“Joker: Folie à Deux” Review
I didn’t enjoy Todd Phillips’s first Joker movie because it was a meandering mess of ideas. The revisionist 1980s tale of the Batman villain was smeared with so much postmodern
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“Stopping The Steal” Review
It’s a question that every Trump-loyalist Republican has avoided: Was the 2020 election accurate? The night before writing this review, I watched the Vice Presidential Debate where Tim Walz posed
“Mr. McMahon” Review
There was the old cry of declaring televised wrestling as fake. Was it scripted? Sure, but the fighting was real. It was so real that when Bill Maher tried to
“Uglies” Review
Society places a weird value on beauty that deserves to be dissected and explored. Don’t expect any of that contemplation within Uglies, a young-adult dystopian story that plays like a
“Will & Harper” Review
Everybody knows Will Ferrell, but few know Harper Steele. This is partly because she’s only been herself for a few years. For the past few decades, she was known as
“Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln” Review
Was Abraham Lincoln gay? There’s a lot of evidence in the documentary Lover of Men to suggest so, based on the discovered letters of the former president. To many Americans
“His Three Daughters” Review
Nobody is ready for the death of a parent, even when you know it’s coming soon. His Three Daughters centers around three sisters preparing for the worst. They know their
“The Wild Robot” Review
It’d be so easy to get lost within the woods of The Wild Robot for looking so damn good. The lush visual splendor is enough to make one crave a
“In A Violent Nature” Review
But what about the slasher’s perspective? It’s a question that is usually pondered when slasher films start to lose their allure. As the victims grow less appealing, the killer lurking
“Boy Kills World” Review
Jon Benjamin’s smooth voice can only go so far as comedy backup. That seems to be what’s desperately needed for Boy Kills World, an absurd action picture that never fully