Mark Burger

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

In their joint effort to make Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning the best in the lucrative franchise, producer/star Tom Cruise and producer/director Christopher McQuarrie have made the eighth outing the biggest and, with a 170-minute running time, the longest. But it’s not the best. Nor, for that matter, is it the worst.

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

PICK OF THE WEEKKINGPIN (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): The Farrelly Brothers (Bobby and Peter) followed up their smash 1994 debut Dumb and Dumber with this outrageous 1996 sports comedy that stumbled at the box-office and earned mixed reviews, then rebounded on cable and home-video to become one of their best-remembered, most-loved films – which some (ahem) consider to be their best.

1 week ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

When Marketplace Cinemas in Winston-Salem resumes its “Filmed in Winston-Salem” series sponsored by the Piedmont Triad Film Commission (PTFC) on Sunday, June 8, in addition to the 3:30 p.m. screening of Shifting Gears, the 2018 comedy filmed in Winston-Salem, there will also be a special preview screening of the documentary feature Better Bring Your Friends at 1 p.m.Both screenings will take place at Marketplace Cinemas, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway, and admission is free.

2 weeks ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

Marketplace Cinemas in Winston-Salem will be launching a new series this month while continuing another in June. These events will take place at the theater, 2095 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, and admission is free. The first series, “Movie Trivia Game Night,” is exactly as described: Those with an affinity for movie trivia can compete for such prizes as Marketplace Cinemas gift cards, movie posters, and other movie-related memorabilia and merchandise.

2 weeks ago | yesweekly.com | Mark Burger

Wearing its heart proudly on its sleeve — or apron, in this case — Nonnas is a feel-good, fact-based, warm-hearted confection that’s hard to dislike. It’s pleasant, undemanding, and never for a moment is the outcome ever in doubt. Little wonder it became Netflix’s top movie when released in time for Mother’s Day, because a maternal theme runs throughout. Executive Producer Vince Vaughn plays Joe Scaravello, a blue-collar working stiff mourning the recent death of his mother.