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Movie review: TV drama 'Fantasy Island' gets a reboot as a horror flick

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 17 12:40 PM

It was very surprising that Blumhouse actually thought of rebooting "Fantasy Island" as a horror film.   Read more »

Movie review: Korea's 'Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982' is a wake-up call for couples

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 15 07:21 AM

"Kim Ji-Young: Born 1982" will definitely resonate with and likely trigger women from all over Asia, and perhaps even in the West. Read more »

Movie review: Gerwig's 'Little Women' makes a strong statement about womanhood

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Feb 11 04:59 PM

Like all her previous movie roles, Saoirse Ronan is ideally cast as Jo March in the latest big screen adaptation of Louisa Mae Alcott's classic novel. Read more »

Movie review: Margot Robbie is fantabulous in 'Birds of Prey'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 10 03:40 PM

"Birds of Prey" is a sequel and spin-off to the critically-panned "Suicide Squad" (2016), where the character of Harley Quinn (as portrayed by Margot Robbie) was the most memorable.  Read more »

Review: For its series finale, 'Bojack Horseman' ends not with a bang but a whimper

Jam Pascual
Posted at Feb 10 11:45 AM

How a show about emotional struggle came to a sense of closure. Read more »

Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ is deliciously badass, a glittery middle finger to gender double standards

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Feb 07 01:21 PM

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn couldn’t care less what it’s place is in the DC extended universe  Read more »

Movie review: 'On Vodka, Beers and Regrets' is anti-rom-com and that's good

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 07 01:12 PM

The duo of Bela Padilla and JC Santos is reunited under the pen and direction of Irene Emma Villamor in yet another dramatic romance "On Vodka, Beers and Regrets." Read more »

Movie review: '1917' is technically impressive but the story leaves you wanting

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 06 11:47 AM

From the very first scene to the last, director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins took us along for what looked like one single take of continuous action as the camera followed tw young soldiers in what seemed to be real time.  Read more »

Review: ‘1917’ says war is stupid, but the film ends up glorifying it anyway—and how

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Feb 06 01:03 PM

This polished, riveting Oscar forerunner is made to look like it was shot in one continuous take — you end up guessing where the cuts are than caring about the complexities of its subject. Read more »

Movie review: 'The Gentlemen' is vintage Guy Ritchie

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Feb 05 12:06 PM

British writer-director Guy Ritchie returns to his ensemble crime-comedy roots with "The Gentlemen" and he proved he is a master of this genre. Read more »

Netflix review: Adam Sandler is serious and screwed in 'Uncut Gems'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 03 03:39 PM

I first heard about "Uncut Gems" when its lead actor Adam Sandler won the best actor award from the National Board of Review early last month.  Read more »

Movie review: If you can take juvenile silliness, you might enjoy ‘Dolittle’

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 01 11:01 AM

My verdict? It was actually not as bad as I was expecting at all. Read more »

Movie review: These zombies are fast and ravenous in timely 'Block Z'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 31 12:25 PM

Director Mikhail Red, fresh off his 2019 successes, comes up with yet another film with action basically confined within a school.  Read more »

Movie review: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence still have that winning chemistry in 'Bad Boys for Life'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 28 12:41 PM

The original "Bad Boys" was shown way back in 1995, an explosive buddy-cop comedy action film starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence directed by Michael Bay.  Read more »

Movie review: 'Just Mercy' reminds us to remain vigilant about human rights

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Jan 27 04:19 PM

In 1989, a fresh Harvard law school graduate Bryan Stevenson set up his office for Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, aiming to provide legal help to the underprivileged, especially those on Death Row.  Read more »

Review: ‘Bombshell’ goes from toothless satire to schlocky attempt at a girl power flick

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 27 03:43 PM

The latest from director Jay Roach was supposed to be an account of how several women took down a despicable giant, but it ended up becoming something else. Read more »

How close to the truth are movies based on true events? | Get Reel with Andrew Paredes

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Jan 28 04:18 PM

In this first episode of Get Reel with Andrew Paredes, our resident film critic talks about Richard Jewell and Just Mercy—and the weight of taking on a movie based on real events. Read more »

Movie review: ‘Spies in Disguise’ is a fun futuristic James Bond spoof

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 25 10:53 AM

I found this movie funny and entertaining overall, and very sequel-ready. Read more »

Review: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ is the ‘Bad Boys’ installment you didn’t think you deserve

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 24 05:19 PM

Just when you think they’ll just give you a tired reboot, the boys—and their new company—prove you wrong. Read more »

Movie review: Madness in the morgue in Yam Laranas' 'Nightshift'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Jan 23 12:15 PM

Yam Laranas is a Filipino director and cinematographer whose specialty lay in horror films. For his latest work, "Nightshift," he once again revisits his favorite genre.    Read more »