“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” Review
With artificial intelligence being the sci-fi topic de jour these days, I wasn’t expecting much from this eccentric adventure down a worn road, even with an admirable cast and the
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“Iron Lung” Review
There’s a scrappy ambition behind Iron Lung that is admirable, especially as an indie film based on an indie game, rather than a big gaming franchise given the big-studio treatment.
“Arco” Review
From its Ghibli-esque tale of environmentalism to its unmistakably French art style, Arco is a colorful swirl of influences so potent that it honestly surprised me it wasn’t based on
“Resurrection” (2025) Review
Bi Gan’s Resurrection is a film that doesn’t so much try to decipher humanity’s existence as swim through its mysterious waters. There’s a scene where a child asks an adult
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Review
Fans of Avatar will likely be pleased that it did not take over a decade for James Cameron’s subsequent return to Pandora. But while the previous picture, The Way of
“Predator: Badlands” Review
Badlands certainly has the flavor of a franchise that has been given a marketable makeover better suited for a blockbuster. With PG-13 violence favoring a sci-fi adventure loaded with humorous
“Bugonia” Review
Maybe I’m seeking too much from Yorgos Lanthimos, adapting the South Korean cult classic Save The Green Planet into his surreal comedy with Bugonia. After the likes of Poor Things
“War of the Worlds” (2025) Review
Screenlife might not be the best genre for adapting H. G. Wells’s classic sci-fi story, The War of the Worlds. This fascinating story of an alien invasion highlighted the grotesqueness
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Review
The Fantastic Four hasn’t had the best track record with movies, but the fourth time (or fifth if you count the unreleased Roger Corman film) is the charm. First Steps
“Superman” (2025) Review
While James Gunn’s work on recent DC Comics projects like The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker was loaded with a refreshing divergence of misfit anti-heroes, they still had heart. Gunn’s take