AIR Review — It’s a Slam Dunk
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Air review says the film chronicling Michael Jordan’s epic endorsement deal with Nike is a triumph for director Ben Affleck. It takes one helluva director to make a film that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats, even though they know darn well what the eventual outcome will be. They might…
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS – HONOR AMONG THIEVES Review — Funtastic!
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Dungeons and Dragons — Honor Among Thieves review says Everyone can appreciate this Monty Python/Game of Thrones mashup. “The trailer looks fun and I really like the cast, but I don’t know anything about the Dungeons and Dragons game, so is this movie for me?” That’s the question everyone asks when Dungeons…
A GOOD PERSON Review — Performances Elevate a Basic Film
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s A Good Person review says the film has an A-list cast and a B-list script, with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman trying to breathe life into a mawkish story. I was deep into Barbara Kingsolver’s revelatory novel Demon Copperhead when I had the opportunity to screen A Good Person. Both had opiod…
JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 Review — Marvelous Mayhem
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s John Wick Chapter 4 review says that this savvy, stylish, balletic and brutal franchise definitely gets better with age. I thought John Wick Chapter 4 would best be seen after happy hour sushi and saki at a restaurant in the casino where my screening was to be held. I also thought that, to remain…
3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards Winners Revealed!
See how Amazon’s The Boys, Everything Everywhere All at Once and actors like Jenna Ortega, Kevin Costner and Evan Peters faired at the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards. The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has revealed the winners of the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both movies…
SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Review — An Olympian Fail
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods review says that in spite of Helen Mirren, the second installment has hit a new low. Don’t expect a third. Shazam, especially as he’s presented in the DC Universe, is not my favorite DC character. I never did buy Zachary Levi as an awkward teenager in an…
CREED III Review: Packs Some Punch, But It’s No Knock Out
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Creed III review says if you’re looking for decent boxing scenes, engaging characters and familiar images, this is the film for you. But if you care about believability, forfeit. Do you remember all the details and relationships from Creed II, which was released almost five years ago? No? Don’t feel bad‚ neither…
COCAINE BEAR Review — It Doesn’t Blow, But It’s No Big Rush
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Cocaine Bear review says it’s not the outrageous horror comedy viewers anticipated, but it’s not unbearable. The title alone sounds ridiculous, but I was willing to embrace the stupid. From the non-stop promotion and hype, I envisioned a bloody, campy laugh and scream fest, something like Bears on a Plane, Bearnedo, or maybe…
5 Great New Shows on Apple TV+ That You Won’t Want to Miss
Take a look at some of the most promising upcoming content on the small screen—we’ve selected 5 great new shows on Apple TV+ The hits just keep coming. It was hard to narrow it down to just 5 great new shows on Apple TV+, and with new series and movies premiering every week, we’ll have…
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Review — Anti-Entertaining
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania review wonders how this third Ant-Man installment spun so wildly out of control and became so utterly underwhelming. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania loses viewers in the first 20 seconds. Shadowy characters lurk and lunge about a painfully obvious faux rock set in front of an ill-rendered green…
