‘Twisters’ Review: Maybe the Real Tornadoes Were the Friends We Met Along the Way
When Jan de Bont’s Twister was released in May of 1996, disaster movies were on the precipice of a huge comeback, a renaissance they hadn’t... Read More
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‘Look Back’ Review: Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Manga Masterpiece Becomes a Beautiful Hour of Anime
Look Back’s protagonist, Fujino (voiced by Yuumi Kawai), is introduced drawing gag manga strips for her elementary school newspaper. Her classmates all love her work,... Read More
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Review: Failure to Launch
Once a staple of old Hollywood, it has been years since anyone has truly been able to recreate the screwball comedy. In the 1930s and... Read More
‘House of the Dragon’ S2 E4 Recap: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
Wings and fire clash in the sky as the Targaryen civil war moves into a bloody section of the noble family’s history. After being outmaneuvered... Read More
‘Longlegs’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Homage-Cloaked Horror Sometimes Spooks but Mostly Hides Original Ideas in the Shadows
Horror movies have increasingly felt the need to be bigger, badder, and bloodier over time, outdoing their predecessors by filling audiences with even more unimaginable... Read More
Head Out on the Highway: Of Motorcycles and Men in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘The Wild One’ and ‘The Bikeriders’ [Retrospective]
There are things that feel like American originals, even if the truth reveals something different entirely. The motorcycle, for instance, has its roots in Germany,... Read More
‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Review: The Heat is Back On as Eddie Murphy Returns to His Movie Star Roots
It has been 30 years since Axel Foley’s last trip to the west coast, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a welcome return to... Read More
‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Super Minions, Gru Jr, and a Cockroach Man Clear the Low-Quality Bar Set by this Hyperactive Franchise
Let this review serve as a warning to you, your friends, and your family: Despicable Me 4 is out, and the Minions have returned to... Read More
‘MaXXXine’ Review: Ti West Builds a Detailed Playground of Sex and Violence for Mia Goth to Shine but Can’t Quite Seal the Deal
There is a lyric from the “Candle in the Wind” that came into my memory as the events of Ti West’s MaXXXine were unfolding; “Hollywood... Read More
‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Review: Lupita Nyong’o Dodges Aliens with Her Cat While Looking for Pizza in Competent Yet Unremarkable Prequel
The A Quiet Place franchise is the poster child for enjoyably competent yet unremarkable studio horror. With the first two films spearheaded by John Krasinski,... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film 
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out