In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.
Julianne Moore is easy to adore in Sebastián Lelio’s nuanced tale of dating divorcées though ‘Gloria Bell’ lacks the distinction, and falls short of earning a place among great tales…
Though it takes few creative risks, ‘Captain Marvel’ is the MCU’s first big step towards gender equality and makes the blending of its first leading female superhero into its male-dominated…
A purified blast of masterfully refined schlock, Climax is a depraved and largely unpleasant experience that boasts technical genius, a roaring soundtrack and wholly authentic performances. It’s at once impossible…
A bittersweet capstone to the 'How to Train Your Dragon' trilogy boasts remarkable animation but a muted and surprisingly straight-forward story with fewer emotional highs and more comedic lows. A disappointing…
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Emmet and his brick buddies return for an intergalactic sequel that pummels audiences with a frenetic onslaught of poppy amusement, losing some of the original crackle of its forebearer but making…
Over-the-top name aside, ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot’ betrays the shlock of its title to deliver a middling meditative on the long-term outcome of violence that…
Jonas Åkerlund’s ‘Lords of Chaos’ uses the true story of the 80’s Norwegian black metal scene to spotlight a morally bankrupt subculture given to astonishing extremism and heinous crime. Though…
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ is a massive-scale sci-fi soap that reflects the technical perfection one can expect with James Cameron’s involvement that also smuggles in his taste for stilted dialogue and…
Even if you erase the messy gender politics and aggressively anti-feminist bent of 'Miss Bala', you’re still left with little more than a mildly watchable action movie defined by unremarkable…