Movie review: ‘The Smashing Machine’
Bob GarverContributorA popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert expectations. I assume that this is...
Movie review: ‘One Battle After Another’
Bob GarverContributorWriter/director Paul Thomas Anderson is known as a top-tier talent without top-tier recognition. None of his movies have made more than $50 million...
Movie review: ‘Him’
Bob GarverContributorJokes linking football and religion, especially Christianity, are common. “One gets Americans to sit attentively for hours every Sunday, the other is religion.”...
Movie review: ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle’
Bob GarverContributorNOTE: Many theaters have this Japanese animated film available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions. This review is based on the “Subbed” version...
Movie review: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’
A few days before I saw “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a friend of mine asked me about my plans for the weekend. I told...
Movie review: ‘Caught Stealing’
Bob GarverContributor“Caught Stealing” is one of those twisty crime thrillers where it seems like the filmmakers cast as many interesting names as they could...
Movie review: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Bob GarverContributorThis past weekend’s biggest big-screen hit didn’t go straight to the big screen. Animated actioner “KPop Demon Hunters” premiered in June on Netflix,...
Movie review: ‘Freakier Friday’
Bob GarverContributorI remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I...
Movie review: ‘Weapons’
Bob GarverContributorIn a weekend that I could have sworn would be dominated by family-friendly franchise fare, “Freakier Friday,” it was a R-rated horror movie,...
Movie review: ‘The Bad Guys 2’
Bob GarverContributorI have fond memories of “The Bad Guys” from 2022. The opening scene was an extended “Pulp Fiction” reference, which I was not...