And the 1996’s wrongfully accused gold goes to Richard Jewell

In a year prior to a Summer Olympics, the Hollywood folks decided it was time to bring back the story of the addled Atlanta security guard who saw a suspicious backpack during a 1996 Games celebration in Centennial Park, took the exact steps under protocol, and after a short time as a national hero for…

When they say Bad Times at the El Royale, they ain’t kiddin’

We meet the folks checking into the eccentric place by the name of the El Royale as the odd duck clerk asks them an important question. In which state would they like to book a room? This joint drawn up in this quirky piece written and directed by Drew Godard, you see, sits on the…

There’s more to this Baby Driver than his ever-present ear music

It’s not easy to get into Baby’s head. There’s so much going on in there already. Besides, the entrance is blocked by the tiny white earbuds that carry the tunes from his array of iPods, chosen for the mood of the moments of his life. And, oh what a life this is for the young…

You never know when you’ll fall in like with the spies next door

Opposites sure do attract. Movies like Keeping Up With the Joneses wouldn’t have it any other way. This action-adventure-comedy directed by Greg Mottola from a screenplay by Michael LeSieur sends a godly secret agent couple played by statuesque Jon Hamm and Gal Godot undercover into an Atlanta cu de sac populated by the scrupulously ordinary…

Minions makes me chuckle, but the yellow pills can’t get inside my head

The three little yellow dudes have a good sense of humor and all that, but I can’t say I’m in love with their sense of timing. Minions drew a decent crowd for the Saturday matinee in the Regal Cinemas theater in Syracuse’s mega shopping, dining and entertainment complex Destiny USA. And the little ones exclaimed…