Movie review: Pacific Rim Uprising stomps through subplots
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim—like pretty much all of his films, including The Shape of Water—was a tribute to the genres he loved that lack mainstream recognition, in this case […]
Movie review: The new Tomb Raider is full of glitches
You have to respect when a director clearly loves the material and subject of his movie, and when a performer is perfectly cast and goes the extra mile to give […]
Movie review: A Wrinkle in Time satisfies book- and film-lovers
A tale of science and psychology, A Wrinkle in Time imagines a scenario in which the universe wants those living within it to feel connected to themselves and everyone around […]
Movie review: Red Sparrow flutters but never quite lands
In Red Sparrow, a fallen Russian ballerina (Jennifer Lawrence) is given an impossible choice—to sacrifice her free will and dignity for her country by becoming a “sparrow” trained in the […]
Movie Review: Game Night wins with humor and tension
Game Night is a funny, exciting thriller-comedy with fun performances and a story that keeps you guessing. Who in the world saw this coming? Certainly not whoever edited the trailer, […]
Movie review: Black Panther unites a fantastic vision
With the release of Black Panther, it’s tempting to reflect on how far the Marvel Cinematic Universe has come in 10 years, and how it has essentially reinvented the film […]
Fifty Shades Freed pales as softcore porn
This whole thing started as porn, right? Like, I’m not making that up, am I? I don’t say that to ridicule anyone’s idea of what’s sexy—you do you and have […]
Screens: We can’t separate art from the artist
The rise of Time’s Up, the movement challenging sexism, harassment and abuse against women in the entertainment industry, has led to a tone deaf, contemptible yet predictable backlash. Spend enough […]
Movie review: Hostiles walks a new path in the Western genre
War has been a part of the human experience for all of recorded history. But what happens when the things that drive us to it are no longer a factor? […]
Movie review: A dazzling finale for Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread
The world of Paul Thomas Anderson is one in which the mundane, everyday lives of its characters are already riveting before something positively insane happens. Look at his most recent […]