Tom Tangney
Tom Tangney is the co-host of The Tom and Curley Show weekdays 3 - 7 p.m. 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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‘Men in Black: International’ is mildly entertaining and utterly forgettable
Like a summer beach read, Men in Black: International is lightweight, predictable/lazy, mildly entertaining, and utterly inconsequential.Comments -
‘Dark Phoenix’ sends Fox’s X-Men saga out with a whimper
'Dark Phoenix' ends 20th Century Fox's run of X-Men movies not with a bang, but with a whimper. -
How Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch ‘weaponized’ silence
A new movie premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival focuses on how Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch used his silence as a weapon. -
‘Rocketman’ is dubbed a ‘musical fantasy’ for good reason
'Rocketman' is full of embarrassing story-telling cliches and simplistic psychology but it's also punctuated with musical numbers that break the too-tidy narrative and give it some imaginative breadth. -
‘Aladdin’ remake has its share of diamonds in the rough
Disney's 'Aladdin' remake isn't amazing, but will please fans. There are diamonds in the rough to be found in this version, if you're willing to look. -
Tom Tangney’s Top 10 SIFF picks for 2019
KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney reviews the Seattle International Film Festival of 2019 with the top 10 best bets. -
Pronunciation of ‘Tolkien’ is the most interesting takeaway of the movie
"Tolkien," the movie about the man who invented Middle Earth is decidedly not high drama. In fact, it's barely drama at all. -
Jordan Peele ruined ‘Intruder’ for me
I blame Jordan Peele. The brilliant director of "Get Out" and "Us" has recently raised my expectations of what genre pictures can deliver. Peele managed to take stock horror material and elevate it by infusing it with sociological and political import. -
‘Avengers: Endgame’ deserves every dollar it makes
"Avengers: Endgame" may very well set the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend in American history. If so, it will have earned every dollar. -
‘Teen Spirit’ covers cliched ground, but has a fresh melancholy air
A relatively low budget British film called "Teen Spirit" covers familiar singing competition ground, but it does so with such a melancholy air that it seems almost fresh. -
‘High Life’ is a work of art that you have to work to appreciate
High Life is a work of art. It's a work of art that you really have to work at to appreciate, since it makes very few concessions to its audience regarding storyline or characters. -
‘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. -
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.
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