'Boyz n the Hood,' Monty Python get Criterion 4K releases

The Criterion Collection announced April titles Friday. "Boyz n the Hood" anchors a John Singleton collection. "Life of Brian ...
Roger Ebert

Remote-Droppers and Jeff Bridges: Nick Digilio on His Book About 40 Years Reviewing Movies

Nick Digilio has been a movie critic for 40 years, for many of those years on WGN radio, now with a popular podcast and ...
New York Post

‘Song Sung Blue’ review: Neil Diamond cover band movie will leave you bummed out over the holidays

Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some strong language, some sexual material and brief drug use). In theaters Dec. 25. If there’s one slam-dunk choice in “Song Sung Blue,” ...
Rolling Stone

‘Is This Thing On?’ Is Exactly the Kind of Movie We Need More Of

A man walks into a bar. His name is Alex Novak, and he’s not doing so hot. He’s got some sort of job in finance, though we never see him at work. His personal life, however, is a mess. His wife, Tess, ...
AZFamily

‘The Housemaid’ Review: What’s this Lifetime Channel movie doing in my theater?

When I was a kid, it was a common occurrence on a Sunday afternoon to find my mom watching a movie on the Lifetime Channel. A vast majority of these movies appeared to center around a woman or two who ...
IndieWire

‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’ Review: A Ghostly Adventure Recalls Nickelodeon’s Golden Age Well Enough to Entertain Adults

SpongeBob (Tom Kenny), Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown), and more Bikini Bottom residents return to the big screen in director Derek Drymon's endearing but flawed new feature. The ...
Forbes

Divisive New ‘Avatar’ Movie Roasted By Some Critics: ‘Dull Hunk Of Nonsense’

“Avatar: Fire and Ash,” the forthcoming third movie in billionaire director James Cameron’s fantasy film series, is dividing critics, some of whom are calling it the weakest installment in the ...
Seattle Times

‘The Housemaid’ review: A thoroughly enjoyable bit of horror-movie cheese

Hmm, how could Millie (Sydney Sweeney), the gorgeously mousy new housemaid in the palatial home of Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried), possibly have guessed that this gig wasn’t going to work out well?
UPI

Movie review: 'Search for SquarePants' a step down for 'SpongeBob'

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (UPI) --The first three SpongeBob SquarePants movies were clever with added value that wasn't available in the half-hour episodes. The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for Squarepants, ...
NPR

These 10 terrific movies emerged from a tumultuous year for the film industry

Anyone will tell you that these are tumultuous, borderline-apocalyptic times for the film industry. Box office is down. The threat of AI looms. Billionaires and tech giants are laying waste to what ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Blood Diamond’: THR’s 2006 Review

On Dec. 8, 2006, Warner Bros. unveiled Edward Zwick's actioner in theaters. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic On Dec. 8, 2006, Warner Bros. unveiled Edward Zwick’s drama Blood Diamond in ...
GameSpot

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Movie Reviews Are Beary Bad

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The reviews rolling out for Five Nights at Freddy's 2 are brutal, featuring F grades and one critic saying that "there's simply nothing of value here.