Sequel lives up to its predecessor
Inside Out 2★★★★★ Insofar as the pandemic turned everything inside out, fewer studios took a harder hit than Pixar, beginning when the animation...
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Slasher film offers fresh perspective
In a Violent Nature★★★★★ Years ago, Geico had an ad spoofing the stupidity of horror movie protagonists where a group of teens on the run from a...
‘Mad Max’ characters get room to develop
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga★★★★★ In 2015, the Mad Max franchise got a fast and furious revitalization with the universally lauded Mad Max: Fury Road,...
Horror film blurs line between fantasy, reality
I Saw the TV Glow★★★★★ A couple months ago, Justice Smith starred in The American Society of Magical Negroes, a story of a meek young man dealing...
Action-comedy rises to the occasion
The Fall Guy★★★★★ Last summer, Ryan Gosling manifested Kenergy for the blockbuster phenomenon Barbie. This year, he’s doing his part to kick off...
Follow the bouncing ball in love triangle
Challengers★★★★★ When I first saw that Challengers, the latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino, was being presented in IMAX, I admit to being...
Ballerina keeps bandits on their toes
Abigail★★★★★ Abigail is a movie that will play very differently for those who know nothing about it going in versus those who enter the theater...
Meaning behind ‘Civil War’ up to viewer
Civil War★★★★★ To describe what Civil War is, it may be more helpful to first describe what it is not. It’s not a movie that’s interested in moralizing...
Dev Patel’s action film packs a punch
Monkey Man★★★★★ fter an outstanding turn in 2021’s The Green Knight, Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with the visceral action vehicle Monkey...
Unleveled storytelling hurts blockbuster
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire★★★★★ In divisive times, it’s heartening to know that even the most gargantuan of monsters are able to put their...