Bigbug
The films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet have always been quite delectable, spewing splashes of colorful feasts throughout his films or art-house aesthetics with almost noir themes. Jeunet is, without a doubt, [...]
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming
After planning on retiring the character in 2019’s A Madea Family Funeral, writer/producer/star/director Tyler Perry has decided to return to his golden goose, the now-iconic, gun-totting, wise-cracking, wisdom-giving grandmother, Madea, [...]
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 marks a resurgence for many franchises, but like many, they aren't quite as brilliant as before. The same can be said for The Matrix Resurrections, the welcome sequel to [...]
Being the Ricardos
Though Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's stardom has faded in the 30 years since their deaths, Aaron Sorkin's biopic casts the late, iconic duo with some marital dynamics under the [...]
Don’t Look Up
Messy, overlong but also deeply satirical, Don't Look Up plays like an extended SNL skit. Adam McKay's follow-up to Vice, and his most satirical political film yet, amounts to a [...]
France
Brimming with confident craftsmanship, cynicism, satire, and dramatic weight, Bruno Dumont's ferocious France views France's political climate and mass media through its anti-hero, a French reporter named France (Lea Seydoux), [...]
Benedetta
A provocative and subversive condemnation of dogmatic oppression that is undercut by an overstuffed screenplay and an over-the-top third act with overripe melodrama is all found in Paul Verhoeven's (Robocop, [...]
Antlers
Adapted by Nick Antosca's short horror fable The Quiet Boy, Antlers delivers the rich atmosphere and creepy thrills of a more retro creature feature from the 80s, but it suffers [...]
Halloween Kills
Delivering on its amusingly blunt title, Halloween Kills does exactly that; it kills, and quite brutally. Through all the previous eleven films in the franchise -- ten, if you exclude [...]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Somewhat surprisingly Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the sequel to the almost-billion dollar grossing meh-fest that was Venom, is a good deal of fun. Taking from the strengths of its predecessor [...]