Movies opening Friday, Nov. 2 Utilizing stark public and police cameras, plus blurry private video and cell footage, we see parasitic creatures jump from fish to humans, terrorizing a town
DVD review: ‘Spaceballs: 25th Anniversary Edition’ Whether you loved or hated how producer-director Mel Brooks spoofed, satirized and ridiculed for 96 minutes George Lucas’ beloved “Star Wars,” you will relish this first-time Blu-ray release’s enhancement of the king-size, jumbo-giant spaceship that just keeps coming and coming in the opening segment. There are other spectacular sets and special …
DVD review: ‘The American President’ What would happen if a widower started dating a woman while he was president of the United States?
New on DVD and Blu – ray , Oct. 26 Vampire Hunter This crazy mashup, based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel, works because the filmmakers decided not to be smirky about the gimmick but to treat it with an illusion of seriousness: Gerrymandering While the tone is sometimes breezy, the content of this advocacy documentary by Jeff Reichert is likely to enrage the viewer – it’s about how politicians …
Movies opening Friday, Oct. 26 All Together Five old friends’ bones are creaking, their memory fading – can the retirement home be far off?
A 30th anniversary Blu-ray set of “Blade Runner” in five different versions marks the sci-fi film’s umpteenth home video…
Which movies to see this weekend, Oct .19 The latest edition of the Roxie Theater’s annual celebration of all that is noir and noirish kicks off Friday with a 20th anniversary screening of Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs,” playing alongside one of its principal inspirations, the little-known 1971 “Day of the Wolves.” Cumulatively, what you get is what you get from noir, only in an updated …
I hate scary movies. Well, that’s not completely accurate.
Rating ‘found-footage’ movies In collaboration with Rotten Tomatoes and its parent company, Flixster, The Chronicle presents the critical consensus of found-footage movies. The figure listed is the percentage of critics who have rated the film positively, based on reviews listed at rottentomatoes.com. Full of creepy campfire scares, this mock doc keeps audiences in the dark about its titular …