Film Reviews

‘White Noise’ review: Noah Baumbach’s 1980s family drama builds up steam and lets off a whimper [B] | Venice Film Festival

Edgier and more expressionistic than anything we’ve seen from a director whose commercial sensibility can sometimes border on cautious, White… Read More

August 31, 2022

’13: The Musical’ review: Low stakes drama makes way for a Bar Mitzvah extravaganza filled with fun and frivolity [B+]

There’s a disappointing tendency for movies about being Jewish to be surface-level and not really dig into actual substantive practices… Read More

August 12, 2022

‘Prey’ review: A star-making turn from Amber Midthunder and a stealthy Predator make for a promising future of the horror-action franchise [B]

Few major franchises have gone through the tumultuous trajectory of the Predator series. After the success of a first installment… Read More

August 3, 2022

‘Luck’ review: Black cats, leprechauns and a lovelorn dragon can’t rescue Apple’s animated magical mess [C]

AppleTV+ is about to release its first animated film since 2020’s Wolfwalkers. Unfortunately, Skydance Animation’s Luck isn’t quite the masterpiece… Read More

August 3, 2022

‘Bullet Train’ review: A high-speed, uber-violent Agatha Christie mystery on acid and a bloody good time [B+]

After delivering one of the last decades most undoubtedly influential action films in John Wick, it’s not a stretch to… Read More

August 2, 2022

‘Thirteen Lives’ review: Ron Howard presents an engrossing look at the dangerous real-life Thai cave rescue mission [B+]

Condensing a rescue mission that took two and half weeks into a film that runs just under two and a… Read More

July 25, 2022

‘Not Okay’ review: A lie in Paris reveals the truth in Quinn Shephard’s biting social media influencer satire [B+]

Last year’s Best Picture-nominated Don’t Look Up was hailed as a modern masterpiece of satire, skewering society in a way… Read More

July 20, 2022

‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s latest horror construct is lofty in attempt but somewhat cloudy in execution [B]

It’s been quite fascinating to track the career of Jordan Peele as of late. What’s been most intriguing is how… Read More

July 20, 2022

‘The Gray Man’ review: The Russo brothers continue to struggle to find their footing in a post-MCU world [C-]

Joe and Anthony Russo can’t figure out how to transition out of working in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Saying that… Read More

July 19, 2022

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