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Odessa Young stars in the new psychological horror film The Damned.

Horror movie veers bit off course

Set during a particularly harsh winter in the Westfjords of Iceland, the new psychological horror film The Damned may not be the most comforting to watch this time of year, […]

The Substance was one of the best movies of 2024.

Counting down top films of 2024

The year 2024 saw the chasm between tentpole event movies, and basically everything else, widen. Audiences seemed to either rush out to their most anticipated titles on opening weekend or […]

Timothée Chalamet portrays Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown.

Biopic depicts quick rise of folk icon

Making a biopic about a legendary figure like Bob Dylan is always going to be tricky because everyone knows something about him and some people know everything about him — […]

The new comedy Y2K stars, from left, Daniel Zolghardi, Lachlan Webster, Jaeden Martell, and Rachel Zegler.

‘Y2K’ takes deep dive into 1999 nostalgia

During his nine-season tenure at Saturday Night Live, actor Kyle Mooney often exuded a goofy and amiable charm in his sketch roles. So, it stands to reason that his directorial […]

It may not exceed the original, but Moana 2 has plenty of action, original songs, and jaw-dropping animation.

Set sail for another ‘Moana’ adventure

It was never going to be an easy task following up a cultural phenomenon like Moana, which remains Walt Disney Animation’s finest offering of the past 10 years. Originally conceived […]

Pedro Pascal, left, and Paul Mascal star in director Ridley Scott’s sequel, Gladiator II.

Epic sequel will leave you entertained

Ever the maximalist and never one to simply let a good thing be, director Ridley Scott was destined to re-enter the world of Maximus someday. Alas, that time has come, […]

Kieran Culkin, left, stars in A Real Pain alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed the film.

Eisenberg project is a real pleasure

Following up last year’s When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg makes another compelling case for himself as a writer and director with his sophomore effort, A Real Pain. […]

Hugh Grant stars in the new thriller "Heretic."

New A24 thriller is a bit half-baked

Between collaborations with Guy Ritchie and last year’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hugh Grant has seemingly had a ball playing villains recently. The trend continues with the new […]

Robin Wright and Tom Hanks star in Robert Zemeckis’ new movie Here.

‘Here’ is novel idea that just does not work

The plot of Here, the dreadful new formal experiment from director Robert Zemeckis, is fixated on a plot itself — a plot of land, to be more specific. The film […]