‘Black Widow’ fails its women by simplifying agency to antidotes

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…

‘Black Widow’ review: A vacant and thankless farewell to Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger

Operating as a disingenuous farewell to a character who’s been continuously shafted in the films she’s co-starred in, as well as a much more interesting look at who will be her replacement in the MCU, Black Widow works as long…

Marriage Story Review: A love and divorce story for the ages

Love, consequences, and the custody battles therein collide in Marriage Story, the 13th film from director and writer Noah Baumbach. Like his 2017 comedy-drama The Meyerowitz Stories, Marriage Story is a Netflix-distributed film, and it’s even more heartwarming, witty, and…

Jojo Rabbit Review: Taika Waititi’s WWII satire is a touching tale of friendship and the human condition

Making fun of Nazis might seem like an obvious joke, but Jojo Rabbit effectively brings both heart and darkness to the reality of Nazi Germany during World War II. Beyond the satire lies a touching story of friendship and the…

Scarlett Johansson’s Best Roles

Rough Night hit theaters on Friday and while the reviews have been somewhat mixed, there’s been few bad things to say about Scarlett Johansson’s more straight laced performance. It’s a nice reminder of the range the actress has and due to…

Movie Review: Rough Night

It’s hard to decide what to make of Rough Night. It’s certainly dark and takes an unexpected turn fairly quickly and while the film has a handful of chuckle-worthy moments, it isn’t all that funny because a lot of the comedic…

Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell

The trend of creating Americanized remakes of foreign films is one ingrained in the very backbone of Hollywood. There is a great fear of being forced to watch films in a different language with subtitles that seems to fuel our…