In Sam Mendes’ 1917, there are two battlefields in motion. First, a literal motion, as the audience is taken on a pulse-pounding survival mission over the course of a single day during the first World War, in which two British…
The Two Popes Movie Review: A fictional confession worthy of praise
The holiest of figures are brought down to earth in The Two Popes, a new Netflix film from director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, based on McCarten’s 2017 play The Pope. This often lighthearted but altogether serious film stars…
Frozen 2 Movie Review: A Disney sequel with no true powers of its own
Disney’s Frozen 2 contains just about everything supposedly needed to replicate the massive, once-in-a-generation success story of the original Frozen released six years ago. It has the same directors, the same voice cast, the same songwriters, and even the same…
Klaus Movie Review: Santa gets a new origin story worthy of the enduring holiday legacy
With a little help from his friends, director Sergio Pablos has added a triumphant new addition to the beloved holiday canon in Klaus, now streaming on Netflix. Co-directed by Carlos Martínez López with a screenplay by Zach Lewis and Jim…
Movie Review: ‘The Kill Team’ reveals the unexpected horrors of war crimes. But also why they happen at all.
Many who see The Kill Team will have never served a day in the US military, and even fewer will have found themselves in direct combat. Many of us have no idea how to properly cope with the traumas and…
‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Review: A Stylish, Frantic, and Morally Absurd Sequel
Disney’s grand experiment of continuously remaking its animated properties has reached a critical mass in more ways than one. While massive nostalgia plays like The Lion King and Aladdin have recently reaped massive returns at the box office, a boiling…
