movie & Television reviews Movie & Television ReviewsSports Movie Review: ‘Champions’ John MulderigMarch 9, 20233 min read Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of the sports comedy “Champions.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ John MulderigMarch 9, 20233 min read 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 & Television Reviews Video Game Review: ‘Atomic Heart’ Adele Chapline SmithMarch 9, 20234 min read Although “Atomic Heart” is set in an alternate version of the Soviet Union, the release of a game primarily focused on Russian military activity of any kind within days of the first anniversary of that nation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine registers as inappropriate at best and sinister at worst. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Creed III’ John MulderigMarch 8, 20233 min read “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. Movie & Television Reviews TV Review: ‘The Consultant’ John MulderigMarch 3, 20233 min read All eight roughly half-hour episodes of showrunner Tony Basgallop’s adaptation of Bentley Little’s novel are currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Jesus Revolution’ John MulderigMarch 2, 20233 min read 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 & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Cocaine Bear’ John MulderigFebruary 25, 20232 min read 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. Movie & Television Reviews Media Notebook: ‘The Blood of Jesus’ John MulderigFebruary 23, 20233 min read Simple, straightforward and even naive, “The Blood of Jesus” is also, at times, dreamy and ethereal. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ John MulderigFebruary 17, 20233 min read 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 & Television Reviews Videogame Review: ‘Risen’ Adele Chapline SmithFebruary 16, 20233 min read Originally released in 2009, the action role-playing game “Risen” (THQ Nordic) is making a comeback for its debut on the Nintendo Switch. Previous 1 … 26 27 28 … 46 Next