Review: ‘Resurrection’Rebecca Hall And Tim Roth Play Head Games In Andrew Semans' Grotesquely Over-The-Top...
There’s something about the way Margaret (Rebecca Hall) offers advice to a naive co-worker about her abusive boyfriend. It sounds authoritative, too much so,...
Review: ‘Vengeance’BJ Novak's Funny, Sharp Comic Mystery Teases His Potential As A Filmmaker
"So as like, a personal boundary, I don’t avenge deaths. It’s just who I am.”
In BJ Novak's directorial debut, Vengeance, his character Ben, a New...
Review: ‘Sharp Stick’Lena Dunham's Return Film Is Orchestrated To Be Provocative, But Nothing More
Count me as one of those who hate-watched Girls. I have a fascination with Lena Dunham and the shallower-than-bathwater cast of white characters she creates....
Review: ‘Thirteen Lives’Ron Howard's Most Compelling Film In Years Refuses To Be Sunk By...
It feels good to have Ron Howard once again making feel-good movies. Yes, Thirteen Lives is about the 2018 rescue of twelve young soccer players and...
Review: ‘Bullet Train’Brad Pitt, Bad Bunny, And More Kill It In An Exhilarating, Fast-Paced...
I've watched my favorite genre, the hitman/assassin thriller, basically tell the exact same story for about 40 years. That extends all the way up...
Review: ‘Prey’Amber Midthunder Slays It In A Smart, Ultra-Violent 'Predator' Prequel That Reignites The...
I consider myself a Predator superfan. Always have, ever since Schwarzenegger, Weathers, and Ventura battled the original alien hunter in 1987, I've loved the simplicity...
Review: ‘Easter Sunday’Jo Koy Serves Up Laughs But Can't Rescue An Undercooked Dysfunctional Family...
To get it out of the way, I've never heard of Jo Koy before seeing him in the dysfunctional family comedy, Easter Sunday. And I...
Review: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’A24's Slasher Comedy Rips Gen-Z In More Ways Than One
Some people are already labeling A24's latest bite at the Gen Z zeitgeist, slasher flick Bodies Bodies Bodies, as this generation's Scream. Let's dial it back...
Review: ‘Summering’James Ponsoldt Crafts A Well-Intentioned But Shallow Coming-Of-Age Film For Girls
*NOTE: A version of this review was originally part of our Sundance Film Festival coverage. Summering opens in theaters on August 12th.*
I’m a huge...
Review: ‘Secret Headquarters’Not Much Is "Super" About This Wannabe All-Ages Superhero Flick
From its bland title to the generic name of its central hero, everything about the Amblin-esque superhero adventure Secret Headquarters is forgettable. The film by directing...