By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a setback for Warner Bros.′ revamped DC movie operations, “Supergirl” was absolutely no match for “Toy Story 5” at the box […]
Why ‘Supergirl’ didn’t beat ‘Toy Story’
Toys in trouble in ‘Toy Story 5’
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer The “Toy Story” movies, like “Star Wars” and those games Michael Jordan played with the Washington Wizards, pose a problem of canon. The first three movies […]
At least ‘Michael’ sounds good
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer “Michael” slides a sequin glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover your ears, sounds […]
‘The Bride’ has some bite
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say […]
‘Man on the Run’ was up, down
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer If Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” was the supreme document of the Beatles’ final moments together and of their dissolution, Morgan Neville’s “Man on the […]
‘How to Make a Killing’ misfires
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer “How to Make a Killing,” starring Glen Powell as a working-class man who sets out to murderously reclaim his inheritance, has a clear inspiration: the great […]
Going for broke in ‘Die My Love’
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer A primal punk spirit rages through Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love,” a jagged, go-for-broke psychodrama starring Jennifer Lawrence as an increasingly unhinged new mother and Robert […]
‘Blue Moon’ is poignant, funny
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer For a filmmaker once synonymous with slackerdom, Richard Linklater has proven to be one of the most prodigious and consistently excellent American filmmakers. A small but […]
‘Splitsville’ unromantic comedy
By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer You can say this: Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin know how to start a movie. Their 2020 breakout film, “The Climb,” begins with two best […]
‘F1’ is a perfect vehicle for Brad
By Jake Coyle/ AP Film Writer The wide-screen spectacle of Formula One gets a gleaming, rip-roaring workout in Joseph Kosinski’s “F1,” a fine-tuned machine of a movie that, in its most riveting […]
