‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ film review

Frank Scheck|Published

STARRING in a sequel to the 2011 remake for which no one was clamoring in the first place, Jason Statham reprises his role as assassin extraordinaire Arthur Bishop ...

Film review: thrills of Pele’s career

Frank Scheck|Published

MORE than halfway through Jeff and Mike Zimbalist’s biopic about the world's greatest-ever soccer player, the man himself shows up in a brief cameo.

4 stars: ‘Elvis & Nixon’ film review

Frank Scheck|Published

CARE to guess which is the most requested photo from the millions housed in the National Archives?

4 stars: ‘The Boss’ film review

Frank Scheck|Published

THE title character of Melissa McCarthy’s new film is one she created years ago during her stint at the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, so it’s not surprising ...

Barbershop: The Next Cut film review

Frank Scheck|Published

A DOZEN years have passed and there have been some major changes, but Calvin’s Barbershop is as enjoyable a place to hang out for a couple of hours as ever.

‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ review

Frank Scheck|Published

FEW sequels live up to their titles with as much fidelity as the Nia Vardalos-scripted, belated follow-up to her 2002 smash hit comedy that grossed $245 million ...

Biblical thriller ‘Risen’ film review

Frank Scheck|Published

A DISORIENTING combination of throwback to such Hollywood biblical epics of yore as The Robe (recently spoofed in the Coen brothers’ Hail, Caesar!) and CSI-style ...

Gods of Egypt film review

Frank Scheck|Published

OH, DEAR. Arriving within days of the all-white Oscars is a fantasy-adventure film set in an ancient Egypt almost entirely populated, mortals and gods alike, by ...

How to be Single film review

Frank Scheck|Published

MUCH like its characters’ romantic lives, How to Be Single is more enjoyable when it’s being casual.

Ride Along 2 movie review

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NOT daring to mess with the formula that resulted in its predecessor hitting a worldwide gross of over $150 million, Ride Along 2 reunites Ice Cube and Kevin Hart ...

Sisters film review – flying freak flag

Frank Scheck|Published

TINA Fey and Amy Poehler let their freak flags fly in the new comedy scripted by veteran Saturday Night Live writer Paula Pell about two sisters reuniting to throw ...

3 stars: The Lady in the Van film review

Frank Scheck|Published

WE’RE informed at the beginning of Nicholas Hytner’s screen adaptation of Alan Bennett’s 1999 play that it’s “a mostly true story”.

3 stars: Bus 657 film review

Frank Scheck|Published

ROBERT De Niro is the sun around which the talented supporting players orbit in Scott Mann’s crime drama.

Preteen fantasy tale less than bewitching

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Clearly attempting to fill the void left by the end of the Harry Potter franchise, Christopher N Rowley's cinematic adaptation of the first book in Georgia Byng's ...

Running on cheap gas

Frank Scheck|Published

If nothing else, the reboot of the Transporter franchise should do wonders for Audi sales, not to mention car safety.

Restrained faith-based story is affecting

Frank Scheck|Published

Considering how many mediocre examples have hit multiplexes in recent years, faith-based dramas have to be graded on a curve.

Predictable kidnap caper doesn’t grip

Frank Scheck|Published

Fascinating true-life crime tales are rarely rendered in less gripping cinematic terms than in Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, about the 1983 abduction of the Dutch brewery ...

‘Postman’s’ charm lost in the mail

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A beloved children's television character gets a perfunctory big-screen treatment in director Mike Disa's feature film adaptation of the series that has been running ...