The Gray Man is first and foremost, a classic spy movie. The draw of its elaborate action scenes, the size of its cast, and the charisma of its lead performances keep it afloat in the pool of familiarity it finds itself mired in. Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling) is a CIA operative who carries out killings […]
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a funny, thoughtful, little wonder, just like its lead character. This is a one-part all-ages adventure, one part rumination on family, loss, and how one shell understands and experiences a great, big world. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On follows the shoe-sporting shell of the same name (Jenny […]
The world of Jurassic Park roars back to life with Jurassic World Dominion, an over-long, spectacle-driven mess compromised by confounding narrative choices and constant reminders of how this movie pales compared to the Jurassic of the past. After the conclusion of the last movie, dinosaurs are now roaming the globe, largely unchecked and causing […]
Top Gun: Maverick is nothing short of a miracle. A sequel to a movie from 3 decades ago is head and shoulders above its predecessors in sheer cinematic immersion and thematically has more on its mind. Legacy, family, love, and loss, the ultimate costs of living like a maverick. Top Gun: Maverick finds Pete ‘Maverick’ […]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an ideal sequel, committing to many of the best parts of the first while vastly expanding the sandbox in which it operates. The first Sonic was a fairly formulaic road trip romp, but this sequel bounces back and forth between being a superhero story, a fantastical adventure, a coming of age […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the 27th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, the titular web-slinger. This movie has been heavily anticipated for months, not just as the return of Holland’s iteration of the character (especially after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home), but […]
The Batman is everything you’re expecting from another adventure with this caped crusader at the center and unlike any Batman movie we’ve seen yet. It retools the whole world of Gotham City and looks at its spread of criminals, villains, and masked vigilantes through a whole new lens, as well as the character of Bruce […]
Eternals is a grand swing in the right direction for the future of Marvel’s cinematic universe. The moment Avengers Endgame ended, it felt like Marvel was at an apparent crossroads. Bidding farewell to much of its main cast opened the door to the future faces of the franchise. Since then, we’ve been introduced to […]
*spoilers below* The first moment Booksmart begins to give away the hands it’s playing and just how much it intends on entertaining, surprising, and delighting, occurs right at its opening frame as we see Molly (Beanie Feldstein) sitting upright and cross-legged in the middle of her room. Most times we are introduced to characters as […]
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is a personal, honest, albeit loving look at and into the life of Anthony Bourdain and all the various detours it took, charting his journey from chef to writer to acclaimed TV host, as told by his closest friends, the people he worked with, and his family. After […]
