“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Review
How much horror can be injected into the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The answer with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse is quite a bit more than I expected. Coming from director
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“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” Review
Nicolas Cage appears in a film that reminds viewers of his other movies. The film opens with one of his more chaotic roles in Con Air and we’re reminded of
“The Bad Guys” Review
The Bad Guys tell the story of anthropomorphic characters usually associated with villains. In this world of humans and animals, the predators of wolves and snakes are regarded as criminals.
“Sonic The Hedgehog 2” Review
As a matinee adventure for kids, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 is okay entertainment for the wee ones. Yet I couldn’t help but feel that there was something more I should
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Review
What an amazingly alive movie! Everything Everywhere All At Once combines a whole of everything into a meaningful tale of life and love while still being a berzerk kaleidoscope of
“Morbius” Review
The trailers for Morbius revealed a scene where the titular anti-hero beats up a bad guy and is asked who he is. Morbius responds “I…am…Venom” and then snarls with his
The Academy’s Animation Problem
At the recent Academy Awards ceremony, Encanto, the musical fantasy by Disney, won the award for Best Animated Feature. The other nominations were Luca, a cute coming-of-age monster story from
“X” (2022) Review
There’s a knowing enough tone in X to be both a love letter to the slasher genre and a meta-commentary on its components of sex and violence. There’s a sensation
“Turning Red” Review
There’s a refreshing earnestness to Pixar’s Turning Red. It does what the studio’s best films accomplish beyond the competition, treading into territory not expected of the medium. On the surface,
“The Batman” Review
There’s a moment in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight where a Batman wannabe yells at the caped crusader about what the difference is between them. Batman gives a one-liner: “I’m