Tom Tangney
Tom Tangney is the co-host of The Tom and Curley Show on KIRO Radio and resident enthusiast of...everything. As the film and media critic on the Morning News on KIRO Radio, he espouses his love for books, movies, TV, art, pop culture, politics, sports, and Husky football.
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‘Shazam!’ is a superhero movie made mostly for kids
Directed mostly at 12-year-olds, 'Shazam!' has a couple good jokes, but doesn't bring much to an already crowded superhero genre.Comments -
Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ remake is stirring at points, misses mark at others
It's risky to remake a much-loved animated feature like "Dumbo," especially if its a live action film. But Disney pulls it off with a well-executed expansion of the story. -
Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ has more on its mind than a few scares
"Us," the new Jordan Peele film, is heady horror. Like his first film, "Get Out," it's a horror film that has a lot more on its mind than a few scares. -
Tangney: ‘Five Feet Apart’ so baldly manipulative in the end
"Five Feet Apart" has set itself a near impossible task: Be a teen romance involving an incurable and often fatal disease that isn't unbearably cloying. -
‘Captain Marvel’ isn’t ‘Infinity War’ but is still thoroughly enjoyable
While not in the league of Avengers: Infinty War or Black Panther, Captain Marvel still manages to deliver on thrills for Brie Larsen's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. -
‘Greta’ is an art-house version of a B-movie thriller
'Greta' may have the gloss of high art, but it's really after nothing more profound than cheap thrills and maybe a jolt or two to our nervous system. -
Tangney: For Best Picture at the Oscars, it’s better to be liked than loved
The way voting works for the Oscars now makes for some potentially odd outcomes, where the most-loved movie could never even stand a chance. -
‘Capernaum’ is a harrowing tale about the human spirit under abject poverty
"Capernaum" tells a harrowing tale of a 12-year-old boy born into abject poverty but making the best of it under rather dire circumstances. -
‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ is an artistic masterstroke
"They Shall Not Grow Old" is a documentary made up entirely of 100-year-old Imperial War Museum footage, much of which we may already have seen in scores of WWI documentaries over the years. But oh, what a difference. -
‘Stan & Ollie’ features great performances, but plays it safe
"Stan & Ollie" is sweet and sentimental, but the script is shallow and plays it safe. -
‘Glass’ takes itself far too seriously to take seriously
Offering few thrills, chills, or even any sense of fun, "Glass" takes itself far too seriously to take seriously. It talks itself to death. -
Tom Tangney’s top 10 films of 2018
After a year of watching movies, KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney has painstakingly compiled his list of the top 10 films of 2018, though there technically 13 films on this list, because he cheated. -
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ tries so hard to top original, but can’t
"Mary Poppins Returns" is a dutiful sequel with passable songs but what it lacks is the irresistible sense of fun that Julie Andrews and the Sherman Brothers' songs brought to the one and only "Mary Poppins." -
‘Star is Born’ too melodramatic for its own good
The "book" of this near-musical is too melodramatic for its own good but the musical performances make "A Star is Born" worth watching. -
‘Blaze’ is a unique and important biopic we don’t often get to experience
Telling the story of little-known country singer Blaze Foley, writer/director Ethan Hawke gives us an intriguing look at a would-be star that never quite made it.
