Kraven the Hunter Review
The film is too beholden to its superhero roots to get the most out of its disparate pieces.
Wicked Review
Wicked is as crowd-pleasing and bursting with emotion as many of the great musicals of yesteryear.
Gladiator II Review
Come for the sweeping storytelling; stay for Denzel Washington’s gleefully anarchic performance.
Venom: The Last Dance Review
Like the previous two films, Venom: The Last Dance is a bit of a mess.
Joker: Folie à Deux Review
The sequel takes a lot of what made the first film interesting and moves away from it.
Megalopolis Review
Megalopolis is a frustrating but enthralling dive into Coppola’s vision of what film (and, by extension, life itself) are, have been and could be.
Alien: Romulus Review
Fede Alvarez was absolutely the right choice for this movie, and he directed the hell out of it. It’s a blast to watch.
Deadpool & Wolverine Movie Review
Marvel Studio’s new Deadpool & Wolverine movie is chock full of cameos and juicy details. It’s hardly unexpected, but as someone who went in only knowing about one cameo, I want you to have the same experience I did. I’m going to keep the spoilers to an absolute minimum outside of what you’ve likely seen…
Deadpool & Wolverine Review
It’s no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had a bit of a struggle lately – spread too thin, films that haven’t hit as well as they’d like, and spinning all the plates has left fans feeling a bit frustrated and exhausted. Well, Marvel Studios sees you and feels your pain. So let’s just…
A Quiet Place: Day One Review
Samira is in the final stages of cancer. Living in a hospice care facility, she has no loved ones to care for her, and she counts down the days to her inevitable death. Her sole comfort is her cat. Seeing Samira in the depths of depression, her nurse, Reuben, invites her on a field trip…
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Review
The original Planet of the Apes was classic ’60s science fiction in the sense that it was focused on its central theme of man’s misuse of the planet and how easily nature could turn against us, but not necessarily on interesting plot or dialogue to carry its ideas to far beyond its natural borders. It…
The Fall Guy Review
Colt Seaver seems to have it all. He has one of the best jobs in the world as the stuntman for the world’s biggest action star, Tom Ryder. On top of that, he has fallen in love with camera operator Jody Moreno. Everything seems perfect. But when a stunt on Ryder’s latest film goes wrong,…
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review
Director Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is loosely based on a true story. During World War II, Nazi U-boats are slowly cutting off the UK from desperately needed supplies and troops from the United States. As Prime Minister Winston Churchill faces increasing pressure to surrender to Adolf Hitler, he seeks a rather unique…
Dune: Part Two Review
DUNE: PART TWO SUMMARY: After the events of Dune: Part One, House Atreides has been wiped out and the Harkonnens have taken over Arrakis thanks to the treachery of the Emperor. Paul Atreides and his pregnant mother, Jessica, have taken refuge with the Fremen in the desert. While some, like Stilgar, believe that Paul is…
Madame Web Movie Review
Somewhere lost within the jungles of S.J. Clarkson’s strangely miss-aimed superhero adaption is an idea about the web of life, how it catches people despite themselves and binds them together. Saying that is what Madame Web is about would be overly generous to the finished film. It’s the kind of movie destined for repeat 10…
Madame Web Review
MADAME WEB SUMMARY: Cassandra Webb is an awkward loner in every respect of the term. She grew up as an orphan in the foster system after the death of her mother during childbirth. Now, as an adult, she lives alone and rarely socializes. Her only real relationships are with a stray cat and her paramedic…
Argylle Review
ARGYLLE SUMMARY: Elly Conway is a successful, world-renowned, romantic spy thriller author. She has legions of fans for her books, which tell the story of super-spy Argylle. Argylle is suave, tough, sophisticated, articulate, and romantic. Essentially, he is everything that Elly is not. Quite the opposite of her characters, Elly lives alone with her pet…
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Review
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM SUMMARY: Sometime after becoming King of Atlantis, Arthur Curry finds that the job is not everything it’s cracked up to be. There is mundane bureaucracy, endless meetings, and tedious mediation between bickering factions. Arthur must also deal with a council that not only wants to overrule him at every turn…
Wish Review
With the arrival of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100th anniversary, the idea to focus their celebratory film, Wish, on — well — wishes and how we can make them happen is perfectly on brand. Sometimes audiences need the reminder that we are the ones responsible for making our dreams happen because to cede that responsibility…
Marvel Studios’ The Marvels Review
One of the side-effects of the recent supremacy of superhero films has been the ways they have been stretched and mutated to encompass other styles and genres, sometimes successfully (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and sometimes not (Thor: Love and Thunder). In the process they’ve tended to ignore the built in themes and subtext of…