ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, a triumph of artistic intent
It really exists! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! Zack Snyder’s Justice League has arrived and so has our review.
Category: Film
BOSS LEVEL is unexpectedly sweet
BOSS LEVEL, a Hulu original film from Joe Carnahan, gives us an action-comedy timeloop movie that overcomes its worst instincts.
I CARE A LOT is an intriguing mess
I Care A Lot, Netflix’s newest original film, is a messy but intriguing crime thriller about an abusive legal guardian in over her head.
20 Films To Look Forward To In 2021
Curious what this year’s must-see movies are after 12 months of a cinematic wasteland? Let us be your guide!
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE is good, actually
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE seemed like another cash-in entry to a franchise that hadn’t been relevant since 1991. To my surprise, it was much more.
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON provides just enough spark to break through the Disney humdrum
Fear not, parents, you have something new to add to the rotation now!
Southeastern Film Critics Association Selects NOMADLAND as the Best Picture of 2020
SEFCA has announced its 2020 awards winners
CRUELLA; or, What the Fuck?
Disney just released their trailer for Cruella, the Emma Stone starring live-action prequel to 101 Dalmatians. All I can say is: What the fuck?
THE NIGHT can’t stand up to the light of day
The Night follows a married couple through a nightmarish stay at a mysterious hotel. How does this Iranian-American psychological thriller hold up in translation?
The lopsided JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH makes for a near-miss
Perhaps the final awards player this season, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, has arrived. Does it close out the Oscar race in grand fashion?
Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) names NOMADLAND the year’s best film
The year’s best film wins our top prize, can’t beat that!
You’ve seen a dozen better versions of THE LITTLE THINGS
The new Denzel Washington starring crime thriller is so overly familiar you may think you’ve seen it before, quite a few times in fact.
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI works in spite of some limitations
Regina King makes her directorial debut in solidly entertaining, if not always spectacular, fashion in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: Rom Com, Dark Thriller, Superhero Flick?
We need a word for when something plays out in a way that makes perfect sense and somehow still manages to be surprising at the same time. And if that word existed, it would be the perfect adjective to describe Promising Young Woman.
WONDER WOMAN 1984 proves that wishes have a cost
The moment a youthful Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) appeared in promos for Wonder Woman 1984, a sequel to the World War I era Wonder Woman, it was clear there’d be some kind of gimmick involved. But really, who cares? The chemistry between the two was great in the first film, and superhero films are rarely planted in realism. It turns out that gimmick is wish fulfillment – and the unexpected price you pay for that wish coming true.
I couldn’t think of a more apt metaphor for both the highs and lows of Wonder Woman 1984.