Walter Chaw

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Aisha Harris |Walter Chaw |Jordan Crucchiola |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

From allegations of infidelity to swinging scandals, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives offers a look into a version of Mormon life far removed from traditional public perception. Set in suburban Utah, the TV series follows a group of Mormon women – most of whom rose to fame on TikTok and became …

4 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Stephen Thompson |Walter Chaw |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif

The Karate Kid has been sequelized, serialized, spun off and rebooted, and now it's back, as Karate Kid: Legends. The new film stars Ben Wang as a kid who's mentored by Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, reprising their roles from the franchise. But at its heart, the movie is about a kid who must train hard, learn life lessons, and kick a bully hard in the face.

4 weeks ago | rogerebert.com | Walter Chaw

John Carpenter's "Starman" has lodged itself in my consciousness since I first saw it in 1984. I was eleven that Christmas, and there has not been a year in the last forty that I haven't revisited this film at least once. It is, in many ways, the perfect film in my eyes - one that satisfies my desire for emotional catharsis, that reminds me of an America that aspired to knowledge for its own sake, that sees love as complex and painful but worth it all the same. I forgive it everything.

1 month ago | npr.org | Linda Holmes |Walter Chaw |Reanna Cruz |Liz Metzger |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more

'Final Destination Bloodlines' proves that you still can't beat death Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1251782090/1269325046" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Kaitlyn Santa Juana in Final Destination Bloodlines. Eric Milner/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Eric Milner/Warner Bros. Pictures Kaitlyn Santa Juana in Final Destination Bloodlines.

2 months ago | decider.com | Walter Chaw

I saw Val Kilmer on the street in Boulder when I was fifteen and he was beautiful. Willow had just come out and as an ardent fan of Top Secret!, Real Genius and Top Gun, my buddy and I secured tickets to one of the performances that summer of Hamlet at the long-running Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Kilmer was cast in the lead role and his interpretation, we were soon to find, was rakish and cocksure, rebellious and pouting.