Movies
I know people who get offended by "Transformers" movies.
by Philip Martin June 9, 2023First things first, the new supernatural chiller "The Boogeyman" is no relation to "Boogeyman," the woefully bland 2005 horror film that spawned two direct-to-…
by KEITH GARLINGTON Special to the Democrat-Gazette June 9, 2023Basing a series of movies on a line of toys is often a losing proposition.
by Dan Lybarger June 9, 2023Everybody loves an underdog story. A hero facing the odds stacked against them somehow snatches victory from the jaws of defeat? "Rocky" might come to mind (or…
by Courtney Lanning June 9, 2023It's no secret that Christopher Nolan made "Oppenheimer" to be seen on the big screen. But not all big screens are created equal.
by LINDSEY BAHR The Associated Press June 9, 2023I'm fairly well informed when it comes to the local film community. Word of productions, projects, and screenings tends to spread fast among the filmmaking loc…
by AL TOPICH Special to the Democrat-Gazette June 9, 2023NEW YORK -- "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 …
by DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES June 9, 2023I think sometimes, maybe especially in modern films, writers and directors tend to underestimate the value of a simple story with compelling leads. There's ple…
by Courtney Lanning June 9, 2023"I make films not for the most stupid people in the world."
by Philip Martin June 2, 2023I think this is about the highest compliment one could give an animated film such as this: If you watched it without sound, the exquisite art alone would hold …
by Piers Marchant June 2, 2023In "Sanctuary," all is never quite what it seems. This is clear from the first minutes of this playful and play-like (often too much of both) two-hander, which…
by MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN The Washington Post June 2, 2023Earlier this year, the Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) announced its partnership with the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts as a new venue for their future events; I …
by AL TOPICH Special to the Democrat-Gazette June 2, 2023Once again, for fans of basketball, spring is a seriously double-edged sword: On one side, between March Madness and the NBA Playoffs, we have an absolute feas…
by Piers Marchant June 2, 2023LOS ANGELES -- "The Little Mermaid " made moviegoers want to be under the sea Memorial Day weekend.
by DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES June 2, 2023"She Said" (R, 2 hours, 9 minutes, Amazon Prime Video) This revealing and meaningful drama takes on a recent episode in history in which boots-on-the-ground Ne…
by Karen Martin June 2, 2023