“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
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“Marty Supreme” Review
Marty Supreme is another gritty tale of a messy loser from director Josh Safdie, but of a much different flavor. Whereas Uncut Gems was all about a man who is
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” Review
Search for SquarePants kinda answers a question that some parents might’ve grumbled while watching the show: When is SpongeBob going to grow up? He’s a childish sponge creature, but has
“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
“Oh. What. Fun.” Review
Michael Showalter’s Christmas comedy is touted as a holiday treat for moms, but only a particular type of mom. This is not for the moms struggling with too much on
“La Grazia” Review
Italian President Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) has been nicknamed “Reinforced Concrete.” The name reflects how immovable he is due to his indecisiveness. La Grazia (Italian for “The Pardon”) finds
“Sentimental Value” (2025) Review
While there are plenty of films of a fractured family trying to heal old wounds, Sentimental Value attempts to do so through the language of art. The Borg family is
“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Review
The most impressive aspect of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is that sometimes it’s functional. Though still bound by the first film’s messy mash of video game lore, sloppy logic,
“Eternity” (2025) Review
Eternity joins a long line of afterlife comedies that treat purgatory like a business conference and death’s final door as a place that requires some existential truths to unlock. While
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” Review
Amélie Nothomb’s true story as a Belgian girl growing up in Japan is seen as a perspective between worlds that extends beyond the cultural. Wielded with the whimsy of animation,