All posts by Tyrone Barnes

David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! is a work of superhero cinema that seems to be a bit out of its time, but actually in a good way.

Thematically, it’s pretty clear as to what Wonderland represents. The theme park is the incarnation of June’s creative psyche: weathered and unkempt due to neglect, overrun by malicious entities due to the worry and grief June has bottled up since her [...]

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Director: Robert Rodriguez Writer: James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis Starring: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson Genre: Science Fiction Rating: PG-13 [...]

Distributor: Universal Pictures Director: Dean DeBlois Writer: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kit Harington, F. Murray Abraham Genre: Fantasy Rating: PG As an animation studio, DreamWorks’ [...]

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Writer: Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John [...]

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston Writer: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Ed O’Neill, Taraji [...]

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Lasse Hallström & Joe Johnston Writer: Ashleigh Powell Starring: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren, Morgan [...]

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Ruben Fleischer Writer: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Kelly Marcel Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott Genre: Superhero Rating: PG-13 As a big screen entity, Spider-Man [...]

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Albert Hughes Writer: Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt & Albert Hughes Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee & Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Genre: Historical, Adventure Rating: PG-13 I’m sure I’ve said somewhere [...]

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Marc Forster Writer: Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Rating: PG I know some folks are not too [...]

Distributor: A24 Director: Bo Burnham Writer: Bo Burnham Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Fred Hechinger Genre: Drama, Comedy Rating: R I remember clearly when Bo Burnham was making a name for himself on YouTube as a [...]

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Peter Rida Michail & Aaron Horvath Writer: Michael Jelenic & Aaron Horvath Starring: Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch, Will Arnett, Kristen Bell Genre: Comedy, [...]

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Writer: Genndy Tartakovsky, Michael McCullers Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, [...]

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Peyton Reed Writer: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip [...]

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Brad Bird Writer: Brad Bird Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson Genre: Superhero Rating: PG Fifteen years. FIFTEEN YEARS, BIRD. I can’t recall the [...]