The Roses is a witty update of the story of a married couple whose egos collide with the passion they have for each other. They have passion but not compassion. Theo is an architect, Ivy, a chef. His career is brought crashing down – literally – by the very tempest that brings the spotlight on to Ivy’s restaurant. Theo stays …

Tom Cruise is one of the few bona fide “box office heroes” in Hollywood. He has charmed and thrilled audiences for more than forty years and he has been doing the impossible – Mission Impossible that is – for about thirty years. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning may be the last. If it is, it’s going out on a …

Gladiator II is not a mere sequel, it is an epic historical film that so brims with exceptional performances, sets, costumes and ferocious action that it stands on its own. Ridley Scott builds on his legacy of the 2000 film, taking the story further. Lucius Verus, portrayed by Paul Mescal, is the son of Maximus Decimus Meridius and Lucilla, the …

It takes an outstanding production to meet up to the expectations of die-hard fans of the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz and the hit Broadway musical Wicked. It takes pure magic to exceed those expectations. Jon M. Chu’s film Wicked did just that. Visually sumptuous with an explosive cast and music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, it is …

Full and fair disclosure: I like those little Minions and I would go see Despicable Me 4 regardless. But as an accredited film reviewer, I can’t let personal biases get (too much) in the way. Therefore, when I went to see the new Minions-and-Gru mash-up, I brought a secret weapon with me – a 14-year-old nephew who grew up on …

Every decade or so a movie comes out that sets a new standard and invokes a description vocabulary that, if it were not true, would sound like a pod of marketing gurus on caffeine overdrive. Dune: Part Two is one of those. The word “blockbuster” seems pale. “Stunning” seems tepid. Dune: Part Two raises the bar for visual effects, photography, …