Reviews

‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: A Little Creepy, Mostly Sleepy Ride on the Classic Disney Attraction

“Welcome, foolish mortals,” the film tells us at its beginning, echoing the Disney attraction it’s based on. And maybe we… Read More

July 25, 2023

‘Heartstopper’ Season 2 Review: Bi, Actually

Coming out is always an unfinished process. It’s not a single social media post or a mass email. Whether it’s… Read More

July 25, 2023

‘Oppenheimer’ Review: The Man Who Blew Up the World

From the moment Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer dropped its first teaser trailer more than a year ago, a clock has been… Read More

July 19, 2023

‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig’s Comedic Candy-Coated Fantasia Doubles as an Existential Epic About Being Alive

There is always an age when children wonder whether or not they’re a little too old to play with Barbies.… Read More

July 18, 2023

‘The Miracle Club’ Review: Time Heals All Wounds in a Charming, Clunky Tale of Grief and Forgiveness

A certain sense of joy comes from watching veteran actresses play characters who embark on a journey to a bucket… Read More

July 10, 2023

‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Season 5 Review: Writing Remains Bloody Sharp with Talking Dolls, Pride, and Guillermo’s Fate

Have you ever had a talking doll that accompanied you at all times, or is Nadja - in FX's What… Read More

July 6, 2023

‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise is Back to Save Summer Once Again and Rage Against the (AI) Machine

For close to thirty years, audiences have watched as IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has accepted the most dangerous,… Read More

July 5, 2023

No Snakes Allowed: Ranking the Indiana Jones Films from ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ to ‘The Dial of Destiny’

Few film franchises have had as much cultural staying power as Indiana Jones. The adventures of Harrison Ford’s whip-wielding, snake-phobic… Read More

June 30, 2023

‘40 Carats’ Retrospective: 50 Years Ago Liv Ullman Shined Bright Like a Diamond

It was the casting decision that baffled Hollywood. In the film adaptation of the frothy Broadway comedy 40 Carats, 33-year-old… Read More

June 29, 2023

Everything in its right place: Ranking the films of Wes Anderson from ‘Bottle Rocket’ to ‘Asteroid City’

Few modern filmmakers have established an aesthetic as distinctive as Wes Anderson. Scroll through social media on any given day… Read More

June 23, 2023

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