NEW YORK (CNS) — Forest, fauna and beast never looked as good as they do in “The Jungle Book” (Disney), a lavish retelling of the 1894 […]
Movie: ‘The Jungle Book’
Movie: ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’
NEW YORK (CNS) — “Barbershop: The Next Cut” (Warner Bros.), director Malcolm D. Lee’s third entry in a franchise that began in 2002, is a fundamentally […]
Book: Mystery, suspense novels set in Minnesota are page-turners
“The Life We Bury” by Allen Eskens; Seventh Street Books, October 2014; 303 pp; $15.95 “The Guise of Another” by Allen Eskens; Seventh Street Books, October […]
Movie: ‘Hardcore Henry’
NEW YORK (CNS) — The obscenely violent sci-fi action flick “Hardcore Henry” (STX) is presented entirely from the point of view of the title character, a […]
Book reveals pope’s secret spy network during World War II
“Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler” by Mark Riebling. Basic Books (New York, 2015). 384 pp., $29.99. Who really was Pope Pius XII […]
Movie: ‘The Boss’
NEW YORK (CNS) — “The Boss” (Universal) is obviously intended as a comedy vehicle for its star and co-writer, Melissa McCarthy. Presumably, audiences were meant to […]
Movie: ‘Meet the Blacks’
NEW YORK (CNS) — “Meet the Blacks” (Freestyle) is a close encounter of the most unpleasant kind. A sloppy assemblage of tasteless jokes, rampant profanity and […]
Movies ‘Creed,’ ‘Room,’ ‘The Martian’ among newest Christopher Award winners
The well-received feature films “Creed,” “The Martian” and “Room” are among 21 winners of Christopher Awards announced March 30 in New York. They are joined by […]