Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated PG-13, for fantasy peril, mild suggestive content, and fleeting profanityBy Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 12.13.19 This sequel definitely fulfills its mandate:...
Frozen II (2019) • View trailer Two stars. Rated PG, for no particular reason By Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 11.22.19 I want to know what this film’s writers were smoking. Granted, this...
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) • View trailer Two stars. Rated R, for profanity, relentless violence and fleeting nudityBy Derrick Bang Bad enough that this film is little more than 128 minutes’ worth of increasingly...
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated R, for strong bloody violence, relentless profanity, drug use and sexual candorBy Derrick Bang Director Ruben Fleischer made an impressive big-screen feature debut with...
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) • View trailer 1.5 stars. Rated PG, despite considerable violence and heartbreaking contentBy Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 10.18.19 Wow. Genocide, in a (supposedly) family-friendly Disney fantasy? What’s...
Angel Has Fallen (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated R, for profanity and violenceBy Derrick Bang The third time’s definitely the charm, for this series. Were it not for A-level casts toplined by...
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated PG-13, for sci-fi action violence and mild profanityBy Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 7.5.19 Life goes on, even for superheroes. Particularly for...
Toy Story 4 (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated G, despite some scary sequencesBy Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 6.21.19 The familiar faces are as welcome as longtime friends; the new characters...
Shaft (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated R, for violence, sexual content, drug content, brief nudity and relentless profanityBy Derrick Bang Sometimes you can go home again. That's my boy! After a long day of...
Shaft (2019) • View trailer 3.5 stars. Rated R, for violence, sexual content, drug content, brief nudity and relentless profanityBy Derrick Bang Sometimes you can go home again. That's my boy! After a long day of...
