Nostalgia blinds. The War of the Roses (1989) was a re-teaming of a popular pair from earlier in the ’80s, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, based on the Warren Adler novel of the same name. Danny ...

It’s a reasonably different movie, but “The Roses” — an adaptation of Warren Adler’s 1981 novel, “The War of the Roses,” that hits theaters this week — has the same problem that plagues the 1989 film ...

There have been 36 years, roughly 40 million divorces and a seismic cultural shift (or several) since Danny DeVito’s dark, down-with-love comedy “The War of the Roses” pitted Kathleen Turner and ...

Doubtful a remake of the 1989 movie “The War of the Roses” is necessary. But there is a remake (loosely based on the 1981 book by the late Warren Adler). The current movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch ...

Light spoilers ahead about the plot of "The Roses." If you don't want to know, swing back by after you've seen it. If you devoured “The War of the Roses” like a serving of Barbara Rose’s popular pâté, ...

“The Roses” is a remake of 1989’s “The War of the Roses” that plays like a battle of international comic sensibilities. On one hand, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in a merry black ...

Like drops of water hitting a hot pan, Jay Roach’s “The Roses” makes a dramatic sizzle, then evaporates on contact. Adapted from Warren Adler’s 1981 novel, and a remake of Danny DeVito’s 1989 film ...

The two British stars lead the sharp, subversive adaptation of the Warren Adler novel which sees a seemingly happy marriage congealing into bitterness. Jay Roach and ‘The Favourite’s writer Tony ...

I am a big fan of the 1989 movie “The War of the Roses.” It was the perfect example of well-regarded movie stars willing to get down and dirty in service of making a very funny, and very dark comedy.