Movie review: ‘Mean Girls’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsOf all the pop culture institutions to be canceled, ended, or otherwise shut down by the pandemic in 2020,...
Movie review: ‘Night Swim’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsFor the first time since the pandemic, January means the release of a terrible horror movie in “Night Swim.”...
Movie review: ‘Migration’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWith the holiday season coming to an end, I can only talk about what “made” a movie like “Migration”...
Movie review: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’
Bob Garver
Special to the Valley News
2023 has not been good for the DC Extended Universe. The year will end without “The Flash” as one...
Movie review: ‘Wonka’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsA bit of autobiography here at the start: I grew up a stone’s throw from Hershey, Pennsylvania and my...
Movie review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsNOTE: This Japanese film is available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions. This review will focus on the “Dubbed”...
Movie review: ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWhen the writers’ and actors’ strikes of 2023 forced several movies off the fall schedule, it was a pair...
Movie review: ‘Napoleon’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsRidley Scott’s “Napoleon” did rather well for itself over Thanksgiving weekend, opening in the #2 position at the domestic...
Movie review: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
Bob Garver
Special to the Valley News
I’ve been referring to this movie as “Hunger Game of Thrones.” It’s a prequel to “The Hunger Games,” but...
Movie review: ‘The Marvels’
Bob Garver
Special to the Valley News
The fall from glory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with “The Marvels.” This is not to say that...