movie & Television reviews Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ John MulderigAugust 13, 20262 min read Everyone’s favorite team of canine first responders go Jurassic with “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” (Paramount). Yet, although there are enough hazardous situations in the movie to preclude endorsement for easily frightened tots, none of the danger is posed by the dinos themselves, who turn out to be more cuddly than carnivorous. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon John MulderigAugust 11, 20267 min read The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 23, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Super Troopers 3’ John MulderigAugust 10, 20262 min read Macho bickering is the order of the day in the moronic ensemble comedy “Super Troopers 3” (Searchlight). Much of the humor — like practically all of the dialogue — moreover, seems to have been fished out of a gutter. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘One Night Only’ John MulderigAugust 6, 20262 min read A frenzied search for sex occupies most of the running time of the comedy “One Night Only” (Universal). The intensity of the quest is due to the fact that the U.S. government has outlawed nonmarital encounters for all but one night of the year. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon John MulderigAugust 4, 20268 min read The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 16, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ’72 Hours’ John MulderigAugust 3, 20262 min read Comedian Kevin Hart headlines the trashy fish-out-of-water comedy “72 Hours” (Netflix). Though intended to be warm and good-hearted at its core, the film is too encrusted in innumerable coarse elements to make this nucleus of niceness worth discovering. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ John MulderigJuly 29, 20262 min read Peter Parker and his titular alter ego (Tom Holland) face challenges both emotional and physical in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (Sony), an engaging extension of the long-lived franchise. While the film’s underlying values are sound, however, an excess of vulgar dialogue makes it questionable fare even for older teens. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon John MulderigJuly 28, 20264 min read The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 9, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon John MulderigJuly 21, 20268 min read The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 2, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Odyssey’ John MulderigJuly 20, 20265 min read Place one of Western civilization’s foundational texts in the hands of one of the entertainment industry’s greatest living auteurs and the results are likely to be impressive. And so it proves with “The Odyssey” (Universal), writer-director Christopher Nolan’s lavish and absorbing adaptation of Homer’s epic poem. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 77 Next