DC’s latest superhero team-up adds much-needed sparkle to an ultimately flawed formula.  This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to the Birds of Prey Spoil Sports. Birds of Prey is funny. It’s colorful and stylish. Its violence … Continue reading Review: Birds of Prey

Richard Stanley returns with a clunky, campy Lovecraft adaptation. This is a spoiler-free review. In 1990 South African director Richard Stanley made a name for himself with the cyberpunk slasher Hardware, a delightfully trashy yet frequently beautiful woman-vs-murderbot flick. Several … Continue reading Review: Color Out of Space

Adam Sandler hustles his way through a sustained cinematic anxiety attack. This is a spoiler-free review. There’s a moment early on in Uncut Gems when sleazy jewelry dealer Howard Ratner, played by Adam Sandler, has a choice to make. He’s … Continue reading Review: Uncut Gems

Scorsese’s most epic gangster picture is also his funniest and most thoughtful. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to The Irishman Spoil Sports. In the opening shot of The Irishman, the camera advances from the shadows … Continue reading Review: The Irishman

A near-perfect comedy whodunnit destined to become a classic. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to the Knives Out Spoil Sports. I didn’t think the big studios made movies like this anymore. A tightly scripted, lovingly-shot … Continue reading Review: Knives Out

An innovative anti-biopic with an enduring message for a weary world. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Spoil Sports. Let’s be honest, you don’t need me to sell … Continue reading Review: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

A dynamic but flawed Nazi satire that invokes Moonrise Kingdom by way of Mel Brooks. This is a spoiler-free review. Nazism is pretty ridiculous if you think about it. A fanatical campaign to create a super race led by a … Continue reading Review: Jojo Rabbit

An immersive and haunting folktale anchored by two exceptional lead performances. This is a spoiler-free review. How did this film get made? How did a weird, surreal art film with a microscopic cast get funding, let alone national distribution? No … Continue reading Review: The Lighthouse

James Gray’s anemic space drama is devoid of human life. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to Ad Astra spoil sports. The world hasn’t changed much in James Gray’s cerebral new sci-fi film Ad Astra. We … Continue reading Review: Ad Astra

Quentin Tarantino attempts to suspend a dying Hollywood era in time. With Disney’s ever-tightening stranglehold on the film industry, there is a changing of the guard currently underway in Hollywood. The age of the franchise film is quickly pushing out … Continue reading Review: Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood

Alexandre Aja’s toothless creature flick can’t decide what kind of horror film it wants to be. The horror genre is currently undergoing a resurgence in the American multiplex. From Jordan Peele’s home invasion nightmare Us to Ari Aster’s psychedelic fever-dream … Continue reading Review: Crawl

A dreamy urban fairy tale about the importance of place. In the opening scenes of Joe Talbot’s enchanting debut feature The Last Black Man in San Francisco, the two protagonists share a skateboard ride through that fantastical California city. Their … Continue reading Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco