In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.
Part geeky circle-jerk, part eye-boggling hootenanny, and part arresting Spielbergian adventure cinema, 'Ready Player One' ascends its humdrum chapter book roots to champion a director with an unmatched eye for…
Max Winkler’s dirty-minded ‘Flowers’ is rude and sweet and offputting and bitterly funny - while featuring an absolutely star-making turn from Zoey Deutch - though it’s got enough narrative quirk…
A suspiciously similar cousin to 'A Monster Calls', 'I Kill Giants' attempts to hem a tragic coming-of-age story into a metaphorical journey of loss that involves a child’s overactive imagination and,…
A super serum of irreverent whimsy and heartfelt friendships, rife with topical political undercurrents about inclusion and nationalism, Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ is one exceedingly pleasant and gorgeously animated…
Alicia Vikander proves more than worthy of filling the shoes of Lara Croft in this hit-and-miss adaptation of the video game character. Despite a killer leading lady, a few strong…
The startling and commanding debut film from Cory Finley ‘Thoroughbreds’ gives a fresh coat of black paint to the teen thriller genre, mixing bleak comedy into one of cinema’s darkest…
Well-intentioned and good-hearted ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ is a gaudy bore, Ava DuVernay’s House of Mouse experiment both superficially busy and thematically hollow, rushing from flashy plot point to plot…
Eli Roth’s remake of 'Death Wish' is rote, redundant, reductive work, poorly paced and overstuffed with lazy performances and bad dialogue. Worse still, it romanticizes gun violence and vigilantism, paying…
‘Annihilation’ marries elements of smart science fiction and toe-curling stabs of horror to tell a heady, intellectual creation myth that dares to challenge conventional ideas of human superiority and evolutionary…
‘Black Panther’ is a historic landmark of representation and inclusion on the big screen and has many elements to celebrate, most notably its kick-ass cast and many production marvels. The…