Sequel to megahit is a pretty big joke
Joker: Folie a Deux★★★★★ What do you get when you cross a loosely adapted comic book movie with a billion dollars at the box office and 11 Oscar...
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Would you take future self’s advice?
My Old Ass★★★★★ In the spring of 2020, popular YouTube comedian Julie Nolke started a sketch series called Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self,...
Aging in Hollywood can be terrifying
The Substance★★★★★ If the body horror sub-genre has a guiding principle, it’s in the terror of our infinite consciousness being inextricably tethered...
Prequel puts story of ‘Transformers’ into gear
Transformers One★★★★★ Fittingly, the Transformers franchise has undergone several metamorphoses since the animated television series debuted 40...
There’s still life in story of the undead
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice★★★★★ Michael Keaton was one of the highlights when he returned as Batman in last year’s superhero goulash The Flash. At...
Deliver us from bad exorcism movies
The Deliverance★★★★★ If there was ever a golden age of exorcism movies, we’re certainly not in it. The reception for The Exorcist: Believer last...
Film takes look at prison theater group
Sing Sing★★★★★ Playing at Cinema Center through Sept. 12, the new prison drama Sing Sing stars Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo as John “Divine...
Franchise shifts from sci-fi to horror
Alien: Romulus★★★★★ One would be forgiven for having trouble connecting the narrative dots between the Alien films, which make up a franchise that...
Coming-of-age story hits the mark
Didi★★★★★ The outstanding new coming-of-age tale Dìdi is one that, at the outset, draws easy comparisons to other films in its sub-genre like mid90s,...
Shyamalan trapped in subpar cycle
Trap★★★★★ After an excellent turn in last year’s phenomenal Oppenheimer, Josh Hartnett returns to the screen with more compelling work in Trap,...