“Babylon” (2022) Review
The old Hollywood presented in Babylon is presented with both affection and scathing. It lavishes the dazed trip that comes with out-of-control parties, drugs, orgies, and cinema love but also
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“Violent Night” Review
Deep into this subversive Christmas movie, there’s a moment where the aggressive Santa Claus sticks an active grenade down the pants of an attacking kill squad. Santa flees a few
“The Menu” Review
Brutal and biting, The Menu is one of the most searing films about the class divide I’ve seen in quite some time. Rather than serve up the same old dish
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Review
The characters of The Banshees of Inisherin are so fascinating for being so bothered by boredom. They exist on a remote Irish island of the 1920s that is open, isolated,
“Hocus Pocus 2” Review
Considering that the original Hocus Pocus was an almost TV movie that gained a cult following, my expectations were rather low for this sequel. After all, the original Hocus Pocus
“Clerks III” Review
28 years ago, Kevin Smith directed Clerks, a low-budget marvel of Gen-Xers working dead-end jobs, poking fun at pop culture and letting the crude dialogue flow like wine. 28 years
“Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.” Review
This is the type of satire served up the way I love my coffee: pitch black and richly bitter. There’s no pussy-footing around what a film like this is trying
“Bullet Train” (2022) Review
True to its title, Bullet Train is a speedy action picture. It’s loaded with an all-star ensemble of intersecting stories that collide in a caper of crime, murder, assassinations, guns,
“DC League of Super-Pets” Review
A DC Comics movie about pets seems like a surefire choice for superhero cinema aimed at the younger crowd. The franchise already has a number of canonical animal sidekicks that
“Brian and Charles” Review
Much like the scrappy robot of this film, Brian and Charles is a movie more admirable for its mere functioning than anything else. Slapped together from a short film shot