There’s a lot to celebrate about Black Widow, Marvel’s first new movie release since Spider-Man Far From Home. Although this movie arguably should have come out before Captain Marvel, Black Widow works well as a reintroduction to feature-length Marvel flicks…
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ review: A messy follow-up that fails to live up to the character it’s trying to celebrate
Wonder Woman 1984, the follow-up to Wonder Woman (2017) that was everything its sequel is not, is a befuddling and oftentimes infuriating film to watch for all of its hollow, performative gestures of feminism. It’s somber where it should have…
‘Antebellum’ review: A butterfly too hollow for urgent race discussions
Time to expand the Wikipedia entry of “Antebellum (film).” A 2020 American horror film, yes, and a title that is a contraction of “an anti-oppression story told with a lot of bells and little acuity to avoid ho-hum.” Subjective, but…
Deadpool 2 Movie Review: Extra brutal, extra bawdy, but still twice as nice
This review contains slight spoilers for Deadpool 2. Sequels are scary. Writers, directors, and actors know it. The seasoned critics, rosy-cheeked fanatics, and everyday theatre-goers who witness the fruits — squidgy sun-wrinkled or sparkling superb — of their labor know it.…
SDCC 2017: WB announces Wonder Woman sequel & more DC movies
Ever since she lasso’d her way into our hearts earlier this summer, we’ve been eagerly awaiting any official news about Wonder Woman’s next cinematic chapter. Lucky for us, today at San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. announced that a Wonder Woman…
Tribeca Review: November
Late in his career, Orson Welles once rumbled in an interview that one of the keys to making a great movie was to have a great opening scene. Excellent advice; just make sure your great opening scene isn’t also your…