2020 Retrospective: How COVID, ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Undine’ and More Turned a Curious Kid into a Promising Young Cinephile
Few years in history trigger such immediate reactions upon mention as 2020. From a global societal shutdown in response to COVID-19 to an equally widespread... Read More
Reviews
‘Weapons’ Review: Zach Cregger Crafts a Horror Masterpiece That Explores the Core of Communal Trauma [A]
If you had told me, even just a few years ago, that one of the Whitest Kids U Know would be one of the most... Read More
‘The Naked Gun’ Review: Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are Comedy Gold in Refreshing Entry to the Classic Spoof Franchise [B+]
The spoof comedy is a dying breed. Once a staple of the genre, humorously poking fun at films that the filmmakers loved growing up or... Read More
‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: Good Girls Gone Bad and Energetic Set Pieces Up the Ante of Animated Heist Sequel [B+]
In the recent wave of animated films released post-COVID, it’s fascinating that The Bad Guys (2022) seemed to capture an audience that most other original... Read More
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Review: Marvel’s First Family Finally Finds an Enjoyable Stride in their Fourth Portrayal [B]
There’s a fitting irony in 2025’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Marvel’s latest cinematic take on its so-called “First Family.” It marks the fourth attempt... Read More
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: A Slicker Legacy Sequel Worth Waiting For [B+]
The Golden Age of Slashers in the late 1970s to mid-1980s saw films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Prom Night (1980), and A... Read More
‘Superman’ Review: James Gunn Reinvigorates the DC Hero with a Splashy Comic-Book Verve [B]
In 1978, Richard Donner helped Warner Bros. convince audiences that a man could fly with the Christopher Reeve–starring, groundbreakingly successful Superman. Over the 45-plus years... Read More
‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ Review: Gareth Edwards Takes the Dino Franchise Back to B-Movie Basics, For Better or Worse [C]
When the last three movies in a franchise each earned over $1 billion at the box office, it’s no shock to see a regularly scheduled... Read More
The 25 Best Films of the Century So Far (2000-2024)
A lot has changed about cinema over the course of the first 25 years of the new millennium. From massive global events shaping the industry,... Read More
‘Queens of the Dead’ and ‘Twinless’: Two Exceptional LGBTQ+ Features to Celebrate Pride Month Year-Round
Pride month is a time of celebration and reflection, an opportunity to spread love while honoring a long history of activism promoting equality for all... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10