Stop monkeying around with Kong
In the inane tradition of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and following in the giant footsteps of 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla, Warner Brothers and director Adam Wingard are giving us the film we never knew we didn’t need: Godzilla vs. Kong. But to make the contest more fair, Kong is being upsized, ridiculously […]
Regal reopening in April
Regal Cinemas — which, as part of London-based Cineworld, is the world’s second-largest cinema company — will begin reopening its theaters in the United States in April, the company announced today. Regal, which has been closed since early October, will finally be joining the other two “big three” cinema chains, AMC and Cinemark, which have […]
Thoughts on Woody Allen
With a new HBO documentary series rekindling interest in Woody Allen, I have some thoughts on the legendary writer-director. Though I confine those thoughts mostly to his filmmaking career — and his 2019 film A Rainy Day in New York — I felt it was important to comment on the larger issues raised by the […]
Alamo Drafthouse files for bankruptcy
The Alamo Drafthouse movie chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. For more information, see my recent article.