Michael Phillips

Who else am I going to interview for Mother's Day? My barber? Mom was up for it, so here it is. Name: Jean Gallagher Phillips, born in Racine, Wisconsin, raised...

It's all about the children. If an action movie's job is to kill as many adversaries as possible while retrieving and protecting an abducted child (preferably the protagonist's), narratively it...

The phrase "comparisons are odious" has been around since the 15th century, but what the hell: "BlackBerry" is far, far better than so, so many of the recent screen chronicles...

"Everyone deserves a second chance," says one forgiving character about another's transgressions (attempted murder, in this case) in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3." The line written by screenwriter James...

McFly: The surname of the time-traveler Michael J. Fox played in "Back to the Future" suits that character, by design. It also captures the propulsive stardom and perpetual motion of...

You've heard it. Some of it, at least. You've heard Michael Giacchino's remarkable film music, which is worth hearing in any context. That lush, wild, bongo-forward theme from "The Incredibles"?...

"Other People's Children" treats its adults like adults, and the story's central child like a human being, not a plot device. Those factors alone make it an exception to the...

Doing anything special for Star Wars Day, other than digging out the old, busted lightsaber in your basement? For old times' sake? Carmelo Esterrich, Columbia College professor of humanities and...

You could say "Peter Pan & Wendy," the latest voyage to the Disney+ recycling bin, is an unexpectedly strong movie. But it's not unexpected, so really, you shouldn't call it...