movie review

‘Reminders of Him’ dulls with loose ends, insignificant details

March 22, 2026 Bob Garver

Author Colleen Hoover is apparently dominant in the genre of tearjerkers. She’s best known for “It Ends With Us,” about the upsetting subject of domestic violence. Now comes “Reminders of Him,” which features both a […]

‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ doubles down on Christian rock, faith

March 1, 2026 Bob Garver

Christian music biopic “I Can Only Imagine” had a surprising performance at the domestic box office back in 2018. The film made $83 million despite never finishing above the No. 3 position on any given […]

Animated sports comedy ‘GOAT’ delights despite trite premise

February 16, 2026 Bob Garver

On the weekend of the biggest football game of the year, it was only natural that I saw a movie about basketball. Or rather “Roarball,” as the anthropomorphic animal characters call it — but it’s […]

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ ups the stakes

January 22, 2026 Bob Garver

Audiences largely left last June’s zombie threequel “28 Years Later” thinking the same thing, “That was a good movie, but what the heck was up with that ending?” They were referring to the last-minute saving […]

The Housemaid” disappoints with tedium, pandering

January 10, 2026 Bob Garver

“The Housemaid” has unofficially sold itself based on how crazy it gets in its second half. This is slightly less annoying than when movies sell themselves based on their twist endings – at least here, […]

Southern sleuth Benoit Blanc charms in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

December 28, 2025 Bob Garver

Since this weekend’s highest-grossing-as-yet-unreviewed theatrical film, 205-minute Indian actioner “Dhurandhar,” is playing on only 377 screens in the entire country, I thought I’d take this opportunity to review something a little more accessible. “Wake Up […]