“Materialists” Review
If Celine Song’s Past Lives toyed with the physics of cinematic love, Materialists plays with the economic construction of romance in the modern age. This is an ideal film for
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“How To Train Your Dragon” (2025) Review
15 years ago, I marveled at the astonishing animation of the plucky Hiccup and his dragon Toothless taking to the skies with their makeshift tail wing. 15 years later, I
“Predator: Killer of Killers” Review
Dan Trachtenberg’s Killer of Killers feels like the likely follow-up to his Predator spin-off, Prey. What other time periods and settings could be used for the Predator formula? While this
“Ballerina” (2025) Review
The John Wick films have always felt like an action ballet, refined with the most creative and wonderous of brutal choreography. Ballerina continues that dance, but, much like Mad Max
“The Phoenician Scheme” Review
I might have been mistaken in thinking that Asteroid City was Wes Anderson’s most direct film on the nature of existentialism. The Phoenician Scheme becomes even more overt with mortality,
“Fear Street: Prom Queen” Review
The scariest thing about Prom Queen is that it feels less like a step down and more like a full-on tumble from the other Fear Street movies. There was a
“Pee-wee as Himself” Review
Soon after the death of Paul Reubens, I recalled him making a cameo in the comedy Quiz Lady. He appears before an elderly woman who mistakes him for Alan Cumming.
“Bullet Train Explosion” Review
Although technically a sequel to 1975’s The Bullet Train, this action-packed reprisal lives up to its simplistic title. You won’t be disappointed if you were expecting an action film with
“Final Destination Bloodlines” Review
As the sixth film in the Final Destination saga, Bloodlines is smart enough to toy with the material. By now, everybody knows the formula. There’s an opening onslaught of accidental
“Havoc” Review
Watching Gareth Evans go from directing the manic masterpiece of The Raid to the familiar street cop grit of Havoc is like having a top-rated chef go from cooking Kobe