By Bob Garver “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” was one of the more successful reboots…
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Bob Garver movie reviews
Frozen II movie review
By Bob Garver There were things about 2013’s “Frozen” that instantly made it a Disney…
Midway – Movie review
By Bob Garver Veterans Day is not a holiday one typically associates with new movies,…
Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review
By Bob Garver It has been four years since we’ve had a Terminator movie with…
Zombieland: Double Tap – Movie review
By Bob Garver The weekend before Halloween is notoriously bad for new releases. Everyone is…
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Movie Review
By Bob Garver As promised, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” delivers the most vile, repugnant, terrifying…
The Addams Family – Movie review
By Bob Garver The Addams Family have been a part of American culture since their…
Abominable – Movie review
By Bob Garver When I first heard that I’d be reviewing an animated movie called…
Downton Abbey Movie Review
By Bob Garver I am writing this review during the 2019 Emmy Awards, which is…
It: Chapter Two – Movie review
By Bob Garver Back in 2017, the big-screen version of Stephen King’s “It” became the…
Angel Has Fallen – Movie Review
By Bob Garver The “Fallen” series is one that’s hard to track in an alphabetical…
Good Boys Movie review
By Bob Garver R-rated coming-of-age comedies like “Good Boys” have tapered off in the past…
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Movie review
By Bob Garver The last few “Fast & Furious” movies have gotten a little heavy…
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Movie review
By Bob Garver It has been a disappointing couple of weeks. Last weekend I had…
The Lion King – Movie review
By Bob Garver It’s time for the latest entry into the trend of Disney live-action…
Crawl – Movie review
By Bob Garver “Crawl” is a horror movie with a simple enough premise: Haley (Kaya…
Spider-Man: Far from Home – Movie review
By Bob Garver Following “Avengers: Endgame,” the MCU needs someone new at its head. Iron…
Annabelle Comes Home – Movie review
By Bob Garver Annabelle, the creepy doll mascot of the “Conjuring” universe, is indeed coming…
Toy Story 4 – Movie Review
By Bob Garver This may be the most boring movie review you ever read. Don’t…
Men in Black: International – Movie Review
By Bob Garver “Men in Black: International” doesn’t deserve to call itself a “Men in…
“The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Movie Review
By Bob Garver I just barely enjoyed 2016’s “The Secret Life of Pets.” The cutesy animated…
Aladdin – Movie Review
By Bob Garver The big question surrounding the new live-action remake of Disney’s 1992 animated…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Review
By Bob Garver Neither the first “John Wick” movie from 2014 nor its 2017 follow-up…
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Movie Review
By Bob Garver I should start off by saying that I’m not a fan of…
Avengers: Endgame Movie Review
By Bob Garver Here it is – the grand finale to the superhero franchise that…
“Hidden Figures”
By Bob Garver A lot of people were unhappy with my review of “Sing” a few…
“The Legend of Tarzan”
By Bob Garver One of my biggest problems with “The Legend of Tarzan” is that it…
“Independence Day: Resurgence”
By Bob Garver A sequel to the 1996 alien invasion flick “Independence Day” has been batted…
“Captain America: Civil War”
By Bob Garver The highlight of “Captain America: Civil War” is a six-on-six superhero-on-superhero battle. For…
“The Angry Birds Movie”
By Bob Garver As a rule, movies based on video games are always terrible. There isn’t…
“The Boss”
By Bob Garver “The Boss” is a movie that features a montage of a girl being…
“The Revenant”
By Bob Garver Last week I wrote that “The Hateful Eight” was “quite possibly the…
“The Hateful Eight”
By Bob Garver The good news about “The Hateful Eight” is that I, a huge…
“Daddy’s Home”
By Bob Garver The latter half of 2015 brings us two new releases that easily…
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
By Bob Garver George Lucas always intended “Star Wars” to be nine-part series. Episodes IV-VI…
“In the Heart of the Sea”
By Bob Garver “In the Heart of the Sea” tells the story of the 19th-century whaling…
“Creed” and “Krampus”
By Bob Garver This past weekend, less than a million dollars separated strong Thanksgiving holdover “Creed”…
“The Good Dinosaur”
By Bob Garver In reading reviews of Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur,” I’ve noticed a lot…
“Spectre”
By Bob Garver “Spectre” is the fourth and supposedly final turn for Daniel Craig as…