“Elemental” Review
Pixar is usually at its best when its animated films can do one of two things. They either create a world we’ve never seen before with a heavy dose of
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“The Flash” Review
The DCEU cannot be retooled to be better. That’s the somber realization that Barry “The Flash” Allen (Ezra Miller) realizes, but it’s also a sentiment that the audience recognizes on
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” Review
There’s a finer polish on this Transformers movie. It buffs out much of the chaos that makes these films such a headache to get through. Gone are the confusingly-shot action
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Review
As the follow-up to Into The Spider-Verse, the high expectations for Across the Spider-Verse are more than met. While the previous film was playful and experimental with the Marvel comics
“Fast X” Review
The past few Fast & Furious films have had a fluctuation of popcorn action movie elements. The car chases have grown more absurd, the sentimentality adorably cornball, and plots a
“You Hurt My Feelings” Review
There’s an almost aggravating preciousness to how tender this dramedy of New Yorkers proceeds. The film features characters who have weathered so much insecurity amid all their devoted love. There’s
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Review
Nine years ago, director James Gunn convinced audiences to root for a talking raccoon and talking tree save the galaxy. Nine years later, he makes us cry about what might
“Beau is Afraid” Review
It might be hard to sell Beau is Afraid as Ari Aster’s weirdest film to date. He’s already made surreal nightmares with Hereditary and Midsommer, horror films with so much
The Mario Movie and Misreading Movie Reviews
In April of 2023, Universal released The Super Mario Bros Movie. The film was made as a co-production between Nintendo, the titular video game’s franchise creators, and the Illumination animation
“Suzume” Review
Makoto Shinkai made a massive splash in 2016 with Your Name, a coming-of-age anime fantasy that found fondness in the contemporary and cerebral. Given how revered that film became when