Category: Movie Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Good Nurse’ gets mixed diagnosis
The Good Nurse (Netflix/Protozoa/Filmnation) By Lucas Allen Based on the book by Charles Graeber, “The Good Nurse” is another of Netflix’s never-ending obsession with true…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Halloween Ends’ is a mixed bag of goodies
Halloween Ends (Universal Pictures/Miramax/Blumhouse Productions) By Lucas Allen With 2018’s “Halloween,” you get a very worthy follow-up to the 1978 John Carpenter classic that forges…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Black Adam’ is familiar fun
Black Adam (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema/DC) By Lucas Allen The DC Extended Universe is certainly playing catch-up to Marvel Studios’ successful superhero formula, but…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen ‘Werewolf by Night’ fun Marvel horror
Werewolf by Night (Marvel Studios) By Lucas Allen Unlike the DCEU, the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t afraid to experiment in different genres within their superhero…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Amsterdam’ fun, but not a classic
Amsterdam (20th Century Studios/Regency Enterprises) By Lucas Allen Marking his return to the screen since 2015’s “Joy,” writer/director David O. Russell takes audiences back in…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Greatest American Beer Run’ not greatest movie
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Apple Original Films/Skydance) By Lucas Allen After taking home the Best Picture Oscar for 2018’s “Green Book,” director Peter Farrelly…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Pearl’ more than just a prequel
Pearl (A24) By Lucas Allen After last March’s “X,” writer/director Ti West returns to the horror farm with the prequel “Pearl.” In fact, both movies…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Woman King’ award-worthy
The Woman King (Tri-Star Pictures) By Lucas Allen The start of the fall season also means a season of award-worthy movies vying for Hollywood’s top…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Invitation’ is cheap knock-off
The Invitation (Screen Gems) By Lucas Allen With the end of summer and the beginning of fall, the change of season not only brings a…
MOVIE REVIEW By Lucas Allen: ‘Samaritan’ good for Stallone fans
Samaritan (Amazon Studios/MGM/United Artists Releasing) By Lucas Allen Once in a blue moon, just as audiences continue to flock to theaters everywhere for the latest…