“Oppenheimer” Review
I’ve often called Christopher Nolan the thinking man’s Michael Bay, and I know I’m not the only one to share this perspective. He makes big films where things blow up
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“Asteroid City” Review
Despite what the vibrant vintage might imply, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City may be the director’s darkest film (as well as his most brilliant). It is a film about death but
“Elemental” Review
Pixar is usually at its best when its animated films can do one of two things. They either create a world we’ve never seen before with a heavy dose of
“You Hurt My Feelings” Review
There’s an almost aggravating preciousness to how tender this dramedy of New Yorkers proceeds. The film features characters who have weathered so much insecurity amid all their devoted love. There’s
“Beau is Afraid” Review
It might be hard to sell Beau is Afraid as Ari Aster’s weirdest film to date. He’s already made surreal nightmares with Hereditary and Midsommer, horror films with so much
“Suzume” Review
Makoto Shinkai made a massive splash in 2016 with Your Name, a coming-of-age anime fantasy that found fondness in the contemporary and cerebral. Given how revered that film became when
“Creed III” Review
The past two Creed films have had this feeling of the lead boxer Adonis (Michael B Jordan), constantly living in the shadows of Rocky and Apollo, despite how great the
“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
“Empire of Light” Review
Set in early 1980s England at a movie theater, it’d be easy for Empire of Light to slip into being a saccharine nostalgia dose and a love letter to the
“Emergency Declaration” Review
It may sound surreal to speak of a blockbuster-style disaster film like Emergency Declaration as a routine picture involving a deadly virus. Yet there’s also some catharsis in its staging