For countless movie fans, Marlee Matlin’s name will always be synonymous with her Oscar-winning portrayal of Sarah, a young, deaf woman, in Randa Haines’ acclaimed film adaptation of Mark Medoff’s Tony Award-winning play “Children of A Lesser God.”
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Expectations were low for the fourth attempt at bringing Marvel’s Fantastic Four to the big screen, but somehow director Matt Shakman, who is mostly known for his TV series work, makes us forget about the abysmal 2015, 2007, and 1994 renditions. His “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (Marvel Studios), in IMAX, benefits from the combination of heroics, humanity, and humor.
When I tell you that Krypto, the CGI version of dog-actor Jolene, the foster-dog of Superman (breathtakingly handsome David Corenswet), is the best part of James Gunn’s insanely OTT reboot of “Superman” (DC Studios), in IMAX no less, I’m not just throwing you a bone.
There’s something oddly comforting about a masked killer, a group of teens with secrets, and a phone ringing with that bone-chilling line: “Do you like scary movies?”
Calling “Jurassic World Rebirth” (Universal) an unnecessary installment in a franchise that should, pardon the expression, go the way of the dinosaurs, might be a bit extreme.
There’s always been something about Superman that’s felt deeply personal to me. Not just as a fan of comic books or superheroes, but as a journalist, educator, and person who believes in doing good, even when it’s hard.
As you can tell from the title, “Big Easy Queens” (Advocate Originals), now streaming on Hulu, is set in New Orleans, specifically in the French Quarter, known to be an exciting, but dangerous, place. “Big Easy Queens” drives home the point by opening with the murders of a trio of men.
There’s no question that when Patrik-Ian Polk’s series “Noah’s Arc” premiered on Logo 20 years ago, it was a groundbreaking creation.
1. At the end of 2022’s “M3GAN,” after the titular, life-sized, AI-powered humanoid robot has left a path of destruction and death, including her own, a computerized camera illuminates and offers a “wink” at the camera, thereby paving the way for “M3GAN 2.0” (Universal/Blumhouse).
There’s something wickedly fun about horror movies, especially the ones that don’t take themselves too seriously.
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