‘SUPERMAN’ Makes CBMs Fun Again
'Superman' returns to the big screen in mostly triumphant fashion. David Corenswet makes a strong impression as 2025’s new Man of Steel, while James Gunn proves himself an intriguing steward…
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‘JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH’ Another Careless, Lumbering Corpse of IP Resurrection
It’s barely been three years since the last bad Jurassic World movie, but Gareth Edwards’ latest somehow manages to remind us just how far this franchise has fallen with 'Jurassic…
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F1’s Big-Screen Thrills Slicked by a Boneheaded Script
Joseph Kosinski trades in fighter jets for Formula One in this try-hard summer blockbuster. It has all the hallmarks of an impressive summer event-style movie — big stars, flashy production…
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‘MATERIALISTS’ Is a Hallmark Movie in Faux Prestige Trappings
A trainwreck of a rom-com that seems to have learned all the wrong lessons from what 'Past Lives' did right, 'Materialists' is poorly acted, weakly written, and directed with little…
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Competent Live-Action ‘HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON’ Is a Shot-for-Shot Remake Absent Its Own Merit
'How to Train Your Dragon' is perhaps the most faithful live-action remake I’ve ever seen. Beat by beat, shot by shot, line by line. Literally the same score. Same director.…
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‘THE LIFE OF CHUCK’ Contains Multitudes
Mike Flanagan adapts a not-so-scary Stephen King story to tremendous effect with 'The Life of Chuck', crafting an ethereal, poetic drama that juxtaposes the vastness of time and the universe…
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‘DANGEROUS ANIMALS’: Sharks and Serial Killers, Oh My!
Sean Bryne is back in the horror trenches with 'Dangerous Animals', a genre mash-up that pins its victims between hungry sharks and a psychotic serial killer played with manic madness…
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‘BALLERINA’ Floats like a Butterfly, Stings like a Flamethrower
Ana de Armas is a welcome new face (successor?) in the John Wick universe as a freshly minted female assassin on her own vengeance trail. The highs and lows should…
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‘THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME’ Another Charming, Frothy Anderson Diorama
Wes Anderson is back to his whimsical quirks with The Phoenician Scheme, a welcome-enough addition to his illustrious second act as a manicured, highbrow comedy filmmaker. The cast is A-list,…
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‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING’ Sees One Last Sunrise
A fitting sendoff, 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' represents everything the mega-franchise has come to represent in its nearly thirty-year run. The over-the-top plotting and loose editorial prowess keeps…