"Nightmare Alley" is Guillermo del Toro's slick homage to classic film noir. It's delectable eye candy, but can a collection of old tropes entertain for two-and-a-half hours? The movie begins entertainingly enough. A silhouetted man drags a body into the center of a room, lights the house of fire, and prompted boards a bus to [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of NIGHTMARE ALLEY Wednesday, December 15th AMC Town Square 7pm start time Link for sweepstakes: http://www.searchlightscreenings.com/CFLVNA When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to [...]
Enter to win tickets to the advance screening of NIGHTMARE ALLEY Wednesday, December 15th AMC Desert Ridge 7pm start time Link for sweepstakes: http://www.searchlightscreenings.com/TCFPHXNA When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden [...]
At first glance, "The House with a Clock in its Walls" appears to be the next Goosebumps movie. It has Jack Black, a creepy house, magic, and kids. All the essential ingredients for a sequel to the 2015 movie. But once you notice it's the first non-R-Rated film to be directed by Eli Roth, it's immediately apparent [...]
Enter to win a pair of passes to the advance screening of OCEAN'S 8 Monday, June 4th Regal Red Rock 7pm Follow the link below to enter http://www.wbtickets.com/CFLVO8 Five years, eight months, 12 days...and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it’s [...]
Enter to win a pair of passes to the advance screening of OCEAN'S 8 Monday, June 4th Harkins Scottsdale 101 7pm Follow the link below to enter http://www.wbtickets.com/CFPHXO8 Five years, eight months, 12 days...and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it’s [...]
Enter to win a pair of passes to the advance screening of THOR: RAGNAROK Monday, October 30th Harkins AZ Mill IMAX 3D 7pm In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back [...]
“Carol” - As I grow older, I more frequently hear from friends or colleagues, “Remember the good old days?” Well, I usually refrain from wearing rose-colored glasses when examining the past. For example, looking back at the 1950s: the chickenpox vaccine did not exist, southern schools were segregated, tooth fillings were made of mercury, and [...]
