[Rating: Swiss Fist] Streaming on Disney+ Friday, November 1 A toothless love fest that too often coasts on the goodwill of its eponymous subject, Music by John Williams is the best kind of “book report” documentary in the same way that a Big Mac is the best kind of “fast” food. Both are nostalgic, filling, […]
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‘The Apprentice’ provides believable context for the makings of a modern monster.
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An entertaining trifle that succeeds more than it fails, ‘My Old Ass’ taps into a familiar idea in a brand new way.
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A story about the childhood wounds that never completely heal and the triggers that threaten their reopening, ‘Hoard’ is a sometimes too-long movie that packs a helluva punch.
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‘Greedy People’ is plot-focused yet character-driven, imbuing it with Hitchcockian vibes that serve it well.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ moves well, keeps the audience guessing, and is a timely, fun entry in a franchise desperately in need of new blood.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is kinda fun for a little while, but is little more than a bunch of short bursts of sugary flavor that never come together in a meaningful way.
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‘The Last Breath’ has the look and feel of a proper suspense thriller without the soul of one.
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‘Horizon Chapter 1’ is the product of a singular, confident vision that knows what it wants to be and pursues that end with a devil-may-care attitude.
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[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, June 28 A slow, often tedious film that rewards a viewer’s patience and resolve, Janet Planet will likely pass through the sieve of the masses like so many life-changing moments lost to a pre-teen’s perspective. An emotional two-hander about a daughter and mother navigating a turbulent and […]
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‘Tuesday’ considers what it means to die from every angle, pondering it from the perspective of the patient, the aggrieved, and even Death itself.
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A breathless action-opera coursing with pathos and humanity that always shows and never tells, ‘Furiosa’ is everything ‘Fury Road’ fans could hope for.
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‘The Beach Boys’ unfolds with the ease and faux complexity of an archived episode of VH1’s Behind the Music, with little more depth and even less insight.
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An assembly of moments and ideas in search of a more stable narrative to bring them into focus, ‘Hanky Panky’ is a sketch collection posing as a movie.
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A haunted-house creature feature with creep-tastic bona fides, ‘Sting’ is a masterclass in tight, smart, and efficient filmmaking.
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