“Chicken For Linda!” Review
Chicken For Linda is a French animated film with a simple plot and room to play. It surprised me that it wasn’t based on a children’s book. It certainly has
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“Juror #2” Review
Director Clint Eastwood has become such a master of his craft that I have held him to a higher degree for his many films. To be blunt, his past few
“Gladiator II” Review
“Violence is the international language.” This line from Gladiator II is accurate not merely because action films with more blood than words play better abroad. Action also happens to be
“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
“Emilia Pérez” Review
A musical always runs the risk of the theatrics overwhelming any thematic core it might’ve been aiming for. Emilia Pérez is one such case. It’s a film that tries to
“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” Review
There’s a reason the Looney Tunes was one of the longest-running cartoon reruns of Saturday morning cartoons. There was a versatile nature to the characters where they could be fun
“Poolman” Review
The meandering mystery of Poolman is a comedy that relies on the stumbling of its protagonist. It’s a mildly ridiculous take on Chinatown with an unlikely seeker who watched it
“The Substance” Review
The bluntness of The Substance is so gratuitously forceful that it’s enough to trigger an endorphin effect. It’d have to. The struggles of a world obsessed with beauty for an
“Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End” Review
As the title might have implied, Apocalyse Z is based on series of books centering around a zombie apocalypse. The series now gets the theatrical treatment, but it seems like
“Music By John Williams” Review
You don’t need to see the titular credit to get excited for a movie with a John Williams score. You know it when you hear it. The limited notes from