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Review: Kunis, Bell lead hilarious cast in 2016’s best comedy, ‘Bad Moms’
By MARK VIOLA Comedies are some of the hardest movies to review. A joke or situation that makes one person laugh may leave another stone-faced. I can talk about the…
Review: Fun is the key word in the very entertaining ‘Star Trek Beyond’
By MARK VIOLA This year marks the 50th anniversary of “Star Trek” as well as the seventh year since director J.J. Abrams rebooted the franchise in 2009. As a fan…
Review: ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ is a heartfelt and hilarious comedy
By MARK VIOLA I tend to follow movie news more than most, so it is rare that I go into a movie almost entirely cold. But that was the case…
Review: Iconic ‘Killing Joke’ graphic novel comes to life
By MARK VIOLA DC Comics’ latest animated film is “Batman: The Killing Joke,” the company’s first R-rated animated offering. The movie not only adapts one of the most popular and…
Review: ‘Secret Lives of Pets’ pulls back the veil on what our animals are up to
By MARK VIOLA I’m sure everyone with a pet or two has wondered just what they get up to while we’re not at home. Do they just sit at the…
Review: ‘Legend of Tarzan’ provides plenty of summer popcorn entertainment
By MARK VIOLA Tarzan, the boy raised by apes in the jungles of Africa, has refused to leave our collective popular culture in the 104 years since Edgar Rice Burroughs…
Review: ‘The BFG’ may be one of the truest live action adaptations of a children’s book
By MARK VIOLA It’s somewhat hard to describe my surprise upon leaving Steven Spielberg’s live action adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book “The BFG” when I realized that I had…
Review: ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ is a disappointing disaster of a movie
By MARK VIOLA Twenty years ago, “Independence Day” blasted its way into theaters, blowing up half the world in the process, along with making Will Smith an action star and…
Review: ‘Free State of Jones’ tells a fascinating true story from the American Civil War
By MARK VIOLA One hundred and 51 years after the end of the American Civil War, there are still plenty of high emotions surrounding the conflict, especially here in the…
Review: ‘Finding Dory’ returns to the sea for a wonderful Pixar adventure
By MARK VIOLA It’s hard to believe that it’s been 13 years since “Finding Nemo” first swam into theaters. The film, along with other early stalwarts such as “Toy Story”…
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