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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Review: Lots of backstory, but Marvel flick still satisfies

The 25th film in the all-encompassing Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings brings yet another superhero into the fold and with him, a new subgenre to the […]

‘The Night House’ Review: Genuinely chilling horror film haunts moviegoers

A year and a half after debuting at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, a hefty Searchlight Pictures acquisition finally sees the light of day — which is to say, the […]

‘Annette’ Review: Oddball energy can’t lift film past its hollowness

For a band that’s toiled in obscurity for decades, Sparks is finally finding themselves squarely in the spotlight this year. Premiering at Sundance Film Festival back in January, The Sparks […]

‘CODA’ Review: Warm-hearted film an endearing, enduring classic

The opening film of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which brought audiences to their feet when it screened on-site and virtually back in January, is now here to warm hearts […]

‘The Green Knight’ Review: Evocative film recasts Camelot as a bold fantasy

Texas-based filmmaker David Lowery has always had Camelot on his mind. In a recent press release, he shared a photo of himself at eight years old donning a tunic and […]

‘Old’ Review: Shyamalan sinks in leaky premise, poor dialogue

Since his ubiquitous breakout film The Sixth Sense in 1999, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has managed to capture the attention of the movie-going and non-movie-going public alike with tantalizing high-concept […]

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Review: Cloying, unfunny sequel is a Warner Bros. airball

When the ESPN docuseries The Last Dance aired last year, it unveiled plenty of insights into the Chicago Bulls’ historic NBA run in the 1990s. But perhaps none was more […]

‘Pig’ Review: No canned ham: Cage astounds in porcine project

Since sneaking on screen as Brad’s Bud in Fast Times at Ridgemont High almost 40 years ago, Nicolas Cage has forged an ironclad foothold in our pop culture consciousness with […]

‘Black Widow’ Review: Marvel’s newest forgets who they’re dealing with

In an early scene from The Avengers, still the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s finest entry, Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is being interrogated by Russians when she gets a phone call from […]