I know, I know. It’s difficult to think about a whole new year full of movies when you’re still so wrapped up in “Star Wars.”
Christopher Lawrence
Christopher Lawrence is the movie critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Of all the resolutions you’ve already broken, here’s hoping “clearing out room on the DVR’ wasn’t one of them, because television’s midseason has begun in earnest.
As a movie, “Diamonds Are Forever” is mediocre at best. Based on critics’ scores, Rotten Tomatoes ranks it as the 16th best of the 23 official James Bond movies leading up to Friday’s release of “SPECTRE.” (“Dr. No” finished first, “A View to a Kill” last.)
You wanna win the war on drugs? Find a way to get each cartel boss alone in a room, then have Benicio Del Toro glare at him. It won’t be long before the world’s supply of illicit substances dwindles to whatever weed Seth Rogen happens to be holding.
Subtlety was never CineVegas’ forte. Exclusive parties, star-studded red carpets and an eclectic mix of films, sure. Taking over the Palms at the height of its Palms-iness, CineVegas created an atmosphere where George Clooney could fly in for a premiere and leave with a yearlong relationship with a cocktail server.
“American Crime” is a compelling, thought-provoking new ABC drama from John Ridley, the Oscar-winning writer of “12 Years a Slave.” And, really, when was the last time you had a thought provoked by a network drama?
The TV landscape is about to become a safer, albeit duller, place as the long-running dramas kick off their final seasons.
The UFC Hall of Famer has been paired with Karina Smirnoff for the 19th season of “Dancing With the Stars,” which kicks off at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 on KTNV-TV, Channel 13.
At this rate, we’re probably only a couple of movies away from seeing Melissa McCarthy play a feral clump of sweatpants and greasy hair, living under a bridge and scaring small children.
Starring Chris “Captain America” Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton and Octavia Spencer, the South Korean movie filmed in the Czech Republic is bonkers in the absolute best way possible.
The comedy, which once came to Vegas for an episode titled “Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent, Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!,” comes to an end tonight. At least the series can’t kill off the mother. It did that in the pilot.
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is very good. But there are plenty of other comic-book adaptations on the horizon.
Three of February’s four weekends boast new movies featuring members of the Crawley family in key roles.
There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes than having Sandra Bullock repeatedly tumble into your lap.
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