******HUTT-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Debuting just before the COVID pandemic on the then-new Disney+ streaming service, Star Wars’ “The Mandalorian” took place shortly after the fall of the Empire, and chronicled the adventures of independent Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), as he made his way through the galaxy in his Razor Crest starship taking various…
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Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” (2025) gives much more than is borrowed…
******BLOODSUCKING SPOILERS!****** Written and directed by Ryan Coogler (“Fruitvale Station,” “Black Panther,” “Creed”), “Sinners” is a mashup of wildly different genres; Depression-era gangster flicks, Jim Crow-era dramas, and vampires. That’s a challenging mix, and “Sinners” admittedly borrows many beats of its story from 1996’s crime-drama/vampire mashup “From Dusk Till Dawn.” “Sinners” even owes a nod…
A few thoughts on “Oppenheimer” (2023)…
After nearly six months, I finally got around to seeing 2023’s “Oppenheimer” this past week. It’s not that I was avoiding it, it’s just that I haven’t fully regained my moviegoing mojo following the COVID pandemic (I have only seen a handful of movies theatrically this past year, including “Barbie”). Getting my old, arthritic butt…
“Creed III” (2023) scores a solid knockout…
*****RINGSIDE SPOILERS!***** The last time I visited the Rockyverse was for my recent column analyzing 1982’s “Rocky III,” but it’s been a good five years since the last new addition to that franchise, “Creed II” (2018). Yes, I know I primarily write about sci-fi/fantasy/horror entertainment (and conventions) in this column, but I’ve always held a…