“The Black Phone” Review
In an era of retro horror like Stranger Things, The Black Phone has a surprising amount of teeth to be both a supernatural thriller and a crowd-pleasing horror picture. Sitting
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“Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” Review
Many years ago, this animated action-comedy was called Blazing Samurai. If that title sounds close to Blazing Saddles, that was intentional. The classic Western comedy was being tranformed into an
“Thor: Love and Thunder” Review
Within the first few minutes of the fourth Thor movie, my mind drew to Star Trek: The Final Frontier, which opens similarly with a bald man seeking salvation in the
“Elvis” (2022) Review
Baz Luhrmann’s style is one of great energy and wild imagination that often has this surreal quality when it comes to adaptations. Whether it’s his wickedly fast-paced modern take on
“Brian and Charles” Review
Much like the scrappy robot of this film, Brian and Charles is a movie more admirable for its mere functioning than anything else. Slapped together from a short film shot
“Lightyear” Review
Lightyear is perhaps one of the oddest of Pixar spin-offs given its trajectory. It’s a story that’s meant to exist as a movie itself within the Toy Story universe to
“Jurassic World: Dominion” Review
Lumbering on at 2.5 hours, Jurassic World Dominion is a test to see how many dinosaur movie tropes you can reiterate in one feature. Here is a film in which
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” Review
It seems obligatory that a show as successful as Bob’s Burgers was due for a movie. But the question arises if the animated sitcom is suited for the big screen.
“Top Gun: Maverick” Review
Did this Top Gun sequel really quote Enter the Dragon? Well, kinda. The mantra of the movie is “Don’t think, just do.” There are several moments where characters will let
“Men” (2022) Review
Alex Garland’s Men is the director’s most cerebral and blunt movie to date. Whereas his previous sci-fi efforts of Ex Machina and Annihilation had some grounding to their surreality, this