The overall success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be partly credited to the fact that its movies’ predictable narratives and formulas are arguably key to their consistency in terms of ent…
‘The Bad Guys’ review: ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the whole family
Four-quadrant animated films usually deliver feel-good stories with worlds dominated by animals. Well, DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys is in a league alongside BoJack Horseman, at least, ble…
‘Morbius’ review: Sony’s new Spidey spin-off sucks the life out of superhero films
The age of comic book movies isn’t ending anytime soon, and it’s easy to see why people are getting sick of it. What was once an exciting time to see our favorite superheroes updated for the big scree…
‘The Lost City’ review: This silly and fun rom-com adventure ultimately loses itself
There’s something comfortably adequate about The Lost City. Nothing about the film is exceptional in any particular way. The performances are fine, the filmmaking is fine. The story itself is formulai…
‘X’ review: A24’s retro 70s slasher is almost retrograde
X is a new horror slasher film courtesy of A24 and writer/director/actor Ti West. This is far from West’s first horror venture, but it’s certainly his most notable release yet, despite a d…
‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ review: A complete experience that sets the stage for what’s to come in the franchise
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 walks an incredibly thin tightrope between a self-contained anime film and feeding fans of the incredibly popular anime new content to chew on, but manages to strike an almost perfect…
‘Turning Red’ review: Director Domee Shi crafts a charming coming-of-age story for Pixar
In Domee Shi’s vibrant and empathetic Turning Red, she’s crafted a film that, like last year’s Luca, best exemplifies the potential Pixar has to tell character-driven stories that huddle under a…