parker (likable Tom Holland) is very much...
Great cast is under-used in ‘Snatched’
“Snatched” is no “Trainwreck,” but it’s no trainwreck, either.Neither as distinctive nor as hilarious as Amy Schumer’s first starring movie, “Snatched” still has its funny moments, mainly in its first...
