GEOSTORM: Unbelievably ridiculous disaster film

Jeff Ruffolo 10/12/2017

Let’s just take a moment for all of us take a deep breath. We’ll need it. Now, let’s all communally close our eyes. Go ahead. Now breathe and let your mind drift away. It’s the only way…

FLATLINERS: Flat, sorrowful remake

Jeff Ruffolo 09/28/2017

Death. It’s pretty final. No matter how many times we go to the gym and work out or pop a pill … one day the Grim Reaper will come calling for each of us. But do really…

KINGSMAN the golden circle: Enjoyable, sizzling action

Jeff Ruffolo 09/21/2017

Set aside, James Bond. aside, James Bond. Time to retire, Sherlock Holmes. The Kingsman, those well-tailored British super sleuths are back with an inevitable sequel—or continuation as press statements would have you believe—and are out to save the world…

American made: Forgettable Mr. Cruise outing

Jeff Ruffolo 09/15/2017

Ever fancy being a film critic?fancy being a film critic? One of the prerequisites is that you spend a gaw awful amount of time in the dark. Well, this writer certainly does a lot of that—as well…

IT: Terrifying roller coaster ride

Jeff Ruffolo 09/07/2017

Are you ready?you ready? Are you really, really ready? I don’t think anyone can be truly prepared for the experience of “IT,” a truly terrifying roller coaster ride—full speed straight down—into the world of the damned. Two…

INHUMANS: A rare, messy stumble by Marvels

Jeff Ruffolo 08/31/2017

SEE it does pay to collect old comic books.it does pay to collect old comic books. I remember back in the mid-1960s when writer Stan “The Man” Lee and his artistic counterpart, Jack “King” Kirby first created…

Creepy doll, awful film

Jeff Ruffolo 08/24/2017

Annabelle: creation FOR a horror movie to work, it needs three things: a horror movie to work, it needs three things: 1. Suspense 2. A great story, and 3. An exceptional cast. Unfortunately “Annabelle: Creation” has none…

Intoxicating, action-packed thrill ride

Jeff Ruffolo 08/03/2017

Oh baby! Baby! Oh, Baby! Oh, Baby! You too will be singing the praises of “Baby Driver,” an action-packed, edge-of-your seat, turbocharged, lightning fast, sexy as spit thriller, written for the screen and directed by Edgar Wright (“Shawn of…

Cars 3: dirty, gritty and bewildering

Jeff Ruffolo 07/27/2017

I did not like this movie.not like this movie. How’s that for blunt? “Cars 3,” the latest offering from Pixar/Disney, pushes none of the right “hot buttons” that its original did for its pre-teen target audience. In…

Nolan’s powerful war narrative

Jeff Ruffolo 07/20/2017

Adolf Hitler was many things. Mass murderer. Megalomaniac. The world’s great orator. But as a military tactician in 1940–the jury, to this date, is still out. After their blitzkrieg through Eastern Europe, the Nazis then pivoted west…

Fitting climax for a well-made trilogy

Jeff Ruffolo 07/13/2017

War is coming. Can you hear it? War is coming. Can you smell it? War is coming. It is right outside your door! “War for the Planet of the Apes” arrives this week not with a thud…

Triple Times the Fun

Jeff Ruffolo 06/15/2017

THE MINIONS are back! The Minions are back! Oh … And Gru, too. The gang is all back together—with a new maniacal member of the family—in “Despicable Me 3.” This time, we discover that Felonious Gru (Steve…

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