21 Jul 2025

Pandepic: “Eddington,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” and “Smurfs”

By Mike Schulz

Given that it's the latest feature by Ari Aster, you can bet that the writer/director's Eddington, as it nears its conclusion, will boast startling violence and at least one memorable death. Yet none of the imagery in the film's climactic scenes quite compares to the gasp-inducing shock presented some 10 minutes in, when a disheveled, babbling, obviously unhealthy vagrant tumbles onto Joaquin Phoenix and coughs – hacks – directly on his face.

15 Jul 2025

“Jaws,” July 25

By Reader Staff

A box-office smash, winner of three Academy Awards, and the film that effectively invented the phrase “summer blockbuster,” Steven Spielberg's landmark Jaws enjoys a 50th-anniversary outdoor screening at Rozz-Tox on July 25, this iconic work hailed by Roger Evert as "a sensationally effective action picture" and "a scary thriller that works all the better because it's populated with characters that have been developed into human beings."

14 Jul 2025

Kryptongraphy: “Superman” and “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story”

By Mike Schulz

As most everyone will likely agree, the best thing about 1978's Superman is Christopher Reeve. And happily, though perhaps more arguably, the best thing about writer/director James Gunn's new Superman is David Corenswet, the 32-year-old tasked with breathing fresh life into this costumed crime fighter (and his alias Clark Kent) whom, by this point, we're all too familiar with.

18 Mar 2020

A-Z INDEX: Reader Movie Reviews

By Mike Schulz

Numbered Titles / A /  B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z / Special Features

24 Jul 2025

Mike Schulz with Dave & Darren on Planet 93.9 FM

By Reader Staff

Going to the cineplex or staying in and streaming this weekend? Every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on Planet 93.9 FM with the fabulous Dave & Darren in the Morning team of Dave Levora and Darren Pitra. The morning crew previews upcoming releases, too.

Or you can check the Reader Web site and listen to their latest conversation by the warm glow of your electronic device. Never miss a pithy comment from these three scintillating pundits again.

Thursday, July 24: Previews of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Home, and House on Eden, and discussion of Eddington, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Smurfs, the latter Mike's favorite of all the Smurfs movies he's seen. This is not high praise.

23 Jul 2025

Now Playing: Friday, July 25, through Thursday, July 31

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

03 Jul 2025

Pay-to-Prey: “Jurassic World Rebirth"

By Mike Schulz

If the sure-to-be-boffo global box office for Jurassic World Rebirth can be trusted, we real-life humans apparently haven't gotten close to bored with dinosaurs. Not all of us anyway.

30 Jun 2025

One-Two(.0) Punch: “F1: The Movie” and “M3GAN 2.0”

By Mike Schulz

Why F1: The Movie debuted on June 27 rather than over Father's Day weekend is frankly baffling, given that I can't remember the last time a film was so objectively, overwhelmingly, a Dad Movie

23 Jun 2025

You Can't Come In, You're Under Rage: “28 Years Later,” “Elio,” and “Bride Hard”

By Mike Schulz

With 28 Years Later, we appear to be exiting the realm of realism and entering the land of the mythic, and I'm not sure that, inspiration-wise, trading George A, Romero for J.R.R. Tolkien is any kind of upgrade.

16 Jun 2025

Matchmaker's Mark: “Materialists,” “The Life of Chuck,” and “How to Train Your Dragon”

By Mike Schulz

No one can singlehandedly revive the fading genre of the swoony big-screen romance. Yet with only two features under her belt to date, Celine Song is certainly giving it a good shot.

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