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Movie review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
When one of Shakespeare’s plays is done right, it reminds you why his works have survived four centuries and counting. When done wrong — or indifferently, as with Joss Whedon’s self-consciously twee take on Much Ado About Nothing — you feel every tedious second of it. On the surface it seems like a good fit … Continue reading
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Cinemark Theaters and Paramount Studios’ Reel Classics series continues its Steven Spielberg month with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), 2 and 7pm June 16 and 2pm June 19, at select Cinemark theaters. Details The Highland Park Film Festival summer film series continues with a screening of The Thin Man (1934), 7pm, June 17, at the Highland Park Village Theater. Details The Nasher … Continue reading
Calling This Is the End the best comedy of the year (so far) may seem like a back-handed compliment given the competition, but it truly delivers the laughs as well as energy that recent comedies have been lacking. You can tell its cast is fully engaged with the material and having the time of their … Continue reading
Aside from the Batman franchise, Warner Bros. has been behind the curve in developing a cinematic universe for their own superheroes; the owners of scores of fan-favorite characters, they’ve developed little else recent years beyond the misfire Green Lantern and a rejected pilot for a Wonder Woman TV series. Although Man of Steel falters in the final reel, it raises … Continue reading
Man of Steel opens June 14, starring Henry Cavill as Superman. We here at Movie Ink are excited by the prospect of seeing Superman on the big screen again — and we’re also a bit apprehensive. The careers of many of the actors who played the character in film and television have usually tanked afterwards, … Continue reading
For the past few years, critiquing a movie by M. Night Shyamalan has been something akin to shooting fish in a barrel, with a rocket launcher. The auteur wowed viewers with his carefully crafted The Sixth Sense in 1999, but he’s failed to live up to his potential since then. In fact, the quality of … Continue reading
