“Poolman” Review
The meandering mystery of Poolman is a comedy that relies on the stumbling of its protagonist. It’s a mildly ridiculous take on Chinatown with an unlikely seeker who watched it
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“Memoir of a Snail” Review
Stop-motion animation has the remarkable quality of feeling real with its practical puppets while remaining whimsical in a world built one frame at a time. From the adapted conversations of
“Brothers” (2024) Review
Brothers is a dumb comedy that’s just dumb enough to work. Not to be so dumb, it’s brilliant, as was the declaration in the Glass Onion, which Detective Blanc shot
“The Wild Robot” Review
It’d be so easy to get lost within the woods of The Wild Robot for looking so damn good. The lush visual splendor is enough to make one crave a
“Boy Kills World” Review
Jon Benjamin’s smooth voice can only go so far as comedy backup. That seems to be what’s desperately needed for Boy Kills World, an absurd action picture that never fully
“A Different Man” Review
Much like Aaron Schimberg’s previous film, A Different Man centers around the actor Adam Pearson and doesn’t shy away from his noticeable condition of neurofibromatosis. This film is compelling because
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Review
There’s a marvel to the mess within this Beetlejuice legacy sequel. It aims with a familiar arsenal of the macabre and the absurd, with Tim Burton wielding this old material
“Incoming” (2024) Review
The one-wild-night comedy premise requires a certain level of courage, energy, and wit to be fun. It’s also a sub-genre that tends to adhere to the youth of the era,
“Jackpot!” (2024) Review
There’s a barrier that Jackpot taps into in its attempts to wield dark comedy and slapstick action amid a dystopian setting of greed. Rather than offer anything wittingly wry on
“Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie” Review
SpongeBob SquarePants has been around for so long that there was bound to be some reinventing of the wheel. There are plenty of spin-offs of varying quality, ranging from a