‘Nobody 2’ Review: Can Anybody Find Me Somebody to Punch? [B-]
Four years ago, Bob Odenkirk surprised and delighted audiences with his sort of anti-John Wick action movie, Nobody. That film was a modest success at... Read More
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The 25 Best Films of the 2020s So Far
The 2020s have been a rather unusual decade to say the least. For a fifth of the time, we were locked inside, quarantined for fear... Read More
‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Triumphantly Reunite for More Body-Swapping Hijinks [C+]
It’s August of 2003. Adrien Brody won an Oscar earlier in the year. Sarah Jessica Parker and Noah Wyle lead two of the hottest shows... Read More
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
‘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
‘Mint’ Review: Ambition Outpaces Impact in ‘Snapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Stylish BBC Crime Drama Series [C+] Berlinale 
‘17’ Review: Kosara Mitić’s Devastating Debut Exposes the Cost of Silence and Complicity [B] Berlinale 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Awards 
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates, Boulder Venues