“Despicable Me 4” Review
14 years ago, the villain Gru (Steve Carell) found himself reforming his ways to become a reluctant adoptive father to three sweet girls. Remember those girls? Because Despicable Me 4
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“Civil War” (2024) Review
Despite the title, the marketing, and the setting of dystopian state division, Civil War is less of a film about the electoral divide and more about journalism in times of
“Brats” (2024) Review
The story behind the Brat Pack is more interesting than the fallout of its effect. The collective of young actors from the 1980s never chose that title. It was the
“Kinds of Kindness” Review
For as charmingly wondrous as Poor Thing was, Kinds of Kindness finds director Yorgos Lanthimos returning to his wild roots (and not simply because he’s reunited with co-writer Efthimis Filippou).
“Janet Planet” Review
With so many films aiming to evoke the nostalgic sensations of the 1990s, Janet Planet is so gentle and slow that it comes off as a refreshing breather. Here’s a
“MoviePass, MovieCrash” Review
MoviePass was not a bad idea in the age of streaming subscriptions. By the 2010s, audiences were already paying subscriptions for Netflix, Prime Video, and other streaming apps. So why
“Jim Henson: Idea Man” Review
In 1990, the Muppets appeared in a TV special, “The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.” The Muppets, uncertain of this Jim fellow, unravel the history of the famed puppeteer and director.
“The Bikeriders” Review
Jeff Nichols’s film about motorcycle gangs doesn’t so much adapt from Danny Lyon’s non-fiction book as much as it embodies that hunt for something within the fumes of exhaust, masculinity,
“Butterfly In The Sky” Review
LeVar Burton is one of those PBS figures my generation viewed as a wholesome anchor. While Mister Rogers talked about feelings and Big Bird talked about numbers, LeVar showed us
“Inside Out 2” Review
The internal struggle of Inside Out was a premise ripe for exploration. The idea of a cerebral world for a tween dealing with emotional management made for one of Pixar’s