Author: Eric D. Snider

The new Shaft, starring Jessie T. Usher as anxious FBI data analyst John Shaft, is a direct sequel to the 2000 […]

Coming on the heels of its shaky predecessor, The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a mild, playful surprise with the […]

Having seen your share of formulaic biopics, you brace yourself when the first scene of Rocketman has Elton John (Taron Egerton) in […]

The new Aladdin, directed by English film lad Guy Ritchie (Snatch), is unnecessary even by the standards of unnecessary remakes. It […]

As horror premises go, “What if Superman were a sociopath?” is among the best I’ve heard lately. Brightburn, a scruffy, nasty, […]

The true story that Trial by Fire is based on, told by David Grann in a 2009 New Yorker article, is fascinating […]

John Wick’s first line of dialogue in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum is an instruction to a taxi driver: “The […]

Stay with me here. A Dog’s Journey is a sequel to A Dog’s Purpose (2017), both based on novels by W. […]

(On Netflix.) The premise behind Wine Country is that SNL alumnae Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, and Ana Gasteyer, and […]

(In theaters and on Netflix.) It was inevitable that a former teen star from the Disney Channel would eventually play a […]

Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin’s 1972 double-album of gospel songs, was the top-selling record of her career and the bestselling live gospel […]