Anthony Ramos

'Twisters' Lacks a Fresh Twist, but Its Leads Are a Force of Nature

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

Some stories benefit from constant reimagining to allow for the narrative to be adapted through a contemporary lens — 'A Star Is Born' and...

Shania Twain to Feature on 'Twister' Sequel Soundtrack

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

Okay, so apparently they're making a sequel to 'Twister'? Directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), 'Twisters' — a "current day chapter" of the...

'Dumb Money' Isn't Clever Enough to Elevate Its Dry Subject Matter

Directed by Craig Gillespie

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

For the preteens too young to remember and for everyone else who had better things to concern themselves with in January and February 2021:...

'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Sinks into Incoherence

Directed by Steven Caple Jr.

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023

There's a moment in the third act of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts where the bad guys have taken possession of the transwarp key (the ce...

'In the Heights' Director Jon M. Chu Wants Audiences to "Dream Bigger"

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2021

"People kept saying, 'This is an on-the-street musical,'" says In the Heights director Jon M. Chu. "Why did they keep saying 'on the street...

'In the Heights' Is a Worthy Culmination of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Vision

Directed by Jon M. Chu

PUBLISHED May 21, 2021

I'm not alone in wanting to speak up for 2010's Step Up 3D, but it might be strange to do so here, when director Jon M. Chu's career has ta...