George Wolf

2 weeks ago | columbusunderground.com | George Wolf

Marvel gets a win, Cage gets nutty, Kendrick and Lively get a sequel, and there’s plenty to impress in your streaming options. It’s a pretty good week at the movies!by George WolfIn the post-Avengers world, CIA Director Valentina is quick to tell America that there is no one to protect us. Well, make way for the Thunderbolts* (named for a peewee soccer team!)Valentina (Julie Louis-Dreyfus, a treasure as always) makes her declaration while testifying at her own impeachment hearing.

3 weeks ago | columbusunderground.com | George Wolf

Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison remembers the first day of shooting the band’s landmark concert film Stop Making Sense with director Jonathan Demme. “We were like, I don’t know if this looks that exciting.”How’s that? “Well, it was before all the editing and stuff like that,” Harrison says. “I don’t think Jonathan could be there because he had gotten called back suddenly to do extra scenes for the movie Swing Shift.

1 month ago | columbusunderground.com | George Wolf

What is there to do this rainy weekend? Movies are pushing laughs, which is rarely a bad idea. You’ll find a couple of solid horror comedies in theaters and a fascinating documentary on Andy Kaufman streaming. Or if you’re looking for more of a gut punch, Michael Shannon makes his impressive directorial debut with Eric LaRue. In theatersby George WolfLook, I’m not saying I didn’t expect someone to make a Sleepy-Floyd-as-a-ninja-assassin horror comedy.

1 month ago | columbusunderground.com | George Wolf |Hope Madden

A sort of middling week in movies, but there are some highlights. Snow White is definitely less bad than you’ve heard. Two Columbus actors get screen time in the new De Niro movie. Plus there’s some really clever Sci-Fi, and two solid horrors to catch. In theatersby George WolfDeath, taxes…Disney live action remakes? We may not be there quite yet, but the train keeps rolling with Snow White, an update that’s consistently appealing enough to rise above an unsteady opening and one unfortunate choice.

2 months ago | columbusunderground.com | George Wolf |Hope Madden |Daniel Baldwin |Adam W. Barney

Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender play spies…tell me more! I will! The Looney Tunes movie is better than expected, and so is that action flick about a guy who doesn’t feel pain! There’s also some bad stuff. Read on to clarify. In theatersby George WolfWhat is more diabolical: enacting a global plan for widespread destruction, or pursuing a selfish agenda in your relationship, ready to twist the knife precisely where it hurts your partner the most?