Tag: movie review
Movie review: ‘A Man Called Otto’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley News“A Man Called Otto” has not been a well-marketed film. The strategy of the film’s advertising seems to be:...
Movie review: ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWe were first introduced to dashing animated feline Puss in Boots, played by Antonio Banderas, in “Shrek 2” all...
Movie review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsBack in 2009, director James Cameron gave the world “Avatar.” The film about a human going undercover as a...
Movie Review: ‘Devotion’
With “Avatar: The Way of Water” opening next weekend, no new wide release wanted to open this weekend with only one week to make...
Movie Review: ‘Strange World’ and ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsLike the “World” of a certain movie, the holiday weekend at the domestic box office was “Strange.” It’s not...
Movie review: ‘The Menu’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsLike the cozy restaurant setting of “The Menu,” the theater at my screening of the film this past Friday,...
Movie review: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsIn 2018, “Black Panther” became the biggest hit of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It even made more at the...
Movie review: ‘One Piece Film: Red’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsNOTE: This film is available in both “Subbed” with Japanese spoken and English subtitles and “Dubbed” with English spoken...
Movie Review: ‘Ticket to Paradise’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsGood for “Ticket to Paradise,” keeping its No. 2 spot at the domestic box office over Halloween weekend despite...
Movie Review: “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile”
Bob Garver
Special to the Valley NewsAfter several weeks of increasingly ineffective horror movies, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” was a nice change of pace. Actually, it...