Cinematic Considerations Four decades after director Rob Reiner debuted his 1984 comedy classic “This Is Spinal Tap” on the big screen, his unanticipated sequel, “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” hit the big screen with little fanfare. Reiner reprised his role as Marty DiBergi, a fictional filmmake...

Cinematic Considerations The movie “Splitsville” with its quirky twist on the modern romantic comedy staggers onto the big screen with almost zero marketing, despite having an A-list actress like Dakota Johnson at the forefront. Written by two of the film’s leads and directed by one of them, “Splits...

While a biting dramedy simply titled, “The Roses,” which released in theaters this weekend, is not a remake of the 1989 movie “The War of the Roses,” starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, although it does paint the razor thin line between love and hate with the same broad strokes as the orig...

Cinematic Considerations Director Matt Shakman’s feature-film debut leans into vintage 1960s nostalgia that includes the early space race and a Brady ...

The head-scratching that audiences will undoubtedly do at every turn in Ari Aster’s fourth drama, “Eddington” is not only meant to challenge their exp...

Cinematic Considerations James Gunn’s “Superman” is almost everything one might want out of a comic book movie. The iconography, nostalgia and altruis...