‘Midway’ review: Respectful tale of pivotal World War II naval battle soars WATCH
The Battle of Midway changed the face of warfare forever. It's worthy of no-nonsense treatment, and “Midway” rises to the challenge of portraying it with...
Soren Andersen
Soren Andersen has been writing about movies since he was in high school, back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. He has written for papers in Southern California and Washington, and was the staff critic at the News Tribune in Tacoma for 25 years.
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ review: Yes, Arnie and Linda Hamilton are back — and that’s a good thing WATCH
Linda Hamilton, returning to the “Terminator” franchise for the first time since 1992’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” is the road-weary and raging soul of “Dark...
‘The Current War’ review: Powerful performances, visuals light up electricity drama WATCH
The intense rivalry between inventor Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and industrialist George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) as they battle to bring electric light technology to the...
‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ review: Sequel is bloody good fun, thank you very much
This is a sequel without equal in the annals of zom-com cinema. It's got appealing performances, plenty of snark and vast quantities of pop-culture references...
‘The Addams Family’ review: a kooky but not-so-spooky animated feature WATCH
This latest “Addams” iteration is mildly amusing. But there’s a sugary sweetness about it that makes it seem rather more warm and fuzzy than what...
‘Abominable’ review: Yeti adventure is big on visuals, music, friendship WATCH
This charming animated kids movie follows a spirited girl as she dedicates herself to returning a young yeti to his home on Mount Everest. Rating:...
‘It Chapter Two’ review: Boo! Scares pop out everywhere in sequel WATCH
The drooling, shape-shifting, child-murdering clown Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgård) is back in the follow-up to 2017’s monster hit “It.” Rating: 2 stars out of...
‘Angel Has Fallen’ review: Ridiculous franchise rises again with Gerard Butler WATCH
Hollywood’s most ridiculous franchise has been revived, with Gerard Butler playing a Secret Service agent who in movie after movie has to rescue the president...
‘ECCO’ review: Pack your patience — and see if you can spy Seattle — in this thriller WATCH
Confusion, thy name is “ECCO.” This handsome-looking Seattle-set thriller, directed by a University of Washington alum and starring another, is a puzzlement from start until...
‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ review: Tarantino takes us on a bumpy, nostalgic ride WATCH
What we have here, in Quentin Tarantino’s vision of Los Angeles at the time of the Manson family killings, is the past, reinvented wholesale, in...