REVIEW: “The Peanuts Movie” works for children, not adults
“Peanuts,” the comic-and-cartoon franchise created by Charles M. Schultz about perpetual loser Charlie Brown and his beagle Snoopy, is getting its first big-screen treatment...
“The Last Witch Hunter” not best choice for Halloween viewing
Sometimes it pays to be pessimistic. Based on the murky-looking trailers, “The Last Witch Hunter” looked absolutely unwatchable. It looked like the kind of...
REVIEW: “Goosebumps” movie leaves a lot to be desired
“Goosebumps” is based in a series of kids’ books from the mid-90s. The books were advertised as scary, but more than anything they were...
REVIEW: “Pan” has some baffling creative decisions
“Pan,” the well-meaning prequel to “Peter Pan,” already has a reputation as one of the biggest critical and commercial flops of the year. Honestly,...
Michael Harney’s brush with the classics
Michael Harney gave memorable performances over the past three decades in popular shows such as “NYPD Blue,” “Deadwood,” and “Weeds.” He currently plays a...
REVIEW: Don’t be in a hurry to enjoy “The Martian”
It’s becoming an annual tradition to get a big space epic in early fall. Two years ago it was “Gravity,” last year it was...
Colton Dixon, Trip Lee among performers at MVNU’s SonFest
SonFest, Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s annual outdoor Christian music festival, welcomed thousands of fans to the Grove of the MVNU campus on Saturday. Gospel...
REVIEW: “Perfect Guy” not perfectly original
“The Perfect Guy” follows Leah (Sanaa Lathan) as she breaks up with her non-committing boyfriend (Morris Chestnut) and starts dating dashing stranger Carter (Michael...
REVIEW: “The Visit” marks Shyamalan’s comeback
“The Visit” is a found-footage horror movie about two kids (Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould) who go to spend a week with their grandparents...
COLUMN: “A Walk in the Woods” takes the scenic route
It happened again. A film playing on less than 2,000 screens beat out the big bad wannabe blockbuster (“The Transporter Refueled,” which indeed is...
