Movie Reviews

Movie Review: “The Conjuring: Last Rites”

Movie Review: “The Conjuring: Last Rites”

By Bob Garver     A few days before I saw “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a friend of mine asked me about my plans for the weekend. I told her that I planned to see the film, and I was...

Movie Review: “Caught Stealing”

Movie Review: “Caught Stealing”

By Bob Garver     “Caught Stealing” is one of those twisty crime thrillers where it seems like the filmmakers cast as many interesting names as they could and then wrote the movie around...

Movie Review: “KPop Demon Hunters”

Movie Review: “KPop Demon Hunters”

By Bob Garver     This past weekend’s biggest big-screen hit didn’t go straight to the big screen. Animated actioner “KPop Demon Hunters” premiered in June on Netflix, reportedly racking...

Movie Review: “Freakier Friday”

Movie Review: “Freakier Friday”

By Bob Garver     I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the...

Movie Review: “Weapons”

Movie Review: “Weapons”

By Bob Garver     In a weekend that I could have sworn would be dominated by family-friendly franchise fare “Freakier Friday,” it was R-rated horror movie “Weapons” pulling off the upset....

Movie Review: “The Bad Guys 2”

Movie Review: “The Bad Guys 2”

By Bob Garver   I have fond memories of “The Bad Guys” from 2022. The opening scene was an extended “Pulp Fiction” reference, which I was not expecting to see in an animated kids’ movie. It put...