‘HOW TO MAKE A KILLING’ Is Slick Nihilism That Never Quite Gels
John Patton Ford's 'How to Make a Killing' is a stylish, propulsive crime caper about a man murdering his way toward a faster inheritance, but its inability to cut beneath the…
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‘GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE’ Attempts to Save The Future in Bombastic A.I. Apocalypse Comedy
Gore Verbinski’s 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die' is an over-the-top action-comedy with an impressive ensemble that taps into modern anxieties about screen time and A.I., delivering sharp satire and…
STREAMING · HBO MAX
Love Is Warfare in Steamy Brontë Adaptation, ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS’
Not without its issues, Emerald Fennell's over-the-top take on 'Wuthering Heights' makes for a deliciously devious dark romance with alluring lead performances from Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The production…
STREAMING · HULU
‘SEND HELP’ Is a Desert Island Movie With Loads of Bad Blood
Come get some. Sam Raimi is (mostly) back in the horror business with 'Send Help', a campy desert island survival movie about a survivalist employee and her prick boss who…
STREAMING · NETFLIX
‘28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE’ A Funky Continuation of the Infection
Nia DaCosta proves a steady hand in continuing the 28 Years Later story, this time framing it as an ideological battle between two opposing forces: Ralph Fiennes’ atheist humanist Dr.…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+
Brutal Rabid Ape Slasher ‘PRIMATE’ Totally Shreds
Johannes Roberts' brutal—and brutally effective—chimp gone bad horror joint Primate champions unrelenting tension and jaw-dropping gore, making this a January horror movie plenty worth infecting yourself with.
STREAMING · DISNEY+
‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ Is a Punishing Retread With Nothing New to Add
Overlong, repetitive, and dull, 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' commits the cardinal sin of being both excessive and unnecessary, adding little to the Pandora saga and failing to justify a return…
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‘IS THIS THING ON?’ Mic Checks a Middle-Aged Marriage
Will Arnett erupts onto the screen as a real dramatic actor in Bradley Cooper’s thoughtfully funny 'Is This Thing On?', a midlife crisis story that tackles themes of commitment and…
STREAMING · HULU
‘NO OTHER CHOICE’ Is Park Chan-wook’s Darkly Comic Stand Against Humanity Becoming Replaceable
‘No Other Choice’ is an expertly constructed social satire from Park Chan-wook that harkens to its South Korean compatriot ‘Parasite’. Come for the bloody thrills, stay for the pertinent message…
STREAMING · HBO MAX
‘MARTY SUPREME’ Serves Up Another High-Tension Safdie Classic
Josh Safdie proves he was the chosen one with 'Marty Supreme', a chaos-riddled epic about a scumbag ping-pong player trying to scheme his way into proving that he's the world's…