Tag: movie review
Movie review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsI suppose it’s appropriate that movies starring Ant-Man aka Scott Lang, played by Paul Rudd, have always been rather...
Movie review: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsI had never seen a “Magic Mike” movie before “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” The franchise’s first two installments both missed...
Movie review: ‘Pathaan’
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWithout a lot of new mainstream releases stepping up to the plate this past weekend, there was room for...
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...