Reviews

‘Grease 2’ retrospective: How the horny, audacious, gender-swapped sequel became a bigger (better?) cult hit than its predecessor

Let’s get this out of the way - I’m one of those freaks who saw Grease 2 first. I thought… Read More

June 9, 2022

‘Becoming Elizabeth’ review: A surprisingly serious consideration of how a queen is made [Grade: B+]

The announcement of a new show about the Tudors can strike fear into the hearts of historians and Tudors fans… Read More

June 9, 2022

‘Jurassic World Dominion’ review: Trevorrow and company deliver one last disastrous dino dud to finish off this depleted franchise [Grade: D]

Let’s wind the clocks back, to what feels like millions of years ago, when big studios used practical effects and… Read More

June 8, 2022

‘The Boys’ recap: “#Homelight” (Season 3 Episode 3)

Episode three of The Boys is an onslaught of the devastatingly unfair. The aftermath of Homelander’s ridiculous on-air birthday meltdown… Read More

June 3, 2022

‘The Boys’ recap: “Homelander’s Super Sweet Birthday Spectacular” (Season 3 Episode 2)

It’s Homelander’sAnnual Birthday Spectacular, live on TV! There will be song, there will be dance, the cast of Riverdale and… Read More

June 3, 2022

‘The Boys’ recap: “Good Boys and Bad Apples” (Season 3 Episode 1)

The Boys returns with our corporate-shill superheroes doing what they do best — some good old-fashioned red-carpet marketing. The A-lister… Read More

June 3, 2022

‘The Boys’ Season 3 review: A red rocket’s glare, bodies bursting in air can only mean one thing – The Boys are back [Grade: B+]

The opening scene from Prime Video’s new season of The Boys drops viewers right into the middle of one of… Read More

June 2, 2022

Cannes Review: Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’ is a well-intended but often performative look at letting Lakota people telling their stories [Grade: B-]

The origin story of Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s feature debut, War Pony, coincides with the production of another film,… Read More

May 28, 2022

Cannes Review: Paul Mescal plays a troubled father in Charlotte Wells’ delicately stunning debut, ‘Aftersun’ [Grade A-]

What can we do with our fickle memories of childhood, especially the ones painting our parents with idealistic brush strokes,… Read More

May 28, 2022

Cannes Review: ‘Showing Up’ gets closer to Kelly Reichardt’s creative process than any of her films yet [Grade: A-]

A disarmingly down-the-line film about a repressed artist trying to communicate a little better with the people around her, Kelly… Read More

May 28, 2022

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