Rated PG
Opens: March 21, 2025
Kevin says SNOW WHITE ROCKS!

After months of a ballooning budget, political controversies, and off-set drama, SNOW WHITE is in theaters, and it’s a film that – for better or for worse – will turn heads.

The latest Disney live-action remake takes a new perspective on the Mouse House’s first full-length animated film.

Rachel Zegler stars as the title character, a princess reduced to scullery maid by her evil step-mother. After being abandoned in the forest, she meets seven dwarfs who help her try to win back her kingdom.

Director Marc Webb walks a tightrope with this film, keeping true to the imagery and flavor of the original while filling in the gaps to tell a full story. After all we have to admit the 1937 version has only about 20 minutes of story, no real character development, and moments that don’t quite hold up 88 years later.

A lot is added, but it doesn’t feel bloated like BEAUTY AND THE BEAST or THE LITTLE MERMAID. With a fantastic performance by Zegler and a great look – though admittedly clunky presentation – by Gal Gadot, this new Snow White is remarkably bright, entertaining and fun.

SNOW WHITE gets four apples out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: March 14, 2025
Kevin says NOVOCAINE kinda rocks!

The Nepo Babies leap into action this week with the new film NOVOCAINE.

Jack Quaid stars as an assistant manager at a bank who has a crush on one of the tellers. When they finally go out, he confides in her that he has a medical condition in which he does not feel pain.

When a group of bank robbers, led by Ray Nicholson, takes the teller hostage, he embarks on a mission to save her while taking full advantage of his kinda-sorta super power.

This film has some entertaining and often hilarious action set pieces, bringing a frenetic energy to keep things going. And that’s good because there’s enough silly logic and factual nonsense in the script to make Bugs Bunny blush.

Quaid makes things work because he has taken a different image path than daddy Dennis, playing the nerdy guy in extraordinary situations. Though Nicholson channels his papa Jack too much and comes across as a bad SNL caricature.

Still, NOVOCAINE is a good time as long as you check your brain at the door.

NOVOCAINE gets three and a half epinephrine injections out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated PG
Opens: March 7, 2025
Kevin says NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE kinda rocks!

A zombie outbreak in a zoo is the setting for an unlikely family film this weekend.

Based on an idea by extreme horror legend Clive Barker, NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE follows a group of zoo animals fighting slippery, blob-like zombies infected by a mysterious meteor which lands on the grounds.

The CG animation isn’t top-of-the-line, but it delivers the necessary bite, giving it the thrills and grit of a pulpy B-movie wrapped up in cartoonish fun. The lower-budgeted nature of the movie works for its genre.

The darker R-rated tropes you’d expect from Barker are given a pass, and the gummi-worm feel of the monsters allows the film to be creepy enough but doesn’t overdo things for the Saturday matinee crowd.

The voice cast holds its own with some MVP power-lifting by David Harbour as a misunderstood mountain lion and unknown Pierre Simpson as the audience surrogate movie-crazed lemur.

NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE can be a lot of fun with expected twists and turns, making it a suitable gateway experience for the young horror fan.

NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE gets three and a half zombie bites out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated PG-13
Opens: February 28, 2025
Kevin says LAST BREATH kinda rocks!

A new film about an impossible rescue mission dives deep into the ocean.

Based on a true story, LAST BREATH follows a team of divers servicing an underwater pipeline. During a rough storm, one of them is trapped at the bottom or the ocean with oxygen quickly running out.

These rescue movies always struggle to balance between reality and Hollywood flash. Too much flash, and you have a silly, over-the-top Michael Bay movie. Too much reality and you can drown the audience in minutia.

For the most part, LAST BREATH presents a realistic rescue mission, which is commendable but it threatens to undercut the thrills and dangers. It doesn’t over-sensationalizes, but the detail does get a bit much at times.

The cast is good, though they are saddled with a rough script that dumps character exposition at the start before settling into basic archetypes. Still, they do the best with what they’ve got.

I’m not a huge fan of movies like this, and some clunky editing results in awkward pacing. But if you’re into films about the triumph of the human spirit and all that jazz, you should enjoy this one.

LAST BREATH gets three SCUBA tanks out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: February 21, 2025
Kevin says THE MONKEY ROCKS!

An iconic Stephen King story from the 80s is finally getting a feature film adaptation.

LONGLEGS director Osgood Perkins turns the key on THE MONKEY, which follows a pair of twins who discover a clockwork monkey in their absent father’s closet. Soon they discover it has the ability to kill people at random.

For those familiar with the original short story, you’ll recognize the set-up as the first half of the film, which covers that pretty closely. However, Perkins winds the tension tight enough to send the story off the rails in the best of ways for the second half.

Pondering the absurdity and senselessness of death, THE MONKEY delivers some of the most graphic and honestly hysterical kills outside of a FINAL DESTINATION film. It’s a huge diversion from the director’s previous slow-burn thrillers, which shows some range for him.

Even as someone like me who has read the original story several times, I was mesmerized by the audacious and graphic nature of the movie, which delivers a shock-filled bloody good time.

THE MONKEY gets four Organ Grinder vests out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated PG-13
Opens: February 14, 2025
Kevin says CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD kinda rocks!

Strap on your wings and grab your shield. Marvel Studios is coming in hot with CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD.

This film sees Sam Wilson as the new Captain America. When an attempt on the President’s life throws the country into chaos, Cap goes rogue to uncover a deadly conspiracy.

As with other Captain America content, this film attempts a taut political thriller. It works for the most part, though there’s some clunky dialogue and it bends over backwards to avoid being too political.

Anthony Mackie holds his own in the title role, earning the Captain America shield. And Harrison Ford is a fun as ever as the grumpy, on-again-off-again antagonist President Thaddeus Ross.

This movie has the action you’d expect from Marvel, but there are some issues. Mainly, when it comes to the comic book elements, there’s no surprises thanks to spoiler-filled marketing. I mean, Red Hulk is on the flippin’ posters, after all.

In the end, CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD offers an entertaining introduction into a darker Marvel Universe.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD gets three and a half vibranium shields out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: February 7, 2025
Kevin says LOVE HURTS kinda sucks!

Coming off the success of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, Ke Huy Quan is given his own action film.

LOVE HURTS puts Quan at the center of an action sub-genre: A mild-mannered suburbanite who happens to have been a ruthless killer in another life. When a mysterious figure from his past emerges, his quiet, pensive life is thrown into chaos.

I’m thrilled to see Quan get a potential franchise, something he has deserved since the mid-80s, and he gives it his all. Unfortunately, the film is stuck in second gear.

Most scenes bounce from overly-choreographed fight sequence to an info dump of extraneous exposition, then back to a different-yet-repetitive fight sequence. Add some bad lighting and murky cinematography, it’s also kinda hard to tell what’s happening half the time.

Co-star Ariana DeBose and Quan do a fine job with what they’re given. They just aren’t given much. Quan’s character seems led by the nose, and DeBose’s character has a cliché, two-dimensional “Tee hee… Ain’t violence fun” flair. These are two recent Oscar winners, for crying out loud! For them, LOVE HURTS hurts.

LOVE HURTS gets two candy hearts out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated PG
Opens: January 31, 2025
Kevin says DOG MAN ROCKS!

From the minds that brought you CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS comes a new cuckoo-crazy kids cartoon in theaters.

Based on the graphic novels by Dav Pilkey, DOG MAN is an animated film about a human-dog hybrid who becomes the hero cop. When a series of evildoers start to cause problems, it’s up to DOG MAN to keep the peace.

As a grown-up with a child’s sense of humor, I fully appreciate the off-the-wall sandbox where Dav Pilkey plays. While this isn’t as sophomoric of a set-up as CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, the world of DOG MAN is certainly just as bonkers.

This makes for a fun and vibrant animated ride. There’s a surprising amount of character development and story thrown in here, with plenty of jokes for the grown-ups to keep their interest as well. Sure, some of the character points are a bit cliché, but I can easily forgive that in a kids’ movie.

The animation mixes a slick CGI style with the old-school stutter of stop-motion playback, offering a unique look that doesn’t feel overproduced. And I thought it was a hoot.

DOG MAN gets four pairs of underpants out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: January 24, 2025
Kevin says FLIGHT RISK kinda rocks!

In theaters now is a January thriller with significantly more plane than the movie PLANE.

Mel Gibson sits back into the director’s chair to pilot FLIGHT RISK, about a U.S. Marshall escorting a witness from Nowheresville, Alaska to testify in the trial of a crime boss. One small snag: the pilot of the plane they’re on is an unhinged hit man.

I can’t say FLIGHT RISK is a brilliant film, and it’s a huge step down in quality from Gibson’s previous work like THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. But he still shows off his skills as a watchable director.

Ninety percent takes place on the small prop plane in the air, which leaves the cast of Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, and Mark Wahlberg to delivery sometimes corny and clichéd dialogue. However, they make the in-between moments work well enough.

With the production value of a bottle episode of a series, the film evokes a TV movie-of-the-week feel with an occasional dash of thrills.

Still, with a breezy 91-minute running time, it’s a decent – if not utterly predictable – slice of pulp entertainment.

FLIGHT RISK gets three Wahlberg bald caps out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: January 17, 2025
Kevin says WOLF MAN kinda rocks!

After knocking it out of the park with THE INVISIBLE MAN, Leigh Whannel reboots another famous Universal Monster.

WOLF MAN tells the story of a family traveling deep in the Oregon woods, only to be attacked by an unknown and terrifying creature. While they hide and wait for help, it soon becomes clear that the father has been infected and might be turning into a monster himself.

I’m fine without this not being a one-to-one remake of the original 1941 movie. We got that fifteen years ago, and it was not very good.

This new film takes a different approach but keeps the story grounded in the myths of lycanthropy.

Rather than having a tortured character on the prowl, this version frames the wolfiness through the eyes of toxic masculinity and alpha male posturing. The wolf as protector and leader only goes so far but can be dangerous in other ways.

And there’s also a healthy dose of body horror in the works, which is very effective.
A bit too long for the meat of the story, WOLF MAN still gets three ah-oos out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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Rated R
Opens: January 10, 2025
Kevin says DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA SUCKS!

It’s January, and that means it’s time for terrible action movies and substandard sequels. This week, we get both with DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA.

This sequel to the modest 2018 hit sees Gerard Butler as a corrupt cop reconnecting with a previous partner in crime. This time, they’re working with one of the slickest gangs in Europe… the Pantera.

I know the original DEN OF THIEVES has its fans, but I am not one of them. These films suffer from wholly unlikeable characters. I mean, if you can’t make likeable characters, at least make interesting ones. This movie does neither.

Still, if you want more of what the first film gave you, this does deliver. But dragging the gang back together seven years later feels desperate and gives us some of the chubbiest action stars since Steven Seagal in the late 90s.

The heist is needlessly convoluted. The cinematography is dark and murky. And at least half the scenes feature people dressed in black moving through dark halls to avoid other people dressed in black. And the two-and-a-half hour running time makes it even worse.

DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA gets zero diamonds out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.

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