Jurassic World Dominion is roaring into theaters this weekend, and you only have one question. Can I just leave? And don’t play games, we both know you aren’t reading the credits, even though you should out of respect. No, you’re…
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: An action-packed vehicle for Tom Cruise and little more
Tom Cruise is running out of runway…and he knows it. The man knows how to look cool, ride motorcycles, run like hell and smile for the camera, but that’s not enough to sustain a career in show business anymore. Now…
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ review: Bold, weird, fascinating, and complicated
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 entertainment. Audiences at this point know what to expect…
‘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, blending its fantastical world with both sentient and incognizant animals living amongst humans,…
‘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 screen has sadly…
‘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 formulaic and it’s disinterested in re-inventing the wheel in any…
‘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 deceptively small budget, mostly unassuming presentation, and a…