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Visit old friends in ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’
By MARK VIOLA I’ve been a fan of writer/director Kevin Smith since his first film, 1994’s “Clerks,” which he self-financed with credit cards and shot at night at the convenience…
‘Frozen II’ builds on the original’s icy ideas
By MARK VIOLA As I said in my preview column last week, I wasn’t the biggest fan of “Frozen” when it hit theaters in 2013. I didn’t dislike the movie,…
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ isn’t about Fred Rogers himself, but his impact
By MARK VIOLA Last year, we got the wonderful documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” recounting the life and career of Fred Rogers, the man who impacted generations of children’s…
‘Charlie’s Angels’ fall to Earth in latest movie
By MARK VIOLA The original “Charlie’s Angels” television series stopped airing a few months after I was born, so I can’t say I ever watched the show about three female…
‘A Good Liar’ is a mystery-filled showcase for McKellen, Mirren
By MARK VIOLA It seems hard to believe considering their prolific careers, but Ian McKellen (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Helen Mirren (“Woman in Gold”) had never appeared in…
Damon, Bale steal the race in ‘Ford v Ferrari’
By MARK VIOLA I must admit that I’ve never been a “car guy.” Most of what I know about classic cars is from watching “Fast & Loud” on Discovery. But,…
‘Parasite’ will get under your skin
By MARK VIOLA Ever since the Miracle 5 movie theater in Tallahassee closed (and was replaced with a Whole Foods grocery store), the number of foreign-language films appearing in area…
‘Doctor Sleep’ is a worthy sequel to ‘The Shining,’ both the book and the movie
By MARK VIOLA Directed by film legend Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel by Stephen King, 1980’s “The Shining” is a horror film classic. It might surprise you to…
‘Motherless Brooklyn’ harkens back to the hard-boiled private eye tales of old
By MARK VIOLA We don’t get much in the way of Westerns these days when it comes to films, but if there’s a popular genre from yesteryear even less common…
‘Midway’ is a surprisingly respectful depiction of the battle
By MARK VIOLA Easily the biggest surprise of last weekend was director Roland Emmerich’s World War II epic, “Midway.” Emmerich, known for special effects-filled disaster blockbusters such as “2012” and…
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