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…
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ review: Michelle Yeoh travels the multiverse to find love, family, and cinematic chaos
The filmmaking duo Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, or simply the Daniels, previously wrote and directed the 2016 surreal comedy Swiss Army Man. The film was polarizing with some unable to get on board with its sophomoric humor or attempts…
‘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…
‘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 balance. Films spun off from serialized anime…
‘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 universal umbrella. In the first film solely directed by…
‘Uncharted’ review: No risk, no reward
The Uncharted franchise is known for already being a love letter to films of the globe-trotting adventure genre, so how could this have gone wrong? When faced with the question of why a film adaptation of a video game exists…
‘The Worst Person in the World’ review: Not the best romantic dramedy, but far from the worst
In The Worst Person in the World, director Joachim Trier and lead actress Renate Reinsve explore a fascinating, imperfect, and sorely relatable, well, person. “I feel like a spectator in my own life,” Julie says during a difficult breakup, frustrated…