'A Minecraft Movie' might be fun for kids, but it's a miss for grown up gamers
Director Jared Hess took on "A Minecraft Movie" and manages to create a visually great film, but too many characters keep it ...
Why ’90s Kids Prefer ‘The Prince of Egypt’ to ‘The Ten Commandments’
The Prince of Egypt' and 'The Ten Commandments' tell the same story, but only one is a favorite among 1990s kids.
‘Who do I need to talk to or bribe to be a part of this?’ Laurence Fishburne looks back on 12 key roles
Nearly 50 years after he began filming 'Apocalypse Now' at 14, Fishburne discusses his new film 'The Amateur' and looks back ...
Jack Black dreams of retirement but can't stop making movies
He then did a series of small roles — "Demolition Man," "The NeverEnding Story III," a part in "True Romance" that was cut ...
In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party
In the film – a CGI-slathered children’s movie, adapted from the multibillion-dollar video game – Coolidge plays a high ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ offers up plenty of fun whether you’ve played the game or not
Despite some glaring script issues, I give 'A Minecraft Movie' a mild pass simply because it’s surprisingly funny to a ...
At New Directors/New Films, the Faces Tell the Story
They’re the great cinematic landscape in stories as diverse as “Familiar Touch,” about dementia, and “Timestamp,” about ...
Val Kilmer sought refuge in his treehouse. Here’s what happened when I visited.
Val Kilmer, who died April 1 at age 65, withdrew from Hollywood at his New Mexico ranch. In 2006, he welcomed us into his ...
Why is Snow White bombing? It's not just because of 'woke' controversies, industry experts say
Wall Street Journal film critic Kyle Smith and conservative cinephile Christian Toto said a "perfect storm" of bad press and the film's "mediocre" quality led to "Snow White" bombing.
'A Minecraft Movie' review: The sandbox game successfully respawns as a film
Alfred Hitchcock had blondes, MacGuffins, and director’s cameos. Spike Lee has dolly shots, New York settings, and ...
A Minecraft Movie tries to construct a captivating tale, but falls off the rails
It’s packed to the gills with Jack Black songs and Jason Momoa slapstick, but it doesn’t have much to say about Minecraft ...