By Bob Garver Poster Credit: IMDB “Predator” and I got off on the wrong foot. I’m not talking about the new movie, but rather the 1987 original, and by extension the whole franchise. I rented the film hoping to enjoy some action-movie interaction between two future governors: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura. Unfortunately, there was little to no interaction between the two, and Ventura’s character got picked off by the Predator earlier than I would have liked. I spent

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB How is it that Halloween of 2025 couldn’t give us a better horror movie than “Black Phone 2”? It’s not that I’m shocked that a Halloween horror movie is a disappointment. I’m just shocked that we got such a disappointing movie this year. 2025 has been such a banner year for horror thus far. “Sinners,” “Weapons,” “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” and “The Conjuring: Last Rites” were all blockbusters. There’s serious Oscar talk around those first

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB The legacy of the “Tron” franchise is complicated. On a consistently positive note, the series has always been a feast for the eyes and ears, with pleasing, if not groundbreaking special effects and musical scores that heart-pumpingly convey that technological developments are happening every minute. But the films have never quite stuck the landing critically or commercially. The 1982 original is a “cult” movie that defenders see as ahead of t

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB A popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert...

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB             Writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is known as a top-tier talent without top-tier...

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB Jokes linking football and religion, especially Christianity, are common. “One gets Americans to sit...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB NOTE:  Many theaters have this Japanese animated film available in both “Subbed” and “Dubbed” versions....

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB             A few days before I saw “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” a friend of mine asked me about my...

By: Bob Garver Poster Credit IMDB “Caught Stealing” is one of those twisty crime thrillers where it seems like the filmmakers cast as...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB           This past weekend’s biggest big-screen hit didn’t go straight to the big screen. Animated...

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB            I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris....

By: Bob Garver   Poster credit IMDB            In a weekend that I could have sworn would be dominated by family-friendly franchise fare...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB I have fond memories of “The Bad Guys” from 2022. The opening scene was an extended “Pulp Fiction”...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB The “First Steps” part of the title of the new “Fantastic Four” movie is misleading. We don’t see the...

By: Bob Garver   Poster credit IMDB             I’ve never seen 1997’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” all the way through. 11-year-old...

By: Bob Garver   Poster credit IMDB       With Zack Snyder’s version of the DC Universe having officially fizzled out, Warner Bros. is...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB After three “Jurassic Park” movies and three “Jurassic World” movies, it seems the time has come to...

By: Bob Garver   Poster credit IMDB        “F1: The Movie” takes viewers inside the exciting world of Formula One auto-racing. The...

By: Bob Garver   Poster Credit IMDB It has been 23 years (not 28, somewhat frustratingly) since British audiences were first introduced...

By: Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB After three weeks of domination by the Disney live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch,” it’s time for the top...