“Brand New Day is the first live action Spider-Man film since the end of Sam Raimi’s trilogy to not take its audience for granted…It is the first MCU film in years to inspire genuine childlike glee in me.”
Read More“Araki visualizes I Want Your Sex with the vibrance and color he brought to Smiley Face and Nowhere. It mirrors the blissful serotonin boost that Elliot receives through playful subjugation.”
Read More“Some will accuse it of chasing the trite trend of “horror movies about grief and trauma” and that is somewhat true, but instead of supplementing that with esoteric arthouse scares, it smashes a classic horror franchise into one of those stories to create a thrilling combination that feels fresh.”
Read More“Couture is the type of film that entirely relies on your buy-in to its’ bleak world building.”
Read More“‘Toy Story’ has gone from a millennial childhood staple to a life affirming saga that has cemented a unique creative voice for a second era of storytelling with this fifth entry.”
Read More“Blue Film is a fascinating and nonjudgmental exploration of a dynamic that seems impossible to portray with anything but venom.”
Read More“The ensuing spectacle is an equally paranoid and optimistic ride that is both fueled and hindered by Spielberg’s aging sensibility.”
Read More“Carolina Caroline is delightfully old school in many aspects but at heart, it’s true thrills simply come from watching Weaving and Gallner take each other in.”
Read More“If Travolta wanted to spin boyhood tales for the rest of his career, I would welcome it. It’s immensely respectable to see an industry legend make a directorial debut at seventy two that is completely uncompromising in its vision.”
Read More“Even though Over Your Dead Body feels somewhat afraid to truly reckon with its’ central couple’s toxic relationship, it is still wildly entertaining to watch them hash it out.”
Read More“Sometimes network TV episodes escape containment and become substandard action flicks like Fuze.”
Read More“The Christophers is effortlessly crafted.”
Read More“Mile End Kicks may not feature the most layered people in the world but that fact in itself captures 2011 culture vividly.”
Read More“It doesn’t always sing in key but its ideas are bold enough to carry the tune.”
Read More“…it still feels so completely in spirit with the Nintendo; it’s an innocent excuse to let your brain cells float in zero gravity.”
Read More“Rose Byrne continues her streak of forceful, unglamorous performances in Tow following career best work in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.”
Read More“Obsession is an early contender for best horror film of the year.”
Read More“Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a perfectly satisfying if entirely unremarkable redux of the original with just barely enough new wrinkles to feel worthwhile.”
Read More“It just could’ve been so much better if Carney had played to his screenwriting strengths and given us a dynamic centered around a deep and quickly growing friendship.”
Read More“Family Movie is at its’ most entertaining when it is existing at some divine intersection between The Studio and Serial Mom. It is a delight to watch the stressful on-set machinations of an indie film shooting on a quaint family farm.”
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