Tag: movie review
Movie Review: ‘The Courier’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News“The Courier” would have done well to open last month, before the cutoff date to qualify for the Academy Awards....
Movie Review: ‘Chaos Walking’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsIt was weird two weekends ago when the movie theaters in New York City reopened and this movie was playing...
Movie Review: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News“Raya and the Last Dragon” was the first movie I saw in a New York City theater in nearly a...
Movie Review: ‘Tom and Jerry’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsI didn’t really grow up with the “Tom and Jerry” cartoon. I was more into Wile E. Coyote and the...
Movie Review: ‘Nomadland’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsSince September when the film won top prizes at both the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, it has been...
Movie Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsOne good thing about the year 2021 in movies is that audiences might get two Oscar seasons. Usually, the deadline...
Movie Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsI had particularly high hopes for “Promising Young Woman.” When I saw the first trailer in early 2020, my instincts...
Movie Review: ‘The Little Things’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News2020 was a weird time for the movie business, and every other business, but the weirdness started back in January...
Movie Review: ‘The Marksman’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley News“The Marksman” has the unfortunate timing to come out less than a month after “News of the World.” Although the...
Movie Review: ‘The War with Grandpa’
Bob GarverSpecial to Valley NewsEven though “The War with Grandpa” won a weekend at the box office in October, knocking “Tenet” out of the...