Meryl Streep, easily the most accomplished and skillful actress working in Hollywood now, usually elevates every film project she is involved with. But, alas, Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and the Flash is such a minor and familiar feature that it’s really not worthy of Streep’s or of her director’s stature and talent.
Ricki and the Flash: Meryl Streep is Good as Aging Singer and Neglectdul Wife-Mother but the Movie is Pat and Cliche-Ridden
She’s Funny That Way: Bogdanovich’s Disappointingly Unfunny Screwball Comedy, Starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston
It is with great regrets that I have to report that She’s Funny That Way, Peter Bogdanovich’s latest effort at a comeback, is a major disappointment, a screwball comedy that’s neither screwy enough nor sufficiently funny to earn the label of its honorable gen
Vacation: Nostalgic Romp Stuck in the 1980s
Following in the footsteps of Pixel, Adam Sandler’s terrible infantile comedy of last weekend, Vacation is yet another misfire of a comedy, a nostalgic romp, lacking much charm, fun or wit.
Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation–Second Best Chapter of Long and Thrilling Franchise
It’s a pleasure to report that Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation, the latest chapter in the action-adventure franchise, is the second best film in the series, sharply directed by Christopher McQuarrie, offering the kinds of thrills expected by now from Tom Cruise’s adventures.
Trailers:
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John Wayne: Most Powerful Movie Star in History
If he tells you tomorrow’s Christmas, you can get your sock ready. He was that kind of person–co-Star Ben Johnson










