Movies
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'Osiris Child' falls prey to phony-looking monsters, bad dialogueOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - It begins as a hard-bitten science-fiction survival epic with blood, beatings and marauding monsters. It ends as a weird homage to the children's book "Where the Wild Th...
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Glorious new 'Earth' documentary crosses planet to capture 'Amazing Day'Oct 05, 2017 1:00 am - You think your day was rough? At least you didn't have to outrace an army of slithering snakes. Or cross a swollen river filled with hungry predators. Or, despite being ...
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New 'Blade Runner' a mind-blowing replicant of original sci-fi classicOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - “Blade Runner 2049” explodes on the silver screen as a stunning achievement, a sequel that does far more than merely recycle elements from Ridley Scott's 1982 original s...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Kingsman' sequel takes No. 1 by a hair
Oct 02, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - In a Monday box office twist, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" landed in the top spot after Sunday estimates had pegged the film for third place behind "It" a...
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Dann Gire's 5 films to watch out for this fallOct 01, 2017 7:15 am - 1. “Justice League” (Nov. 17) — Can the DC Comics universe parallel the success of Marvel's “Avengers” with its all-star superhero team? Or will it go the way of Sup...
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Can 'Justice League,' 'Blade Runner' deliver a daring fall for film?Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - Summer 2017 has already gone down as one of Hollywood's worst in recent memory, notwithstanding such standouts as “Wonder Woman,” “Dunkirk” and the little-rom-com-that-c...
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'It' edges out Tom Cruise's 'American Made' to take No. 1
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Widescreen: New 'Star Trek' tainted by CBS' app-happy sales pitchSep 29, 2017 6:00 am - “Six bucks a month for new ‘Trek'? Beam me up!” — Sean Stangland, Nov. 4, 2015 “CBS, you greedy sons-a-guns!” — Sean Stangland, Sept. 24, 2017 OK, perhaps I toned d...
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Is Darth Vader the greatest movie villain of all time?Sep 29, 2017 6:00 am - The greatest movie villain? A countdown! Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents “The Greatest Villains of the Silver Screen” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sch...
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Former film critic Dave Gathman leads discussion after 'Women's Balcony' screeningSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Classic Cinemas' First Wednesday Film Club presents “The Women's Balcony” at 1 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Charlestowne 18 Theaters, 740 E. Main St., St. Cha...