‘Poor Things’ is worthy of high praise
Poor Things★★★★★ Poor Things, the recent recipient of a record-setting seven awards from the Indiana Film Journalists Association, is a lot. Then...
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Not all as it appears in new thriller
Eileen★★★★★ Early on in the new thriller Eileen, we’re tipped off to the fact that something about the title character may be a little off. Played...
Is being a celebrity the dream life?
Dream Scenario★★★★★ adNicolas Cage must know that he’s on our minds. Between GIFs, memes, and the more than 100 films in which he’s starred over...
Thriller sprinkles in class warfare
Saltburn★★★★★ Academy Award-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell follows up her provocative breakout Promising Young Woman with another button-pusher...
Horror fans will return for seconds
Thanksgiving★★★★★ Thanksgiving is a superb slasher, one that does all the things that it’s supposed to do very well, in addition to doing other...
‘The Holdovers’ hits seasonal tones
The Holdovers★★★★★ When winter creeps in and the days grow shorter, we gather close together for light and warmth. Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers...
Horror movie lacks scares, tension
Five Nights at Freddy’s★★★★★ Now streaming on Peacock, and reportedly making a killing in theaters, the video-game adaptation Five Nights...
Power of music strengthens bonds
Flora and Son★★★★★ Few people have translated the unique and powerful way music brings people together better than writer/director John Carney....
Invest your time into ‘Dumb Money’
Dumb Money★★★★★ The always whip-fast and sometimes whip-smart finance comedy Dumb Money opens with a definition of its title: A term for what Wall...
Raunchy comedy does not hold back
Bottoms★★★★★ Shiva Baby writer and director Emma Seligman teams back up with its star Rachel Sennott for Bottoms, another sex comedy that’s paradoxically...