Reviews

The Enduring Horror of ‘Alien’ on its 45th Anniversary [Retrospective]

Forty-five years after Ridley Scott directed, and Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Schusett wrote Alien, it is still terrifying. With Escape… Read More

June 14, 2024

‘The Imaginary’ Review: Creative Anime World-Building Bumps Up Against an Often Too Frantic Energy

There are two worlds that we live in. One is driven by friendly creations and limitless possibilities that are only… Read More

June 14, 2024

‘Inside Out 2’ Review: Riley is Growing Up but Pixar Plays it a Bit Too Safe in Solid Sequel

The prospect of a new Pixar film is always an exciting one for audiences and a daunting one for its… Read More

June 12, 2024

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Review: HBO’s Biggest Drama Brings Summer Heat with Blood-Soaked Targaryen Mayhem

When a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin. The two choices as it soars through the air are… Read More

June 6, 2024

‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Gremlins’ at 40: How One Day in the Summer of 1984 Defined a Childhood [Retrospective]

To a budding cinephile growing up in the 1980s, there was no better place for family outings than the drive-in… Read More

June 6, 2024

‘The Watchers’ Review: Ishana Night Shyamalan’s Feature Debut Falls Into Its Own Trap

The idea of following in your parent’s footsteps within a profession is an idea that never sounded appealing to me,… Read More

June 6, 2024

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Review – Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Find Some Fresh Fun in Newest Ride

When the pandemic shuttered theaters in early 2020, Bad Boys for Life was a surprise box office hit and would… Read More

June 4, 2024

The 25 Best Romantic Comedies of the Last 25 Years

2023 closed out with the shrug heard around the world, the solid-triple hit that was the romantic comedy Anyone But… Read More

June 4, 2024

‘Young Woman and the Sea’ Review: Daisy Ridley Embodies Triumph and Tenacity as History-Making Swimmer Trudy Ederle

Daisy Ridley makes a triumphant return to the big screen, trading her vigilante hat in The Marsh King’s Daughter for… Read More

May 30, 2024

‘To Live, To Die, To Live Again’ Review: Gaël Morel’s AIDS-era Drama Doesn’t Break New Ground but Doesn’t Need to Either | Cannes

Can you believe it’s been about a decade since the last major film that addressed HIV and AIDS? For a… Read More

May 28, 2024

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