Day: July 1, 2016

THE LEGEND OF TARZAN film review by Mark Glass

– By Mark Glass – Computer effects may be the real star; it’s certainly not the screenplay in this slow saga with several exciting scenes Rating: 2 out of 5 stars (PG-13)   Here we go again… This time the oft-depicted English lord raised by apes in the African jungle to become a mythical hero…

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THE LEGEND OF TARZAN film review by Cate Marquis

– By Cate Marquis – THE LEGEND OF TARZAN brings back an old Hollywood hero for popcorn-munching adventure Rating: 3 out of 5 stars   THE LEGEND OF TARZAN brings back an old Hollywood hero for a summertime, popcorn-munching adventure in 19th century colonial Africa. The movie, which stars Alexander Skarsgard and a sterling supporting…

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THE BFG film review

– By Cate Marquis – Spielberg-directed Disney ‘The BFG’ is long on visual beauty and quirky charm but short on brisk pace and story action   Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book “The BFG” gets the big screen treatment in the Steven Spielberg-directed 3D Disney film “The BFG.” Spielberg uses a mix of live-action, motion-capture animation…

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