Film Reviews Archives - Page 8 of 29

‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Is A Hot Mess

Film Reviews Reviews By Heather Turk|February 9, 2017 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Two years after “Fifty Shades of Grey” steamed up multiplexes everywhere, its long-awaited sequel, “Fifty Shades Darker,” hits theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day. Based on the second novel in E.L. James’ best-selling “Fifty Shades” erotica tri [...]

McDonagh Misfires With ‘War on Everyone’

Film Reviews News Reviews By James Dawson|February 1, 2017 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic British writer-director John Michael McDonagh’s 2011 “The Guard” and 2014 “Calvary,” both set in Ireland and starring Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, were two of the best films of those years. McDonagh’s brother and f [...]

Bryan Cranston and James Franco are a Comedy Dream Team in ‘Why Him?’

Film Reviews Reviews By Heather Turk|December 21, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic It’s every father’s worst nightmare: his baby girl’s first serious relationship as an adult. While meeting the man who may one day become your future son-in-law is no easy task for any dad to deal with, meeting your daughter’s boyfriend and thinking [...]

SF Romance ‘Passengers’ Is One of 2016’s Best Films

Film Reviews News Reviews By James Dawson|December 15, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic The visually stunning and completely engrossing “Passengers” is not only a great date-night flick, it’s one of the best films of the year. Forget this month’s other big outer-space movie. For a thoughtfully fascinating SF stor [...]

‘Collateral Beauty’ Plays with Your Emotions

Film Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 15, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Losing a loved one is hard, but dealing with the loss of a child is unbearable. While one would think that premise alone would be enough to move moviegoers to tears, Academy Award-winning director David Frankel’s (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Marley &am [...]

‘Rogue One’ Is Serviceable Space Junk

Film Reviews News Reviews By James Dawson|December 13, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic While it probably will satisfy the minimum requirements of “Star Wars” franchise fans, so much of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is dull, dumb and (literally) dark that it often seems depressingly desperate. Oddly, many of the [...]

Be Sure to RSVP for ‘Office Christmas Party’

Film Reviews News Reviews By Heather Turk|December 12, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Although the trailers for “Office Christmas Party,” co-directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, make the R-rated comedy seem more naughty than nice, the hilarious holiday flick surprisingly has a lot of heart to it. Starring a who’s who of some of com [...]

‘Bad Santa 2’: Not as Naughty as Original, But a Nice Holiday Diversion

Film Reviews Reviews By Heather Turk|November 23, 2016 |0

By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic As far as dark comedies go, 2003’s “Bad Santa” is arguably one of Hollywood’s best. Now, 13 years later, “Bad Santa 2” finally hits theaters and the question fans want to know is, was it worth the wait? The film reunites “Bad Santa’s” three leading m [...]

Motormouth ‘Miss Sloane’ Misses Mark

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 21, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “Miss Sloane” is not only an irritatingly simplistic movie that thinks it’s smart, but one that takes place in some strange alternate reality where politicians have shame, lobbyists have consciences and a hunky hooker has a heart of [...]

J.K. Rowling Magic Is Back in ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 16, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic When a talented baker is informed by a dismissive banker in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” that “there are machines now that can produce hundreds of donuts in an hour,” he confidently replies, “They’re n [...]