Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEW OF "THE CALL OF THE WILD" During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1890s, a rugged sled dog was an avidly sought-after commodity worth its weight in gold.  The initial shortage of canines...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE MERCENARY" If you have an insatiable appetite for action-oriented franchises like “Jason Bourne,” “Rambo,” and “John Wick,” “Avengement” director Jesse V. Johnson’s...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BAD BOYS FOR LIFE'' Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their roles as Det. Mike Lowrey and Det. Marcus Burnett in “Bad Boys for Life” (*** OUT OF ****), a routine but entertaining...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''DANGER CLOSE" During the futile Vietnam War, many other nations fought alongside Uncle Sam.  The 2019 movie “Danger Close” (*** OUT OF ****) depicts the contribution that Australia...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''LUCKY DAY" “Back to the Future” actor Crispin Glover who played George McFly steals the show in “Lucky Day” (*** OUT OF ****), Oscar-winning “Pulp Fiction” writer...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''D-DAY" The most unusual thing about Asylum Studios’ low-budget, World War II actioneer “D-Day” (*** OUT OF ****) is its homage to Steven Spielberg’s landmark epic “Saving Private...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TERMINATOR: DARK FATE" The people who made “Terminator: Dark Fate” (*** OUT OF ****) must have liked “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.”  Elements of the...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BLACK AND BLUE" A rookie New Orleans cop exposes corruption within the force in “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s white-knuckled cop versus cop thriller “Black and Blue” (*** OUT OF...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''GEMINI MAN" If you missed the trailers for Will Smith’s futuristic nail-biter “Gemini Man” (** OUT OF ****), then the surprise about an hour into this globe-trotting, stunt-laden saga...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE JOKER" Joaquin Phoenix gives an unforgettable performance as the most popular of Batman’s adversaries in “Hangover” writer & director Todd Phillips’ “The...