“The Smashing Machine” (2025) Review
This movie might not seem like my jam, given that I’ve never been into the UFC, but that doesn’t matter with Benny Safdie’s direction. I never cared much for basketball,
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“Eleanor the Great” Review
June Squibb is such a talented elderly actress that it is hard to accept the uneven balance of her desperation and exuberance in Eleanor the Great. Her character’s deception is
“Marvel Zombies” Season 1 Review
Spinning off from the zombie episode of What If, Marvel Zombies reveals the problems of bringing together the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe for a zombie horror saga. The MCU has
“One Battle After Another” Review
The fight for our rights will be one of endurance, a notion that coats Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another with equal hope and hilarity. This type of film
“Twinless” Review
Twinless poses such an odd romantic situation that it dares you to laugh at its premise of grief and repression. The unease can be felt from the start, where Roman
“Him” (2025) Review
In the same way that it’s easy to get lost in the spectacle of football, Him is a film that gets so drenched in its own surreal symbolism of the
“Friendship” Review
Insecurity is the key to why Tim Robinson’s comedy works so well. On his sketch comedy show, I Think You Should Leave, his many skits have become evergreen humor about existential dread
“Highest 2 Lowest” Review
Spike Lee clearly has a love for classic filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa that he wouldn’t turn in a routine and rote remake of his most revered thriller, High & Low.
“The Long Walk” (2025) Review
When the first person is killed with a gunshot in The Long Walk, it hits like a lightning bolt, even when you can see it coming from a mile away.
“Vice is Broke” Review
Eddie Huang used to work for Vice, the journalistic force that went from punk to bankrupt. Huang’s documentary on the fall of this company, Vice is Broke, was likely made