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Izaac Wang stars in the new coming-of-age film DÌdi.

Coming-of-age story hits the mark

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, Eighth Grade, and several other titles in […]

Josh Hartnett, shown with Ariel Donoghue, is the lone bright spot in Trap.

Shyamalan trapped in subpar cycle

After an excellent turn in last year’s phenomenal Oppenheimer, Josh Hartnett returns to the screen with more compelling work in Trap, a ludicrous thriller that’s lucky to have him at […]

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), left, and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) team up in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Maximum effort given for superhero laughs

It’s been six years since the previous Deadpool movie, but quite a bit has happened in that time gap, perhaps most consequentially for the franchise being the acquisition of 21st […]

The summer blockbuster Twisters stars, from left, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Glen Powell.

Get swept away in blockbuster sequel

Released in the summer of 1996, the hokey blockbuster Twister is best remembered for its larger-than-life marketing and its (at the time) cutting-edge visual effects, but not much else beyond […]

Maika Monroe adds another horror movie to her résumé with Longlegs.

Horror film has right amount of creepy

After a monthslong viral marketing campaign that put forth cryptic teaser clips and coded messages inspired by Zodiac Killer-esque symbology, the unholy and unforgettable horror-thriller Longlegs has crawled into theaters […]

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum lack chemistry in the new film Fly Me to the Moon.

Moon landing plays second fiddle

Lifting off in time for the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the crowd-pleaser Fly Me to the Moon deliberately fudges the facts of the Space Race to spin […]

Jodie Cromer and Austin Butler star in The Bikeriders.

Biker film is a visual spectacle

Based on an evocative photobook of motorcycle club members from the 1960s, The Bikeriders works best as a mood movie if nothing else. Writer-director Jeff Nichols conceived a story around […]

The original emotions from Inside Out are joined by some new ones in Inside Out 2.

Sequel lives up to its predecessor

Insofar as the pandemic turned everything inside out, fewer studios took a harder hit than Pixar, beginning when the animation studio’s March 2020 theatrical run of Onward was abruptly cut […]

Dakota Fanning, left, and Olwen Fouéré star in the new supernatural thriller The Watchers.

Directorial debut is worth a watch

This summer, one Shyamalan simply isn’t sufficient. While M. Night Shyamalan has the concert-set thriller Trap due out in August, his daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan, has struck first blood with […]