This sequel to the 2019 origin story for the titular DC Comics character serves up action, special effects and some humorous dialogue, it fails to make much of a lasting impression.
Movie Review: ’65’
Feeling nostalgic for the Mesozoic Era? You won’t be after seeing the sci-fi adventure “65.”
TV Review: ‘History of the World: Part II’
Fans of comic auteur Mel Brooks may be anxious to view the Hulu streaming series “History of the World: Part II,” the small-screen follow-up to his 1981 movie, subtitled — what else? — “Part I.”
Movie Review: ‘Champions’
Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of the sports comedy “Champions.”
Movie Review: ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’
The light-hearted tone of the stylish comic spy yarn “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” (Lionsgate) suggests that it should be approached in an equally relaxed mood.
Movie Review: ‘Creed III’
“Creed III,” the ninth film in the “Rocky” series, is a thinking-person’s sports drama that will appeal even to those with no particular interest in well-choreographed slugfests.
TV Review: ‘The Consultant’
All eight roughly half-hour episodes of showrunner Tony Basgallop’s adaptation of Bentley Little’s novel are currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Movie Review: ‘Jesus Revolution’
Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically flavored look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting.
Movie Review: ‘Cocaine Bear’
As scripted by Jimmy Warden, director Elizabeth Banks’ dark comedy, “Cocaine Bear,” starts out as an amusing ensemble piece about eccentric characters brought into contact by bizarre circumstances.
Media Notebook: ‘The Blood of Jesus’
Simple, straightforward and even naive, “The Blood of Jesus” is also, at times, dreamy and ethereal.
Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’
As suggested by its rather cumbersome title, there’s a lot going on in “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” (Disney). Unfortunately, the film, while free of gore and any really problematic material, ultimately adds up to less than the sum of its parts.
Movie Review: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
While this latest “Magic Mike” outing focuses more on tripping the light fantastic than undressing, sleazy behavior and wayward underlying values make it unacceptable nonetheless.