Stephen King introduces a group of RV-driving New Age vampires, led by a bolero-topped seductress who goes by the name Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson). But rather than let his sustenance-seeking pseudo-family get blood under their fingernails, King has them vape the “shine” out of their victims. The cult lures …
Stephen King introduces a group of RV-driving New Age vampires, led by a bolero-topped seductress who goes by the name Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson). But rather than let his sustenance-seeking pseudo-family get blood under their fingernails, King has them vape the “shine” out of their victims. The cult lures …
Our shaggy soldier story finds Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) assigned the task of driving Lula, the Hannibal Lecter of Belgian Malinois, from northern Washington to Arizona for the funeral of the beast’s dead master and fellow Ranger. Every dog has their day, many a genial box office star their …
Hey, kids! Wanna watch the same doggy die four times? It started so adorably, what with lovable ol’ Bailey devouring the cucumbers that cover the eyes of his girl’s (Kathryn Prescott) tanned-and-tippling single mother (Betty Gilpin). After Pooch #1 hightails it to that big fireplug in the sky, and the …
Separated from her owner, Bella, a mixed-breed mistakenly labeled a pitbull by the mean old Denver dog catcher, travels 400 miles for the inevitable tearful reunion. Bryce Dallas Howard gives voice to Bella’s thoughts in a manner that’s bound to endear both young and old. Her director, Charles Martin Smith …
If you have to ask, chances are the answer is yes. That’s just one of the discoveries inherent in David Thorpe’s bustling documentary odyssey as he seeks to connect with — and come to terms with — the sound of his voice. It’s all about letting go of the nasality …
It’s the rare biopic that’s bound to leave a stronger impression on viewers than any of the subject’s actual offerings. It has also been a long time since an Eddie Murphy film had generated this much excitement. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have gifted Murphy with the film of …
Having grown up on Hugh Lofting’s novels, the prospect of Robert Downey hanging up his Marvel warrior vines long enough to play the legendary British physician and universal champion of animal rights piqued my curiosity. The miasmic universe that plays out is one that instead envisions Dr. John Dolittle as …
Grandma’s death brings successful New York banker Peter (Jesse Wakeman) back to Warwick, Rhode Island and the despised childhood home he couldn’t wait to blow. Having lost his wallet somewhere in transit, there’s no one to turn to but former best friend and once favorite target of Peter’s bullying, Donald …
Most guys pass out after a spirited round of lovemaking. Not this guy. Incapable of replacing fantasy with reality, porn addict Don Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) can’t wait to knock off a one-night stand and scurry to his computer for some quality alone time. It’s very hard to make a smart …
A hand enters the frame to select a tape from the stacks. Strategically shelved label-out next to “Donny’s Party” — the cassette that has transcribed on it in rapidly deteriorating magnetic particles the 1998 reception at hand — is a VHS tape with “Barney Porn” scrawled across its spine. This …
Ferguson, Missouri, the day after an unarmed African-American teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer. A call asking for a bigger police presence to help assuage any potential unrest results in the appearance of an MRAP, a veritable armored car, given to the city free of charge as …
Panic Room meets Wait Until Dark in this pitiless, uncommonly serviceable horror thriller. A pair of necessitous, romantically involved housebreakers (Jane Levy and Daniel Zovatto) partner with a college freshman (Dylan Minnette) whose dad’s position with a home-security provider helps to open a lot of doors. What could be easier …
For a group of entertainers whose job it is to make people laugh, there sure are a lot of cutthroat assholes working the comedy circuit. The vacant seats that open Don’t Think Twice are reserved for a six-person improv troupe whose numbers dwindle like Agatha Christie’s “Indians” as the top-floaters …