Author: Bill Watters

Disney’s latest foray into turning amusement park rides into cinematic outings, “Jungle Cruise,” lands itself squarely in the middle of the pack. Not as good as “Pirates of the Caribbean,” but far better than “Haunted Mansion,” most of its saving graces can be placed squarely on the “we’re all having a fun time” smile and wink from Captain Frank, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The film has the composite vibes of your favorite experience with the ad-libbing and terrible joke-telling riverboat captains from the titular Disney ride, the punchy humor of “The Mummy” (the good one with Brendan Frasier),…

A24’s “The Green Knight” is a near-perfect meditation on the classic tale of Arthurian legends, and is absolutely worth watching.

Watch “The Green Knight” meet King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this new clip from the upcoming film.

We’re sorry to say, you’ll feel yourself aging while watching M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film “Old” from Universal Pictures.

“Pig” is captivating to watch, and a rare joy of a film. A tense character drama that unfolds with an intimacy and tension that is THIS satisfying is more than worth the 90-minute run time. Nicolas Cage plays Rob, a reclusive mountain man whose sole companion is a truffle hunting pig. In recent years Cage has been jumping from one vastly over the top genre film after another. Such batshit crazy films such as “Mandy,” “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” and “Willy’s Wonderland,” have given the notion of seeing a Cage film will result in it being at best, a B-film…

“Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” is the film we’ve needed ever since the titular Anthony Bourdain took his own life back in June of 2018. This will be by no means the last film that will be made about the deeply mediocre chef turned near mythic memoirist and world traveller, but it is the one we needed to have first. It is an examination of the man and his life’s arc. A series of interviews by many of those who were closest to Bourdain, including his second wife, Ottavia Busia, and everyone from his literary agent, producers, crew members,…

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” is one of those films that makes you wonder “am I doing the right thing?” by seeing it. During, you may ponder- “what… the… hell…” Afterwards, it leaves one with the numb feeling of still having encountered something unexpectedly less terrible than it might have been. A few laughs and unexpected moments, but distinctly tacky at the same time. Kind of like a cousin’s wedding who has a hot-mess relationship, but at least you got to see some people take a header into the cake along the way. I am a solid fan of many…

It’s taken far too long for “Black Widow” to finally come to the big screen, but now that it’s finally here it’s a solid and entertaining entry into the MCU pantheon of films, and easily among the top of the solo outings. Beyond it being a combination origin story and solo adventure, it also beings a new flavor of film to the Marvel franchise. Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff finally gets her change to be showcased in the type of adventure her character was created for. It’s her Black Widow along with Hawkeye who are most often framed as the lesser…

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Tomorrow War” has all the elements one could hope for in a Summer science fiction action film. An alien invasion, time travel, an improbable everyman tapped to save the world, an even more improbable family throughline, and lots of action set pieces. The one thing it somehow manages to have forgotten in the mix, however, is heart. Chris Pratt plays Dan Forester, a former special forces soldier turned school teacher who is trying to get a research grant to become a full-time scientist. In the midst of his career turmoil and inter-family strife, his family is…

Amazon Prime Video’s new Science Fiction thriller, “The Tomorrow War,” is slated to land on Earth on Friday, July 2nd. However thanks to our friends over at Amazon, you can watch it today, July 1st, at 7:30pm (pacific time, so that would be 10:30pm for folks on the East Coast). Better yet, you can see it even if you don’t have Amazon Prime. If you want to RSVP (strongly encouraged), just follow this link, and you can find the rest of the particulars there. If you hadn’t heard about this latest alien-invasion thriller, here’s the full synopsis from IMDB: The…