Movie Reviews

Movie Review: “Challengers”

Movie Review: “Challengers”

Since “Challengers” begins practically at the end of its story, I think I’ll begin this review by talking about the movie’s ending. It ends, as we see in early scenes and is pretty predictable...

Movie Review: “Abigail”

Movie Review: “Abigail”

By Bob Garver             After last week’s heavy, serious, ultraviolent “Civil War,” I needed a movie like the lighter, sillier, also ultraviolent “Abigail.” Is this film as intelligent and...

Movie Review: “Civil War”

Movie Review: “Civil War”

By Bob Garver        “Civil War” presents one of the most intriguing premises of the year, maybe of the last several years: what if Texas and California were to secede from the United States and...

Movie Review: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Movie Review: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

By Bob Garver             “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is really a tale of two movies. No, not a Godzilla movie and a King Kong movie, rather a movie that follows the human characters and a...

Movie Review: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”

Movie Review: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”

By Bob Garver             What has happened to the “Ghostbusters” movie franchise? For over a quarter century Hollywood resisted the temptation to spoil the one-two punch of the 1984 comedy classic...

Movie Review: “Arthur the King”

Movie Review: “Arthur the King”

By Bob Garver            I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this was not a good week for new releases. The battle for the top spot at the domestic box office was a fierce one, with “Kung Fu Panda 4” in...