Wonder Woman 1984
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Everyone's favorite Amazonian princess returns to save the planet in "Wonder Woman 1984" (Warner Bros.), an entertaining follow-up to the DC Comics superhero's 2017 outing. Director Patty Jenkins is once again [...]
Promising Young Woman
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Vengeance-driven vigilantism is the order of the day in "Promising Young Woman” (Focus). The sad result is that writer-director Emerald Fennell's cinematically impressive, black comedy-tinged drama wastes its opportunity to make [...]
News of the World
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The ethnic, sectional and economic tensions of the Reconstruction era are explored in the epic adventure "News of the World" (Universal). So, too, is the redemptive bond uniting its two main [...]
Monster Hunter
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Don't wait for any explanations while viewing the video game adaptation "Monster Hunter" (Screen Gems) because none will be forthcoming. Director Paul W.S. Anderson, who also wrote the screenplay, has constructed [...]
All My Life
NEW YORK (CNS) -- In 2015, engaged Canadian couple Jenn Carter and Solomon Chau gained notoriety when their friends and family sponsored a crowdfunding campaign that raised over $50,000 with the aim of salvaging their [...]
Half Brothers
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The comedy "Half Brothers" (Focus) feels half-baked. Though director Luke Greenfield's odd-couple road trip movie produces the occasional laugh, it's effectively undercut by the fact that neither of its lead characters [...]
The Croods: A New Age
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The most entertaining Stone Age family since the Flintstones returns to the big screen in "The Croods: A New Age" (Universal), a delightful animated comedy suitable for almost all ages. This [...]
The Last Vermeer
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The interest high-ranking officials in the Third Reich showed in collecting valuable art -- more often by foul means than fair -- has proved a rich source of cinematic material in [...]
Divine Love
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Pity the poor contemporary artist who just doesn't know what to do about religion. Is it a bogeyman ready to pop out of the shadows and spoil everyone's fun? Is it [...]
