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 …
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Movie Review: Ultraman: Rising
Netflix keeps trying, and that’s a good thing. Animation wise, they’ve never been considered a big player. And yet, they’ve been making great animated films …
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: Inside Out 2
Inside Out is the exception. Most sequels or franchise IP is stale retreads, diminishing the original by their existence. Inside Out just stopped, almost awaiting …
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: Robot Dreams
Sometimes words get in the way of a great story. Robots and dogs don’t use a lot of words to communicate what they’re feeling to …
Movie Review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a particularly cynical Hollywood exercise. Instead of trying to create new movie stars or put new movie stars into …
Movie Review: Atlas
Atlas is one of the perks of being Jennifer Lopez. After betting on herself creatively with her extended music videos earlier this year, she can …
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 …