SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS is Marvel at its least essential
The latest Marvel effort, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues Marvel’s Phase 4 woes.
A few good scares can’t save THE NIGHT HOUSE’s baffling narrative
The filmmaker behind The Ritual returns for a grief-soaked ghostly effort that ties itself up in unnecessary narrative contortions
PLAN B brings coming-of-age comedy back in style
PLAN B, a new teen coming-of-age comedy, is available right now on Hulu, and it is very much worth your attention.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD is the most “James Gunn” movie ever made
What does a superhero movie without the Pentagon’s seal of approval look like?
THE GREEN KNIGHT is the finest fantasy film in decades
David Lowery creates his proper follow-up to A Ghost Story with the masterful The Green Knight. Read our review!
FOR MADMEN ONLY can’t thread the needle between art and artist
But is a must-watch for fans of DC’s cult classic series Wasteland
CRUELLA and the bad thing about feeling good
CRUELLA is like THE RISE OF SKYWALKER: A mess of a movie that nevertheless provides a valuable lesson in how not to tell stories.
BLACK WIDOW is Too Little, Too Late
When then-Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter penned an email in 2014 listing examples of failed super hero flicks that were female led, it’s not hard to imagine he was debating the value of adding a Black Widow solo film into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
THE SPARKS BROTHERS, a solid intro that could use a little more….spark
Edgar Wright tackles one of his biggest musical idols in THE SPARKS BROTHERS, a loving tribute that displays an incredible amount of breadth, but an equally frustrating lack of depth
OXYGEN is a tense one-woman thriller
OXYGEN, a French sci-fi thriller recently released on Netflix, is available now. How does this one-woman show hold up?
LOKI, a solid rebound for the streaming MCU
Marvel’s most enduring villain in back, as Loki returns in his own time traveling solo series. Check out our review of the first 2 episodes.
THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT conjures up memories of direct-to-video sequels
This third Conjuring effort takes a turn for the bargain bin.
A Quiet Place: Part II reminded me how much I missed going to the movies
A little over a year ago, A Quiet Place: Part II was the next movie on my to-review-list when the world fell apart and everything closed down. So it was only fitting that my first “normal” press screening with colleagues would be this film, some 15 months after it was …
CRUELLA, a high-fashion bore
The latest Disney live-action redo is their biggest challenge yet, turning Cruella De Vil into an anti-hero. Spoilers: it doesn’t work out very well. Read our review of Cruella!
SHANTAE: Every Game Ranked
Shantae, a long-running platforming adventure series, is now fully available on the Nintendo Switch. Where should you start?