“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” Review
In the same way this film’s central character exists between two worlds, Ruby Gillman is a film that feels caught between Dreamworks’s innovations and modern animation’s simplistic reliability for kids.
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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
“The Flash” Review
The DCEU cannot be retooled to be better. That’s the somber realization that Barry “The Flash” Allen (Ezra Miller) realizes, but it’s also a sentiment that the audience recognizes on
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Review
There’s a finer polish on this Transformers movie. It buffs out much of the chaos that makes these films such a headache to get through. Gone are the confusingly-shot action
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Review
As the follow-up to Into The Spider-Verse, the high expectations for Across the Spider-Verse are more than met. While the previous film was playful and experimental with the Marvel comics
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Review
Nine years ago, director James Gunn convinced audiences to root for a talking raccoon and talking tree save the galaxy. Nine years later, he makes us cry about what might
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” Review
As the third Ant-Man movie, Quantumaniana feels the most fantastical and the least like Ant-Man’s zippy capers. Gone are the slick sensibilities of a quirky thief-turned-hero, replaced with a lost-world
“Avatar: The Way of Water” Review
After more than a decade, coming back to the fantastical world of Avatar feels like a throwback to different times. It’s not only been some time since James Cameron’s 2009
“Strange World” Review
Disney’s Strange World feels like a familiar brew with a modern glaze to its tale of fantasy and adventure. It has the old-fashioned allure of lost worlds and alternative tech
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Review
After the unfortunate death of Chadwick Boseman, making a Black Panther sequel presents a towering challenge. What do you do with the Afrofuturism superhero T’Challa now that the actor is