Review: ‘Vacation Friends’John Cena Steals The Show Hulu's Raucous, Funny, And Lightweight Summer Comedy
If you thought John Cena was hilarious as the brutal Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad just wait until you experience him in Vacation Friends. The new...
Review: ‘Together’James McAvoy And Sharon Horgan Are Bracingly Funny And Achingly Brutal In Stephen...
"Oh Goddammit not another pandemic movie", is something I hope to never have to say to myself when/if this global nightmare ever ends. The...
Review: ‘Cryptozoo’Dash Shaw's Bizarre Animated Adventure Is 'Fantastic Beasts' For The Adult Swim Audience
NOTE: This review was originally part of our 2021 Sundance Film Festival coverage. Cryptozoo is available in theaters now.*
It’s the 1960s, and sketchily-drawn hippies...
Review: ‘The Protégé’Maggie Q Hits Her Target In A Slick, Refined Assassin Thriller
The genre of female-led assassin thrillers has undergone a transformation in the era of John Wick, superhero franchises and cinematic universes. So we get over-the-top...
Review: ‘Reminiscence’Hugh Jackman Can't Help This 'Clunky Strange Days' Ripoff Linger On The Mind...
Beware! If you loathe the plodding pace and head-scratching mind-fuckery of HBO's Westworld, chances are you'll feel the same about Reminiscence. A creation of...
Review: ‘The Night House’Rebecca Hall Faces Her Demons In David Bruckner's Chilling Lakeside Horror
Ghost stories, more specifically haunted house stories, are a dime a dozen, but David Bruckner's The Night House is a rare breed. Led by a captivating...
Review: ‘Demonic’Neill Blomkamp's Techno-Horror Is Another Plodding, Unfocused Misfire
I hesitate to start this review by pointing out the great potential promised by Neill Blomkamp's incredible debut film, District 9. We all know...
Review: ‘Don’t Breathe 2’Misguided Sequel Is A Failed Reclamation Project For Stephen Lang's "Blind...
Back in 2016, Don't Breathe was a highly-effective home invasion thriller with clever cinematography and sound editing, but also breakout character in Stephen Lang's...
Review: ‘Respect’Jennifer Hudson Soars As Aretha Franklin In A Biopic That Plays The Familiar...
When we first meet Aretha Franklin in Liesl Tommy's accomplished biopic of the Queen of Soul, she's still just a little girl. Played by...
Review: ‘CODA’Emilia Jones Sings Her Heart Out In A Crowd-Pleaser About A Hearing Child...
*NOTE: This review was originally published as part of our 2021 Sundance Film Festival coverage. CODA opens in theaters and Apple TV+ on August...