Review: New animated ‘Sing 2’ really begins to sing at about the halfway point
The turning point in "Sing 2? happens about 45 minutes in, when a porcupine croons a wistful version of U2's "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of." Up...
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As the Olympics approach, enjoy the 7 best sports documentaries ever made
Hollywood often turns to the world of sports for subject matter, but there's a problem with almost all of the based-on-a-true-story films: The real stuff is a lot more interesting....
With ‘Cruella’ in theaters, a look at the 7 best Disney classics
I guess I'm princess-phobic? I don't care about royalty in real life or on the screen, and that goes double for animated movies. As "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles" filmmaker Brad...
7 of the best movies by Steven Spielberg, a crowd-pleaser and a die-hard movie fan
Right off the bat, Steven Spielberg was a crowd-pleaser. He grew up making elaborate home movies and sneaked onto movie sets as a kid, which must have given him enough...
From ‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Slumdog,’ the 7 best movies with Irrfan Khan
Movie fans may not know who Irrfan Khan was but they've probably seen him more times than they realize. The Indian actor racked up more than 150 credits before he...
You loved/feared him in ‘Undoing’: Check out Donald Sutherland’s 7 best
Are the Oscars trolling Donald Sutherland? He has never received a competitive Oscar. In fact, the Canadian has never even been nominated for one, despite terrific performances in at least...
The 7 best movie moms are loving, sometimes flawed characters
What's the best kind of movie mom? Good or evil, I like one we sense exists outside the margins of the movie. That's true of any character. They're most interesting...
7 best works from the next great female director you should know
We shouldn't assume too much but the fact that two women made Oscar's best director field for the first time ever in 2021 suggests that Hollywood is realizing that the...
Taking a deep dive into the best of Oscar’s best picture winners
Several years ago, I was challenged to list my all-time 100 favorite movies. But you had to get all the way down to No. 12 to find one that the...
The 7 best movie villains of all time, from the glamorous to the downright evil
What is so good about being bad? We root for James Bond and "Alien's" Ripley to win, but they're at their best when they're matched with a charismatic baddie. Sure,...