Movie Review: Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
I love Questlove’s mission. The amazing musician is also at this point a brilliant moviemaker, intent on showing us parts of music history he thinks …
3.5 Star Reviews
Movie Review: Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
There’s plenty of movies about racism and racial politics. But not many of those are viewed through the lens of small children, for obvious reasons. …
Movie Review: Superman (2025)
The last time a person was solely responsible for a creative vision of a big franchise, we got The Last Jedi, which has become ground …
Movie Review: Summer of 69
It’s good to give back. Jillian Bell is a veteran of the coming of age movie. In all forms too; she ascended from the heat …
Movie Review: F1
Sometimes the formula doesn’t have to change. F1 takes a movie we’ve seen before, and modernizes it for a new age: the dude’s film. All …
Movie Review: M3GAN 2.0
Right at the end of pride month, the queen has returned! M3GAN 2.0 pronounces the return of our beloved, murderous, AI giving Mother. In fact, …
Movie Review: Elio
What does “lesser” Pixar even mean? I had been hearing for months now that Elio was not tracking be like a Toy Story or Wall-E …
Movie Review: Deep Cover
Ah, improv, the gift that keeps on giving. When it’s right, that spontaneous joke creation can give you a high better than anything you’ve ever …
Movie Review: Friendship
Sometimes the funniest people know. I’ll never forget during an interview, Bill Hader was asked about the new SNL cast and who he was most …
Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The movies are Tom Cruise’s therapy. He’s just so psyched to be a part of them, he wants to share his purpose and life’s work …