“Stitch Head” Review
I find myself in the rare situation of being presented with an animated family film that not only feels perfectly targeted at the youngest viewers, but also fulfills a lack
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“KPop Demon Hunters” Review
For a premise that seems like it would be drowned in pop culture theatrics, KPop Demon Hunters offers more than zippy slapstick the Sony Animation Studio has mastered. Artist-turned-director Maggie
“Better Man” Review
Although I was initially unfamiliar with the pop icon Robbie Williams, his rise to fame is familiar. He had a dream of singing, blossomed into the member of a boy
“A Complete Unknown” Review
What helps James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown not feel like a standard musical bio-pic is that it never tries to be all-encompassing. In a year with such sprawling musician biographies
“Mufasa: The Lion King” Review
Mufasa is spoken of in this prequel film as the fastest lion around. That much is true of this film, never slowing down to take a single breath in its
“Maria” (2024) Review
The best part of Pablo Larraín’s films about 20th-century women is that he digs more into the psychological horror than the historical decadence of his subjects. His past films of
“The End” (2024) Review
Director Joshua Oppenheimer had crafted two of the most important documentaries of the 2010s, The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, both films centering on the Indonesian genocide
“Spellbound” (2024) Review
It’s weirdly fitting that Spellbound is an animated fantasy about divorce, considering the rocky road of this film’s production company. This is the second feature from Skydance Animation, which has
“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
“Wicked” (2024) Review
It’d be easy for such a lavish and exuberant musical as Wicked to get lost within its glamor, where all the eye-popping visuals and catchy lyrics cake over anything to