BIRDS OF PREY Review — Swooping and Soaring in a Fury of Color and Crime
Birds of Prey review — There’s no doubt this unorthodox origin story will soar. I feared for this film, officially titled Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Critics screenings were few and far between, and there was a Wednesday before opening review embargo, both factors generally signaling that a studio…
I, TONYA Review — Smooth Skating Through a Bumpy Life
I, TONYA Review by Staci Layne Wilson Based on the unbelievable but all too true events leading up to the 1994 Winter Olympics, I, Tonya is a darkly comedic tale of the infamous figure skater, and her part in one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) was the…
SUICIDE SQUAD Review — Wildly Entertaining
Suicide Squad Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell Sometimes I feel like throwing Rotten Tomatoes at Rotten Tomatoes, and I know I’m not alone. While my Suicide Squad review is quite positive, on the whole, the latest film from the DC Comics universe only rated 30% fresh on RT, when last I looked. According to Business Insider, the fans…
How to Wear Green on St. Patrick’s Day
Out here in Hollywood, even the least Irish among us wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Even though there aren’t as many descendants of the Emerald Isle on the West Coast as there are on the East Coast, pinching anyone who isn’t wearing the designated color is a big thing here–we’re a…