Freeze Frame

When they decided to reboot the “Planet of the Apes” franchise in 2011, eyes rolled. But the refreshed franchise turned out to be a winner. The fourth entry, “Kingdom of […] The post Freeze Frame: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13), “The Last Stop in Yuma County” (R), “Mother of the Bride” (TV-PG). “Dark Matter” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI .

Ryan Gosling is on a roll. His latest movie, “The Fall Guy” is a cheeky big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series that starred Lee Majors. Gosling plays a […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Fall Guy” (PG-13), “Jeanne du Barry” (Not rated), “Unfrosted” (PG-13), “The Idea of You” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

The tennis movie “Challengers” takes the term ‘love’ in a kinky direction. Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a raunchy comic drama about a ménage à troi involving […] The post Freeze Frame: “Challengers” (R), “Boy Kills World” (R), “We Grown Now” (PG) appeared first on KKFI .

Director Guy Ritchie’s paints with very broad strokes for his wacky action comedy “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson lead the cast as criminal mercenaries recruited by […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” (R), “Sasquatch Sunset” (R), “The Beast” (Not rated), “The Greatest Hits” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Contemporary political divisions and paranoia add an uneasy edge to filmmaker Alex Garland’s chilling speculative nightmare, “Civil War.” Kirsten Dunst is solid as a famed photojournalist who races with colleagues […] The post Freeze Frame: “Civil War” (R), “La Chimera” (Not rated), “Scoop” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Bollywood meets “John Wick” in the over-the-top, ultraviolent thriller, “Monkey Man.” Actor Dev Patel wrote, directed and stars in the tale of an impoverished Indian man who extracts bloody vengeance […] The post Freeze Frame: “Monkey Man” (R), “Wicked Little Letters” (R), “Música” (PG-13), “Someone Like You” (PG) appeared first on KKFI .

Liam Neeson once again plays a man grudgingly forced into violence in the drama “In the Land of Saints and Sinners.” During Ireland’s political and social upheaval in the 1970s, a […] The post Freeze Frame: “In the Land of Saints and Sinners” (R), “STEVE! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces” (TV-MA), “Renegade Nell” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City native son Paul Rudd is joined by originals Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson for another comically spooky go-round, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.” The old team up with […] The post Freeze Frame: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (PG-13), “Late Night with the Devil” (R), “Shirley” (PG-13), “Cabrini” (PG-13), “The Crime is Mine” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

The action thriller “Love Lies Bleeding” is an example of extremely well-made sleaze, a midnight movie with a mind. Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brien star in a twisted lesbian romance […] The post Freeze Frame: “Love Lies Bleeding” (R), “Arthur the King” (PG-13), “One Life” (PG), “American Dreamer” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

In the Netflix sci-fi flick “Spaceman,” Adam Sandler plays a cosmonaut who befriends a giant space spider. No, this ain’t a comedy. “Spaceman” is a slow-moving but thoughtful drama from […] The post Freeze Frame: “Spaceman” (R), “Kung Fu Panda 4” (PG), “Damsel” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

The delay is over Dunatics. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part 2” has finally arrived on the big screen and it’s a sweeping saga that arguably tells Frank Herbert’s intricate […] The post Freeze Frame: “Dune: Part 2” (PG-13), “Io Capitano” (Not rated), “Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Two-time Oscar winner Hillary Swank stars in the family friendly social drama, “Ordinary Angels.” It tells the inspirational true story of Sharon Stevens, an alcoholic hairdresser who seeks redemption by […] The post Freeze Frame: “Ordinary Angels” (PG), “Perfect Days” (PG), “Out of Darkness” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

“Bob Marley: One Love” is both entertaining and disappointing at the same time. The late reggae icon’s music propels what is otherwise a very bland reenactment of segments of his […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Bob Marley: One Love” (PG-13), “Madame Web” (PG-13), “The Taste of Things” (PG-13), “This is Me…Now: A Love Story” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

“The Teachers’ Lounge” is a German film deservedly nominated for the Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars. Leonie Benesch plays a naive novice schoolteacher who sets off a volatile firestorm when […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Teachers’ Lounge” (PG-13), “Suncoast” (R), “Upgraded” (R), “Genius: MLK/X” (Unrated) appeared first on KKFI .

The wildly imaginative tongue-in-cheek action comedy “Argylle” is the sort of movie that the term “meta” was coined for. Bryce Dallas Howard stars as a homebody novelist. She becomes the […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Argylle” (PG-13), “Scrambled” (R), “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

The banality of evil is the subject of the devastating German entry, “The Zone of Interest,” loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis. It’s the favorite to win this […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Zone of Interest” (R), “The Underdoggs” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Ava DuVernay’s earnest and thoughtful drama “Origin” focuses on the multiple personal traumas that prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson endured as she wrote and researched her nonfiction bestseller, “Caste: The Origins […] The post Freeze Frame: “Origin” (R), “I.S.S.” (R), “Freud’s Last Session” (PG-13), “True Detective: Night Country” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI .

Tina Fey’s hit 2004 comedy “Mean Girls” was adapted into a popular Broadway musical. The new movie is a cinematic version of that play. Angourie Rice leads the cast in […] The post Freeze Frame: “Mean Girls” (PG-13), “American Fiction” (R), “Lift” (PG-13), “Echo” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI .

Happy New Year. Time to look back at the best of the cinematic crop for 2023. 10) PAST LIVES A sweet and melancholy drama about childhood friends who awkwardly reconnect […] The post Freeze Frame: The Best Films of 2023 appeared first on KKFI .

The second cinematic adaptation of Alice Walker’s classic novel “The Color Purple” is an admirable reworking of the Broadway musical version. Fantasia Barrino is terrific in the central role of […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Color Purple” (PG-13), “The Boys in the Boat” (PG-13), “Ferrari” (R), “Society of the Snow” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Jason Mamoa returns for possibly the last time as the aquatic DC superhero in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” There’s over $200 million worth of eye candy in the story […] The post Freeze Frame: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (PG-13), “Poor Things” (R), “The Iron Claw” (R), “Migration” (PG), “Rebel Moon” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Did we really need a musical prequel to the classic 1971 fantasy “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?” No. But I’m still glad that we got one. Timothy Chalamet is […] The post Freeze Frame: “Wonka” (PG), “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (PG), “The Family Plan (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

The contentious relationship between renowned composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia is the focus of the biopic, “Maestro.” It’s in theaters now and on Netflix on December 20th. Bradley […] The post Freeze Frame: “Maestro” (R), “Elieen” (R), “Leave the World Behind” (R), “Merry Little Batman” (TV-Y7) appeared first on KKFI .

Eddie Murphy’s comic dexterity isn’t enough to save the bloated Amazon Prime Christmas fantasy, “Candy Cane Lane.” Murphy makes a deal with a backslidden elf to help him win a […] The post Freeze Frame: “Candy Cane Lane” (PG), “May December” (R), “Family Switch” (PG), “Under the Influencer” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

“Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s historical epic about the infamous French emperor, comes up a bit short. Joaquin Phoenix mumbles his way through this visually spectacular, often funny, but dramatically lackluster extravaganza. This […] The post Freeze Frame: “Napoleon” (R), “Wish” (PG), “Saltburn” (R), “Dashing Through the Snow” (PG), “Leo” (PG) appeared first on KKFI .