In-depth film reviews, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.
A handsomely mounted survival picture about a man and his combat canine companion beating the odds in the Alaskan wilderness, ‘Heart of the Beast’ doesn't reinvent the survival thriller so…
‘Primetime’ transports us back to the early aughts, when Chris Hansen and the ‘To Catch a Predator’ crew dominated the airwaves. Lance Oppenheim's film digs into the nasty business behind…
Zach Cregger hasn't necessarily one-upped himself with 'Resident Evil' so much as shifted his focus to create a well-crafted, goopy horror-comedy that perfectly captures the inimitable feeling of playing a…
How To with John Wilson devotees will appreciate that The History of Concrete is little more than a supersized episode of his distinctive documentary style. The unconverted, however, will likely…
An absolutely ripping sci-fi actioner that outclasses Hollywood by nearly every measure, ‘Hope’ is 156 minutes of sustained escalation that just keeps getting wilder and wilder and then…ends abruptly. It…
A pulpy, bloody grindhouse throwback to when movies existed to make you feel something for 90 minutes and then let you get on with your life, Onslaught is a nasty…
A concept gag about the inherent creepiness of children’s TV that translates surprisingly well to feature-film format, Buddy warps the familiar cheeriness of big, colorful foam mascots into something genuinely…
Macon Blair’s 'Idiots' is a shaggy road-trip comedy about two shitheads driving another shithead to rehab. The performances, mainly Dave Franco’s, drive the piece toward comedic highs, but it feels…
Predominantly a beautifully photographed post-apocalyptic character study, 'The Dog Stars' is at its best when focused on grief, companionship, and what makes survival worth the trouble. When it retreats into…
One of the finest films of 2026, Matthew Johnson's 'Tony' is a masterful exploration of one man's search for meaning and the demons we must continue to stave off to…