“Johnny English Strikes Again” brings the same old laughs

Rowan Atkinson as Johnny English

More than a decade after ditching the cute teddy bear and donning the sleek suit as the secret agent Johnny English, Rowan Atkinson is back for the third outing of the spy-comedy franchise in “Johnny English Strikes Again” where he relives his role as the hapless and lucky-unlucky British intelligence agent. After a terrible cyber […]

“A Star Is Born” is close to perfection

Lady Gaga singing in A Star Is Born

Remakes can be tricky because you’re more likely going to be compared to their predecessors. It would require a lot of guts to sprinkle your own magic movie dust to avoid being referred to as the “remake of that classic movie.” Bradley Cooper proved he had that with his directorial debut, “A Star Is Born.” […]

“Venom” is not as bad as most people think

Venom

Let’s make one thing clear before I start talking about Ruben Fleischer’s “Venom”: it doesn’t suck. In fact, it’s one of the more entertaining Marvel films of late. That doesn’t mean, however, that it warrants a 4 or 5-star rating. This is where it gets really interesting. I am even unsure of what to feel […]