Tag: movie review
Movie Review: “Halloween Kills”
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsTo me, there is no scarier villain in all of horror cinema than Michael Myers. The killer from 1978s “Halloween”...
Movie review: “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”
Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsWhen we last saw reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), he had formed an uneasy alliance with Venom (also Hardy),...
Movie review ‘Cry Macho’
Bob GarverLike last weekend, this weekend at the box office was underwhelming, especially for new releases. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”...
Movie review: “Candyman”
Bob Garver1992’s “Candyman” was ostensibly a horror movie about an urban legend come to life. Characters who uttered the name “Candyman” five times while...
Movie Review “PAW Patrol: The Movie”
Bob GarverThe animated “PAW Patrol” franchise doesn’t have the “for all ages” appeal of the best of Disney and Pixar. It’s from Nickelodeon, but...
Movie Review: “The Suicide Squad”
Bob Garver“The Suicide Squad” has probably the most important “The” in movie title history, so important that it should be alphabetized under “T” instead...
Movie review: “Jungle Cruise”
Bob Garver“Jungle Cruise” is the latest effort by Disney to turn one of its legendary theme park attractions into a movie. The gold standard,...
Movie Review: “Space Jam: A New Legacy”
Bob GarverWatching “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” a question kept nagging me: Was “Space Jam” from 1996 this annoying? Both movies starred a professional...
Movie Reviews: Triple Feature
Bob Garver“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” the weekend’s No. 1 movie, was a colossal waste of my time. In the interest of not wasting too...
Movie Review: “In the Heights”
Bob Garver“In the Heights” is based on the 2008 Tony winner for Best Musical that put Lin-Manuel Miranda on the map. It is not...