Movie Review: Twisters
It was only a matter of time. 1996’s Twister made too much money to stay on the IP shelf for too long. But since the …
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Movie Review: Thelma
Liam Neeson has aged himself out of his Taken persona. Same with Keanu Reeves, who went out in a blaze of John Wick Glory. So …
Movie Review: Fancy Dance
The biggest issue with Killers of the Flower Moon is that it took focus away from Lily Gladstone and the Native American parts of that …
Movie Review: Kill
On sheer quantity alone, the beats of Indian action movies can grow very tiresome if the action isn’t great. Some giant quasi superhero movie star …
Movie Review: MaXXXine
Pearl‘s story is done…but her legacy lives on, in Maxine Minx. Ti West and Mia Goth finish their epic slasher trilogy with MaXXXine. The setting, …
Movie Review: A Quiet Place: Day One
And we’re back. It’s time to nut up or shut up, as Jesse Eisenberg once said facing his zombie clown fears. Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph …
Movie Review: Kinds of Kindness
Ah, the anthology/vignette film. The generous might say: how ambitious, tying a bunch of small films together thematically in fascinating ways! The cynical might point …
Movie Review: The Bikeriders
Greta Gerwig, Ryan Coogler, and Jordan Peele are in leagues of their own when it comes to being the best new filmmakers of the 21st …
Movie Review: Under Paris
Movies are best when we’re learning from one another. I hope American filmmakers start stealing techniques and stories from our French counterparts: immersive character dramas …
Movie Review: Hit Man
My boy Rick did it again! Everybody Wants Some!! jump started the new phase of Richard Linklater’s career. That movie gave him a host of …