Nothing is subtle, but everything is entertaining with Fresh, a sizzling horror film centered on a young woman realizing her new boyfriend may not be the man she believes him to be.
Read MoreFull of blood and guts, and a band having the time of their lives, Studio 666, starring Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters, is probably best realized as a short film for fans, rather than an over-extended feature-length film.
Read MoreDespite being as predictable and obvious as a movie can get, Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson find just enough chemistry to make Marry Me a worthwhile romantic comedy.
Read MoreJust sit down and embrace the insanity. Jackass Forever is a perverse, raunchy, chaotic delight.
Read MoreJeffery Robinson’s powerful and inciteful documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, is a film for all of us, that I fear only a few of us will spend the time to watch.
Read MoreLiam Neeson tries to maintain his action movie hero bravado, but Blacklight is an uninteresting, muddled, mess of a movie.
Read MoreAfter sitting for nearly 8 years on the shelf, The King’s Daughter arrives with a fantastical tale of King Louis XIV and his coveting of a mermaid for a chance at immortality. And sadly, it is not ready for its closeup.
Read MoreRedeeming Love is one of the most bizarre faith-based movies of recent memory; a story of a man’s obsession and love for a prostitute based on the Book of Hosea and adapted from a best selling novel.
Read MorePaul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza is two-thirds of a fantastic movie until it spirals into a dizzying unraveling that makes one wish this was perhaps something that was episodic in nature and therefore more developed.
Read MoreJane Campion’s The Power of the Dog is a powerful, searing look at the way we weaponize cruelty as a means of survival. The masterful performances and filmmaking make this one of 2021’s best films.
Read MoreThe Tender Bar has good intentions and a well-intentioned heart, but is simply a film that has been made countless times before.
Read MoreAdam McKay’s doom-and-gloom satire Don’t Look Up is a polarizing and divisive look at a world apathetic to an impending catastrophe that could end all of humankind.
Read MoreCompleting a teen-focused trilogy with Tom Holland as Peter Parker, a/k/a Spider-Man, Spider-Man: No Way Home is a bittersweet but thoroughly entertaining adventure with lots of emotion, action, and surprises for the most loyal and most recent of fans.
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro’s remake of 1940s film noir, Nightmare Alley, features Bradley Cooper as a mentalist who sees his carefully constructed world begin to crumble when he meets a psychiatrist who takes a keen interest in him.
Read MoreKenneth Branagh’s memory-filled callback to his childhood in 1969 Ireland is a sweet-natured, domestic drama about a family struggling to survive in a community they once knew and a future most uncertain, through the eyes of a 9-year-old boy.
Read MoreFrench film TITANE is a critical darling, but struggles to stretch beyond its arthouse provocations and define a clear meaning and purpose.
Read MoreNicolas Cage gives one of the best performances of his career, elevating a choppy screenplay to one of the most buzzworthy movies of 2021.
Read MoreJessica Kingdon’s documentary Ascension shines a light on modern-day Chinese culture, where individuals seek to find their place in a world of innovation, influence, and productivity.
Read MoreNew documentary Try Harder! takes us inside one of the most competitive high schools in the nation, Lowell High School, as graduating seniors deal with stress and anticipation about college and the future in front of them.
Read MoreSteven Spielberg’s reimagining of West Side Story is nothing short of exhilarating.
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