Cate Marquis
SUICIDE SQUAD film review
– By Cate Marquis – Margot Robbie steals show in comic book villians team-up SUICIDE SQUAD “Suicide Squad,” the latest comic book movie to hit summertime movie screens, features a team of lesser-known villains. The villains form a kind of “Dirty Dozen” team, released from prison to fight other bad guys, under the steely control…
JASON BOURNE film review
– By Cate Marquis – Damon and director Greengrass return to re-energize series with JASON BOURNE Matt Damon re-teams with director Paul Greengrass to revitalize the Bourne franchise with JASON BOURNE. Damon starred as amnesiac ex-CIA assassin Jason Bourne in the first three films and Greengrass directed the second and third films, but both…
CAFE SOCIETY film review
– By Cate Marquis – Woody Allen’s ‘Cafe Society’ is bittersweet romantic comedy set in Hollywood fantasy Dictionaries define “cafe society” as the world of socialites who regularly frequent fashionable cafes, nightclubs, resorts, and other fashionable spots. The term originated between 1935-1940, according to the Random House Dictionary, which puts it at the end of…
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – CAPTAIN FANTASTIC is fantastic Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars CAPTAIN FANTASTIC may sound like the title of comic book movie but this warm, thoughtful film centers on a different kind of hero, a father who has devoted his life to his children. He is a fantastic father,…
STAR TREK BEYOND film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – STAR TREK BEYOND delivers on fan-pleasing banter but story is underwhelming Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars “Star Trek: Beyond” offers fans a nice new adventure, with the same terrific cast as the last two. The new film continues Joss Wheedon’s well-crafted reboot of the Star Trek series…
GHOSTBUSTERS film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – Who ya gonna call? It’s still GHOSTBUSTERS GHOSTBUSTERS is that rarest thing – a remake that is as much fun as the original (some would say more) that also honors the memorable original. Take that, internet grumblers! Fans who were worried about this remake can relax – the results…
THE INNOCENTS film review
– By Cate Marquis – Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The French drama THE INNOCENTS takes place shortly after World War II in Poland, a story involving the war’s devastation and aftermath, the occupying Russian forces who drove out the Germans, and some cloistered Catholic nuns. As such, it will inevitably draw comparison…
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS film review
– By Cate Marquis – THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS delivers less than trailer promises The animated “The Secret Life of Pets” is one of those kids’ films that promises more than it delivers. The animated comedy from the studio that brought us “The Minions” is unlikely to knock “Zootopia” off its perch as…
WIENER-DOG film review – Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – WIENER-DOG is Todd Solondz’s typically dark, disturbing humor WIENER-DOG is a four-part film that follows a little dachshund as she moves from owner to owner, from director/writer Todd Solondz. Solondz is a precise, gifted filmmaker with a taste for the distasteful and darkly humorous social commentary. For fans of…
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…