My pen broke just before the movie began, leaving me unable to take any notes. If, come next December, I look over my notes, look back over the movies I have seen throughout the year, I probably won’t even notice this one’s absence … More The Commuter

“The Last Jedi” isn’t a home run, but the second half is so good it comes darn close. It’s really two movies in one with a soggy first half that bears too many of its predecessor’s problems, replaced by an amazing and stunningly satisfying second half. … More Star Wars: The Last Jedi

I reviewed “Coco” for Punch Drunk Movies a couple of weeks ago. I stand by my words there, but in the interest of space and simplicity I left out some of my more conflicted feelings about the film. What follows is a “special edition” of that review with those conflictions put back in … More Coco (Redux)