Tag: Action and adventure movies
Lin-Manuel Miranda sees art and philanthropy with same lens
NEW YORK — For “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the inspirations for art and philanthropy are inextricably linked.
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Review: Mark Wahlberg discovers he’s special in ‘Infinite’
The new Mark Wahlberg movie “ Infinite ” poses an intoxicating scenario for all down-on-their-luck know-it-alls: What if you’re actually a reincarnated immortal who...
Column: ‘The Kings’ relives a magical era in boxing
The Superdome in New Orleans was packed, and the buzz carried across the nation. The 1980s were dawning and Sugar Ray Leonard had some...
Review: A familiar adventure story in ‘Edge of the Word’
If the new adventure film “ Edge of the Word,” about a British explorer and soldier in 1840s Borneo, seems suspiciously like “The Man...
Zack Snyder blends social commentary into ‘Army of The Dead’
LOS ANGELES — The elevator pitch for Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” would read something like this: “28 Days Later…” meets “Oceans 11.”...
10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer
After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. The blockbusters are back. The smell...
The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
Dr. Michelle Rockwell lost a pregnancy in December and shared her heartache with her 30,000 Instagram followers. Weeks later, she received the COVID-19 vaccine...
New this week: Angelina Jolie thrills and Black Keys rock
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies
NEW YORK — Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre...
Review: Family and robots in ‘Mitchells vs the Machines’
Easily the most heartfelt movie about family life that also includes a robot apocalypse and a pug often mistaken for a loaf of bread,...