Film Reviews
CategoryMovie Review: “Yes, God, Yes”: Finally, a Horror Film About Face-to-Face Confession
Natalia Dyer stars in writer Karen Maine’s directorial debut, the story of a Catholic girl in the AOL era who’s told she can’t bop.
Review: “Ancient Caves” at the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Omnitheater Sets a New Low (In a Good Way)
“Ancient Caves” is a welcome oasis of wonder and hope in the context of clear-eyed science. It’s a triumph for the format.
Movie Review: “Call of the Wild” Stars Harrison Ford and Man’s Best CGI Friend
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George Lucas was inspired to create Chewbacca, Han Solo’s furry copilot, when he saw his wife running errands with the..
Movie Review: Six Movies “Underwater” Is Similar To But Worse Than
Director William Eubank and writers Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad fail to bring anything notably original to the screen in this derivative undersea SF.
Movie Review: Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” Has a Transcendent(alist) Sweep
Greta Gerwig’s movie is a sort of remix, conceived with a metatextual knowingness that becomes increasingly apparent as the film unfolds.
Movie Review: “Lucy in the Sky,” a Movie That Looks to the Skies When It Needs to Dig in the Dirt
In tidying Lucy’s story, Noah Hawley ends up with the worst of both worlds: a film that both makes its central character look ridiculous AND implausible.
Movie Review: “Joker” is the Most Accomplished Zero-Star Movie Ever
Todd Phillips’s “Joker” is very well-made, but it’s a very bad movie — not because of what’s onscreen, but because of what’s not.
Movie Review: “Ad Astra” Puts a Very Serious Brad Pitt In Some Very Silly Situations
The action sequences are genuinely original, and director James Gray conducts Brad Pitt through a generous array of striking SF environments.
Movie Review: “The Goldfinch” Flies Free of Narrative Logic
A juicy dive into the lasting effects of childhood trauma, the finer points of antique furniture restoration, and the bankruptcy of American expansionism.
Movie Review: “It Chapter Two”: Revenge of the Pronoun
“It Chapter Two” largely follows the model of the smash-hit original. Why is this new movie, which revisits the characters in adulthood, so often boring?
Movie Review: “Toy Story 4” is a Keeper of a Caper
With this frequently funny and visually inventive caper, Pixar’s founding franchise goes four for four — and makes some new friends.
Movie Review: “Booksmart” Updates John Hughes for the Era of Corrupt Meritocracy
What better for a time when nothing makes sense than a frothy but heartfelt romp about the stage of life when nothing EVER makes sense?