Since 2002, we’ve received six Spider-Man movies of wildly varying qualities, spread out over three separate franchises. First, we had Tobey Maguire’s emo Spider-Man, followed by Andrew Garfield’s spunkier take on the character. When the Marvel Cinematic Universe got its hands on the web slinger, we got Tom Holland’s pitch-perfect portrayal of Peter Parker and […]
Jared Rasic
Film critic and author of food, arts and culture stories for the Source Weekly since 2010.
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Running on Empty
“The Mule” sees Eastwood simplifying his storytelling
Clint Eastwood has been responsible for some of the most iconic and lasting movies ever made, both as a director and an actor. In films such as “A Fistful of Dollars” and “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” he helped redefine the western for a modern audience—but it was as a director that he […]
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2019 Shall Rule Them All
New Tarantino and Peele are just the beginning
I‘ve been writing about movies since I was a kid, reviewing them professionally for over a decade. Even after all these years, when I look at the slate of new films in an upcoming year, I still get just as excited as I always have. Sure, it’s easy to be cynical about a new “Transformers” […]
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Good Intentions?
“Green Book” gets a black mark
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. If that’s the case, “Green Book” is all up in that infrastructure. The film pokes its head out like a groundhog, so harmless, looking to the audience for approval without stopping to think if it has anything to say. “Green Book” wants to please […]
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May the Source Be with You
Holiday Season Edition
I know. I can’t believe it has been another year, either. It’s heartbreaking to think about how much time I spent listening to podcasts and binging on another silly…just kidding, it’s the greatest. We’re living our best lives, not because we have the spare time to listen to podcasts and watch cool stuff, but because we’re […]
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Hot Garbage
Hey look! A terrible possession movie!
I guess it’s always nice to start with a compliment, so…I guess “The Possession of Hannah Grace” has a few nice moments balancing shadow with light and silence with jump scares. A better director could have crafted an entire movie for the legitimate creepiness found in those few solitary moments. Instead we have this: “The Possession […]
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Shadowboxing
Creed II Isn’t Quite a Knockout
When “Creed” came out in 2015, no one really expected the emotional powerhouse that director Ryan Coogler had delivered. A spinoff of “Rocky,” focused on the son of the late Apollo Creed, sounds like something dreamt up in a corny Hollywood focus group aimed at pitching ideas for sports movies. The—ahem—knockout performances from Michael B. […]
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Men in Fights
Another Robin Hood, another day
I refuse to become cynical about movies. Even films that have the most broadly commercial appeal and attempt to reach out and embrace every single demographic still can have moments of pure artistry sprinkled throughout. I believe that for each horrible Adam Sandler movie released, there’s also a young and hungry filmmaker out there trying to […]
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The Quick and the Dead
“Windows” is an old-fashioned pot boiler
“Widows” is a film about reflections—not just about how we’re seen by those around us, but how women are viewed by men, how women view themselves and the way we look at our husbands and wives, desperate to know that what we’re seeing is the truth. British director Steve McQueen finds dozens of ways to […]
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May the Source Be with You
Thanksgiving Edition
At this point, another holiday where we have to argue national politics or foreign policy with a family member sounds a bit nightmarish. Healthy debate is always a good thing, but if there’s anything we’ve learned over the last couple of years, it’s that there’s not much that’s healthy about this administration. With that said, […]
