What do you want in a James Bond movie? Great Bond girls, nasty villains, fast cars, cool gadgets, exotic locales and plenty of action? Well, if so, the 25th installment in the franchise, “No Time to Die,” delivers on all counts. It’s a wildly entertaining if overlong saga that showcases a tired and world-weary Bond, forced […] The post “No Time to Die” (PG-13), “The Many Saints of Newark” (R), “South of Heaven” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

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“No Time to Die” (PG-13), “The Many Saints of Newark” (R), “South of Heaven” (R)

It’s certainly no surprise when a Marvel movie is a box office hit. But the 2018 action flick “Venom,” featuring a villain from the Spider-Man universe, was universally panned. It still drew big crowds anxious to see the deadly alien parasite’s origin story. But “Venom” was an uneasy and absurd mix of gory CGI action […] The post Freeze Frame: “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (PG-13), “The Guilty” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (PG-13), “The Guilty” (R)

The acclaimed Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” makes a bumpy transition to the big screen. Ben Platt reprises his Tony Award-winning role as a trouble, outcast teen who tries to gain sympathy by pretending to be the friend of a kid who dies by suicide. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Social media, peer pressure and […] The post Freeze Frame: “Dear Evan Hansen” (PG-13), “The Starling” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Dear Evan Hansen” (PG-13), “The Starling” (PG-13)

Although she was often the butt of jokes for critics, the late TV evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker was an inspiration and an icon for many others. With her over-the-top enthusiasm, her warbly singing, her gaudy attire and exaggerated makeup, she became a cultural phenomenon. Jessica Chastain gives an appropriately exuberant performance as Bakker in the new […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (PG-13), “Come From Away” (TV-14) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (PG-13), “Come From Away” (TV-14)

The wacky comedy “Queenpins” is, oddly enough, based on a bizarre true story. Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste star as a couple of Phoenix women who made tens of millions of dollars by counterfeiting manufacturers’ coupons and selling them online. The filmmakers turn the story into an offbeat farce that pokes fun at the inept […] The post Freeze Frame: “Queenpins” (R), “Kate” (R), “The Lost Leonardo” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Queenpins” (R), “Kate” (R), “The Lost Leonardo” (PG-13)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe just got a bit more diverse. Newcomer Simu Liu stars in the rousing adventure “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” an impressive visual spectacle that will ultimately tie in with other movies in the ongoing superhero series following the events of “Avengers: Endgame.” Liu plays a martial artist trained […] The post Freeze Frame: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (PG-13), “Worth” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (PG-13), “Worth” (PG-13)

Matt Damon (“The Bourne Identity”) and Abigail Breslin (“August: Osage County”) play father and daughter in “Stillwater,” a drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight”). The post Take Two: “Stillwater” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Take Two: “Stillwater” (R)

Who can creep out viewers? The “Candyman” can. Twenty-nine years after the scare-fest “Candyman” dared viewers to “Say my name,” a woke sequel slithers into theaters. This time out, “Candyman” has some social context to go along with the chills, skewering gentrification along with a heap of human bodies. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a painter […] The post Freeze Frame: “Candyman” (R), “No Man of God” (Not rated), “Vacation Friends” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Candyman” (R), “No Man of God” (Not rated), “Vacation Friends” (R)

Maggie Q plays a super-skillful assassin out for revenge in the slick and sleazy action flick. “The Protégé.” Samuel L. Jackson does his usual thing as Maggie’s hired-killer mentor and Michael Keaton goes against type as Maggie’s nasty nemesis. There’s plenty of bloody mayhem under the workmanlike direction of Martin Campbell who cut his teeth […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Protégé” (R), “The Night House” (R), “Sweet Girl” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “The Protégé” (R), “The Night House” (R), “Sweet Girl” (R)

The star of “Deadpool” and the director of “Night at the Museum” team up and the results are just what you’d expect. “Free Guy” is a visually elaborate comic fantasy with a snarky PG-13 edge. Ryan Reynolds plays a background character in a violent video game who doesn’t know he isn’t real. Things get tricky […] The post Freeze Frame: “Free Guy” (PG-13), “CODA” (PG-13), “Beckett” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Free Guy” (PG-13), “CODA” (PG-13), “Beckett” (Not rated)

“The Suicide Squad” is a reboot and reimagining of the disappointing 2016 DC Comics movie “Suicide Squad,” about super villains manipulated into serving a shady government agency. Writer/director James Gunn of “Guardians of the Galaxy” fame gives this decadent R-rated action flick a wacky, comedic grindhouse edge. Some of the stars from the first film […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Suicide Squad” (R), “Nine Days” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “The Suicide Squad” (R), “Nine Days” (R)

Turning a theme park ride into a movie worked box office wonders for Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean.” The Mouse House employs the same template with “Jungle Cruise.” Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt bring plenty of personal charisma to their roles of a charming Amazon boat captain and a spunky English explorer. It’s too bad […] The post Freeze Frame: “Jungle Cruise” (PG-13), “Stillwater” (R), “The Last Mercenary” appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Jungle Cruise” (PG-13), “Stillwater” (R), “The Last Mercenary”

Have you ever felt like you’ve aged while watching a movie? That’s the feeling you’ll get if you decide to endure the latest eerie experiment from M. Knight Shyamalan, “Old.” A family goes on a vacation to an island resort only to realize that a strange beach causes them to age a lifetime in a […] The post Freeze Frame: “Old” (PG-13), “Snake Eyes” (PG-13), “Joe Bell” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Old” (PG-13), “Snake Eyes” (PG-13), “Joe Bell” (R)

The unconventional career of Oscar-winner Nicholas Cage just got a bit more offbeat.. He gives a brilliant, nuanced performance in his latest film, the eccentric comic drama “Pig.” Cage plays a hermit living in the Oregon woods who goes on a bizarre adventure in an attempt to retrieve his stolen truffle-sniffing pig. Writer/director Michael Sarnoski […] The post Freeze Frame: “Pig” (R), “I Carry You With Me” (R), “Deep” (TV-MA), “Die in a Gunfight” (R) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Pig” (R), “I Carry You With Me” (R), “Deep” (TV-MA), “Die in a Gunfight” (R)

“Black Widow,” The latest extravaganza from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plays more like an over-the-top spy movie along the lines of James Bond than a superhero adventure. Scarlett Johansson stars in this action-packed movie that takes place sometime between the events of “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” If you don’t follow the […] The post Freeze Frame: “Black Widow” (PG-13), “First Date” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI.

Freeze Frame: “Black Widow” (PG-13), “First Date” (Not rated)

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