The Movie Reviews

After breaking into the mainstream and nabbing a best directing nom at the 2022 Oscars, “Drive My Car” director Ryusuke Hamaguchi kept the ball rol…

Trust me, at this point I’ve scanned through every valid point of criticism of Jon M. Chau’s $150 million Broadway play adaptation. It’s overlong. …

Though we still hold out hope that the Coen brothers can patch things up and work side-by-side sooner rather than later, having both estranged sibl…

If like us, you’re a person of simple pleasures who gets a real kick out of watching dudes clashing fists, throwing punches, and beating each other…

Animation fans were eating good in 2024: This was the year of “The Wild Robot”, “Flow”, “The War of the Rohirrim”, “Inside Out 2”, and another Wall…

Though considerably more out-there than your average Oscar bait, all the hoopla and pearl-clutching about the spicy sex scenes in “Poor Things” doe…

In 2024, audiences were treated with not one but two darkly comic cautionary tales about the perils of the pursuit of beauty. Much like Demi Moore’…

Back in January, sophomore writer-director Jane Schoenbrun kicked things off in striking fashion and earned glowing praise at Sundance with this ’9…

In what shaped out to be one of the most unlikely underdog stories of last fall, this old-fashioned courtroom drama directed by Clint Eastwood, now…

He got the cover of Variety magazine, became a fashion icon after absolutely rocking those plaid tennis shorts in “Challengers”, and landed promine…

A proven hand at creepy, blood-curling thrillers that start slow but furiously dig their way into your consciousness, trailblazing Japanese visiona…

If you’re looking for a feel-good family watch or perhaps a palette cleanser that will lift your spirits and make you swoon at the screen after makin…

In following in F.W. Murnau and Werner Herzog’s footsteps to take a stab at the time-honored vampire tale based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic novel,…

We’ve reached a point in time where movies set in the late-aughts are technically period pieces now, which truth be told, makes one feel positively…

If watching him outrun tornadoes opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones in last summer’s “Twister” legacy sequel didn’t fully sell you on Glen Powell’s leading…

When word got out that a “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel was in the works, it was reasonable to be a little skeptical. After all, how can you top a fi…

Writer-director Sean Baker’s knack for small-scale drama and unyielding empathy for social outcasts and working-class heroes comes through loud and c…

As the public discourse around sex in movies (or lack thereof) raged on throughout the year — seemingly confirming our growing suspicion that Gen Z…

Where to begin with Coralie Fargeat’s skin-crawling, gleefully subversive, and unpredictably wild showbiz satire? Like a feature-length Twilight Zo…

The best movie of the year got off to a bumpy start. Initially, it was supposed to release all the way back in November 2023 but got pushed back am…