by Josh Terry | Jul 31, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Stillwater:” 2 ½ stars out of 4 In August of 2019 I took my first trip abroad, and quickly understood that my two years of French at Centerville Junior High wasn’t going to take me very far. That trip became one of my favorite memories of our last pre-pandemic year,...
by Josh Terry | Jul 31, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Jungle Cruise:” 2 ½ stars out of 4 Going in, I expected to like “Jungle Cruise,” and halfway through the movie, I still wanted to like “Jungle Cruise.” But by the time the end credits rolled, I just had to admit that I didn’t really like “Jungle Cruise.”...
by Josh Terry | Jul 24, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
2 ½ stars out of 4 I’ve always argued that the TV show “Lost” was built on a combination of suspenseful storytelling and great characterization, and its failure to resolve the former was at least tempered by its success with the latter. Sad to say, M. Night...
by Josh Terry | Jul 6, 2021 | Reviews
“Black Widow”: 3 stars out of 4 The postponed blockbusters of 2020 are always going to exist in their own special category. So are all of the post-“Endgame” Marvel movies. “Black Widow” adds a third complication to its release: it’s the long-awaited solo...
by Josh Terry | Jul 6, 2021 | Movie News, Reviews
“Summer of Soul”: 3 1/2 Stars out of 4 It’s a fascinating story: an all-star music festival from the summer of 1969, set in Harlem at a critical juncture in black history, lost to history for fifty years. Until now. “Summer of Soul (or, When the...
