“Anora” Review
Sean Baker’s films have always had a live-in quality of realism, but Anora goes the extra mile with its furious humanity that never relents. The energy is high enough that
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“Dear Santa” (2024) Review
What the hell is Dear Santa trying to be? My initial perception was that staging a Christmas comedy of a kid-oriented, deal-with-the-devil scenario was meant to be akin to Bad
“Moana 2” Review
It’s hard to get back into the groove with Moana 2. This is not for lack of energy, songs, and all the mythological fantasy wielded once more. It has all
“Chicken For Linda!” Review
Chicken For Linda is a French animated film with a simple plot and room to play. It surprised me that it wasn’t based on a children’s book. It certainly has
“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” Review
There’s a reason the Looney Tunes was one of the longest-running cartoon reruns of Saturday morning cartoons. There was a versatile nature to the characters where they could be fun
“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
“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