One of those movies that almost feels like meditation. Marcel makes you think of both the smaller and bigger picture while also delivering plenty of laughs.
Read More'Thor: Love and Thunder' is a Surprisingly Existential Adventure→
/Shoddy effects and bad jokes be damned, this franchise has still got it where it counts. Love and Thunder is compelling despite its outside flaws – and hopefully isn’t the last of these to be able to overcome them.
Read More'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' is Comfortingly Crude Hilarity→
/Even decades later, their brand of one-track-mind stupidity hasn’t exactly gone out of style, for better or worse.
Read More'Elvis' is a Tragic Yet Inspiring Spectacle Worthy of The King→
/One of the more impressive, energetic and fantastical films of the crowded and clichéd biopic genre.
Read More'The Black Phone' Gives New Meaning to Stranger Danger→
/Everything comes together in a sufficiently nail-biting climax, the kind that expertly builds itself up with both anxiety and excitement.
Read More'Mad God' Channels Nightmares and Monsters Into a Grotesque Masterpiece→
/Something in this film’s dense tapestry of horror always manages to pull you back in.
Read More'Crimes of the Future' is Highbrow Cronenberg at His Finest→
/Perhaps his most poignant exploration of themes and ideas that have been with him throughout his career.
Read More'Lux Æterna' is a Bewitching Sensory Overload
/A solid, distilled example of Noé and his collaborators’ musings, ideas and unique brand of creative neon-lit chaos.
Read More'Jurassic World Dominion' Delivers Loud Dino Action but Not Much Else→
/Jurassic World Dominion does next to nothing with what it has nor does it feel like any kind of real finale to what began with the 1993 original or even Trevorrow’s own 2015 reboot.
Read More'Watcher' Keeps Things Simple and Scary→
/What’s new here? Well to put it simply, Watcher is first and foremost really fucking scary.
Read More'RRR' is Revolutonary→
/Turns what could easily be a ridiculous and cheesy tall tale into a compelling saga by the sheer power of its sincerity.
Read More'The Bob's Burgers Movie' Serves Up Solid Summer Laughs→
/It doesn’t take full advantage of the big screen opportunity it has but at the same time it may not particularly need to.
Read More'After Blue' is a Dreamy and Daring Blend of Sci-Fi and Fantasy→
/For all of its dreamlike and arthouse qualities, Mandico’s experimental film has the benefit of an accessible and cohesive narrative. It’s a strangely intoxicating cinematic experience, one bursting with boundless imagination.
Read More'Top Gun: Maverick' Flies on Nostalgia and Breathtaking Action→
/To fans that fall into the nostalgia trap (knowingly or otherwise) or others who are here just for some truly spectacular aerial stunts (they are genuinely awesome), the storytelling shortcomings of Top Gun: Maverick probably won’t matter. In many ways, the legacy sequel does improve upon its predecessor.
Read More'The Sadness' is a Seriously Messed Up, Astoundingly Gory Horror Flick→
/Disgusting carnage is made all the more impossible to look away from thanks to incredible practical effects, props and makeup. It’s astounding work.
Read More'Men' is One Blunt and Gut-Churning Metaphor→
/Perhaps that overindulgence of nastiness and abandoning of subtlety is the point of a story about the inescapable, gross prevalence of the terrors of men.
Read More'Firestarter' Fails to Ignite So Much as a Spark→
/A flat, dull and sadly uninspired take on King’s work that is neither scary nor exciting.
Read More'Monstrous' is a Mixed Bag of Various Genres→
/Christina Ricci is the not-so-secret weapon of Monstrous, whose performance makes up for the film’s at times lackluster execution of its various intriguing ideas.
Read MoreMarvel Dips into Horror With 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'→
/The multiverse itself may be left feeling significantly unexplored, but it’s hard not to celebrate a Marvel movie as streamlined as this one is, right down to its shorter runtime.
Read More'The Northman' Delivers Blood, Sweat, Tears and Viking Vengeance→
/While the story takes a rather linear route with few surprises, Eggers and his team still deliver incredibly visceral sequences of Viking brutality, an impressively massive and beautiful production and an engaging take on an old legend. It’s easy to get lost in time during those two hours.
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