Newsday

Independence Day is of course one of Hollywood’s favorite holidays. The box offices offer up some of summer’s expected big hits. On this 4th of July holiday we look to a film that kids should have fun with. Actor Steve Carell is back as the voice of Gru, who’s recruited by the Anti-Villain League to […]

The Takeaway’s Movie Date team, Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, review this week’s major releases. On the roster this week: “The Big Wedding,” a movie about complicated family dynamics, starring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, and Susan Sarandon; and “Pain and Gain,” an action-comedy-crime film about a trio of body builders, […]

The Takeaway’s Movie Date team, Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, review this week’s major releases. On the roster this week:”42,” which celebrates Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball; and “The Place Beyond the Pines,” a family and crime epic starring Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, and Bradley Cooper. In addition to hosting the […]

The Takeaway’s Movie Date team,  Kristen Meinzer, Takeaway culture producer, and Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, review this week’s major releases: “Jurassic Park 3D,” “Evil Dead” and a new documentary called “No Place on Earth.”   The Movie Date team also discusses the legacy of legendary film critic, Roger Ebert, who passed away yesterday at age […]

This weekend, three very different movies hit the big screen: “21 and Over” is the latest offering from the writers of “The Hangover.” “Jack the Giant Slayer” is  a modern-retelling of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” And “Phantom” is a Cold War thriller. The Movie Date team, Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, weigh in. In addition to […]