Movie Review: ‘Encanto’
Disney has done it again. The studio synonymous with animated movie musicals has given audiences another classic to add to the collection in “Encanto.”...
Movie Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsDirector Jason Reitman is taking over the reins of his father Ivan Reitman’s “Ghostbusters” franchise, and the results are a...
Movie Review: ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsAs a child, I loved the colorful storybooks about Clifford the Big Red Dog. As a teenager, I had nothing...
Movie Review: ‘Eternals’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News“Eternals” is one of those Marvel Cinematic Universe movies that tries to introduce a whole team of new superheroes at...
Movie Review: ‘Dune’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsAll movies hope to be successful, but hopes are high that “Dune” will be the start of something glorious. With...
Movie Review: “Halloween Kills”
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsTo me, there is no scarier villain in all of horror cinema than Michael Myers. The killer from 1978s “Halloween”...
Baldwin: ‘heart is broken’ over on-set shooting that killed cinematographer
LOS ANGELES - Actor Alec Baldwin expressed "shock and sadness'' today over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when Baldwin fired...
Movie review: “No Time to Die”
Bob GarverLast spring, the James Bond movie “No Time to Die” became the first movie to be pushed back because of the pandemic. The...
Movie review: “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWhen we last saw reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), he had formed an uneasy alliance with Venom (also Hardy),...
Movie review ‘Cry Macho’
Bob GarverLike last weekend, this weekend at the box office was underwhelming, especially for new releases. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”...