By Jim Tortolano Take equal parts “Indiana Jones, “Lethal Weapon” and “Oceans’ 11,” toss them in the blender, hit frappe, and what have you got? A mushy kind of movie called “Red […]
This “Red Notice” is colorless
A bird … a plane … a mistake
By Jim Tortolano Comic book iconoclast Howard Chaykin once quipped that the “Golden Age of comics is … 12.” By that, he meant that the art of sequential story-telling was forever trapped […]
Gal’s great, “WW84” is just good
By Jim Tortolano One of the most likable female stars in film today is Gal Gadot, but not all her movies are as wonderful as she is. Even when she’s playing Wonder […]
Retorts: Steve and Gal tell all
Have you ever been in a discussion (or argument) and after it was over, said to yourself, “I sure wish I’d said [insert better response] instead.” I’m sure it happens to just […]
Good, but not great, guys win in “League”
By Jim Tortolano For years, the owners of the rights to the superhero movie franchises for Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, et al, have unaccountably been resistant to bringing those iconic characters together […]
Gal Gadot is simply “Wonder”-ful
By Jim Tortolano Several actors have played Superman or Batman or Spiderman in films. Good performances, bad ones, it seems like these iconic superheroes are in some ways uniforms and myths who […]
What’s big? No need to “Wonder”
It could be a “Wonder-ful” weekend for Warner Bros. stockholders and fans of Amazon mythology. The big movie opening Friday also represents a potential breakthrough, as it’s the first superhero film starring […]
“Keeping Up” doesn’t keep up much
By Jim Tortolano Imagine a movie that is a combination of “Mr. and Ms. Smith” and a Three Stooges short, and you’ve pretty much got the number of “Keeping Up With the […]
