Movie review: ‘The Colors Within’ – A story of colors, friendship, and self-acceptance
Nonyi UsuaValley News InternIt was a quiet afternoon when I ventured into the nearly empty theater to watch “The Colors Within,” a Japanese animated...
Movie review: ‘Flight Risk’
Bob GarverContributorI notice that I’ve given a “C” rating to every movie I’ve reviewed in 2025. That’s four straight times I’ve basically said that...
Movie review: Double feature – “Wolf Man” and “One of Them Days”
Bob GarverContributorSince two new releases made about $11 million each at the domestic box office this past weekend, and since I don’t have much...
Movie review: ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’
Bob GarverContributorIt’s an odd choice to do a sequel to the 2018 heist movie “Den of Thieves” in 2025. The first film made less...
Movie review: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Bob GarverContributorLike many critics, I despised the 2019 CGI version of “The Lion King.” The new animation was ugly and the rehashing of the...
Movie review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’
Bob Garver
Contributor
The “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie franchise has had quite the history. In 2019, jokes about the poorly-received first trailer were everywhere in pop...
Movie review: ‘Kraven the Hunter’
Bob GarverContributorIn between the blockbusters of the Thanksgiving season and the blockbusters of the Christmas season comes “Kraven the Hunter,” a movie that was...
Movie review: ‘Gladiator II’
Bob GarverContributor“Gladiator II” has some awfully big sandals to fill, both commercially and creatively. Its predecessor, 2000’s “Gladiator,” made $187 million at the domestic...
Movie review: ‘Wicked’
Bob GarverContributorIt was in the spring of 2004 that I first saw Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth perform the showstopping “Defying Gravity” from the...
Movie review: ‘Moana 2’
Bob GarverContributor2016’s “Moana” is probably my favorite animated Disney movie of the modern era. I have plenty of nice things to say about “Frozen,”...