Movie Review: Spider-Man Homecoming

Tom Holland is Peter Parker; Tom Holland is Spider-Man. From good writing to compelling performances to exciting set pieces, Spider-Man Homecoming gives us several reasons to love it. But the top reason, the number one reason, is Tom Holland. Like no other actor I’ve seen, he owns this role. Since 2002 there had been...

Movie Review: The Beguiled

In her review of Wonder Woman, Grace Randolph of Behind the Trailer referred to a new feminism that elevated women without vilifying men. Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and Emma Watson’s Belle in Beauty in the Beast, Randolph says, represent this new feminism, and she craves to see more representations in popular culture. Methinks Sofia...

Video Review: The Mummy (1999)

While reviewing the Tom Cruise movie The Mummy, I found myself making frequent comparisons to the 1999 movie staring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Since I had never reviewed this movie in my blog, and since I find it superior to the 2017 remake, I thought I would correct this oversight. This week I’ll...