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Movie review: ‘Zootopia 2’
Bob GarverContributor2016 was a great year for animation. Disney gave the world a new musical masterwork in “Moana.” Pixar had its biggest hit up...
Movie review: ‘Wicked: For Good’
Previously, in “Wicked”Aspiring witches, green-skinned outcast Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and pink-and-popular Glinda (Ariana Grande), started off as enemies at school, but then became friends....
Movie review: ‘Predator: Badlands’
Bob GarverContributor“Predator” and I got off on the wrong foot. I’m not talking about the new movie, but rather the 1987 original, and by...
Movie review: ‘Black Phone 2’
Bob GarverContributorHow is it that Halloween of 2025 couldn’t give us a better horror movie than “Black Phone 2”? It’s not that I’m shocked...
Movie review: ‘Tron: Ares’
Bob GarverContributorThe legacy of the “Tron” franchise is complicated. On a consistently positive note, the series has always been a feast for the eyes...
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...