Film Reviews & Insights
Babygirl
Halina Rejin's Babygirl is already generating awards buzz from critics with anticipation from audiences for how racy the material is. While I think it's great that seeing a film like [...]
Carry-On
Carry-On is the new action-thriller from director Jaume Collet-Serra, who previously helmed House of Wax and The Shallows. He is a competent craftsman that knows how to get the job [...]
The Room Next Door
It's an inevitable, perhaps an expected decision, but it was only a matter of time before the great Pedro Almodóvar would follow suit and pivot towards his first American film [...]
Nickel Boys
A harrowing, unsettling chronicle by documentary-turned-narrative filmmaker RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening), Nickel Boys is a highly engaging adaptation of the acclaimed 2019 novel by novelist Colson [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The 2020 film adaptation of the classic SEGA video game character helped launch a new era of video game adaptations. Despite the occasional Borderlands flop, the genre of adaptations has [...]
Mufasa: The Lion King
Barry Jenkins’ latest film, Mufasa, serves as both a prequel and sequel to Disney’s 2019 film, The Lion King. Both films are Lion King franchise renderings in photorealistic animation and [...]
The Brutalist
In Brady Corbet's third feature, The Brutalist, which is gaining large acclaim, is a sweeping chronicle of the immigrant experience. The narrative is told through the perspective of a Jewish [...]
Hard Truths
Hard Truths, filmmaker Mike Leigh’s first film since 2018’s Peterloo, is a return to familiar territory the master director. Reuniting with his Secrets & Lies star, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Leigh’s film places Baptiste as [...]
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown, based on the book Bob Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, is the newest film from director and co-writer James Mangold. In 2005, Walk the Line, a biopic [...]
Kraven the Hunter
It's no secret that Sony's universe of Spider-Man spinoffs have not exactly lit a fire among audiences. While the Venom films have had strong success, they were surrounding by a [...]
The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl, the new film from director Gia Coppola, is a-mostly-understated drama about the late in life changes for a Las Vegas showgirl. Pamela Anderson is-almost-revelatory as Shelly, who [...]