Author: Kasey Butcher

Wonder Woman was one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, and it lived up to the expectations, both

When I reviewed The Circle, I suggested that the book must be better than the movie. I read the book

The pairing of a beloved comedic actress of an earlier generation and one of comedy’s biggest names today in a

Since the election, tech and media companies have asked hard questions about their roles in our democracy. The Circle picks

In The Void, a police officer, Daniel Carter (Aaron Poole) drops an injured man off at a barely functioning hospital,

In the last month, I’ve reviewed a couple of monster movies. King Kong: Skull Island considered the impact of man

Scary, ironic, and exciting, Life takes staples of its genre and twists them with little ironies that make an old

Full disclosure: the King Kong movies make me emotional. The determination of people to capture the giant ape after barging

When comedian and horror-fan Jordan Peele wrote and directed his own scary movie, I was not sure what to expect.

Honestly, when I first saw posters for Jackie starring Natalie Portman as the former First Lady, I was deeply skeptical

M. Night Shyamalan tries too hard. For years, I have mused over why he has struggled to make a film

La La Land tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), an aspiring actress and a jazz

Manchester by the Sea, a film getting a lot of early Oscar buzz, focuses on family dysfunction and grief in

Back in 2005, I wrote a review for Mr. & Mrs. Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, rumored to

As a woman with a Ph.D., I have a bit of a soft spot for stories in which the hero

I’m not much of a Dan Brown fan—I’ve read just one of his books (ten years ago), and until now

Every now and then, I check out a book that I am able to read in one day, because I

I have come to assume that a film helmed by Disney will shy away from more complicated parts of life

If the cliché holds that no good deed goes unpunished, then Sully captures the ways in which Captain Chesley “Sully”

The Light Between the Oceans takes place on an island called Janus, named after the Roman god with two faces,

Summer is a popular season for comedies about friends traveling together. This month’s Joshy, gives the genre a different spin

After how much I enjoyed Ghostbusters, I should have known that it was too much to hope for another great

Do you remember seeing a movie as a kid and wanting to run out and play like you were the

I have a dog who is so devoted to me that it crosses over from sweet and loyal to slightly

There is a saying that I think could apply to the current trend for reboots, remakes and long-delayed sequels as

Saying the book is better than the movie is a tired, if true, response to a film adaptation of a

Imagine dropping Nancy Drew into a neo-noir film from the 1970s, but Miss Drew has taken on some of the

Money Monster focuses on one particularly tense day on the set of the eponymous financial advice show. In the wake

The Huntsman: Winter’s War is so bad it breezes past the potential for “so bad it’s good” enjoyment and straight

Between Gilmore Girls and Ghostbusters, Melissa McCarthy continues to pick projects certain to keep her career rolling. I find the