WELCOME TO MARWEN: Zemeckis By Way Of Doll Horror

Welcome to Marwen is an unfortunately shallow endeavor, with trite dialogue and a saccahrine portrait of very serious issues.

DUMPLIN': Pure, Dolly Parton-flavoured Comfort Food
DUMPLIN’: Pure, Dolly Parton-flavoured Comfort Food

As if to reject beauty’s notoriously food-phobic reputation once and for all, Dumplin’ is pure visual comfort food.

RIVERDALE "Outbreak" (S3E8): Riverdale Faces The Apocalypse In A Satisfying Mid-Season Finale
RIVERDALE “Outbreak” (S3E8): Riverdale Faces The Apocalypse In A Satisfying Mid-Season Finale

The Riverdale mid-season finale has arrived, leaving the future of Riverdale and its inhabitants terrifyingly uncertain.

DOCTOR WHO (S11E10) "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos": Much-Needed Closure Finally Found For Season Finale
DOCTOR WHO (S11E10) “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”: Much-Needed Closure Finally Found For Season Finale

Episode 10 brings Whittaker’s first Doctor Who season to a close, and after her first series of expeditions, it is clear that the writers have struggled to balance a female Doctor.

DESTROYER: Grinding To Glory
DESTROYER: Grinding To Glory

Kidman and Kusama work impeccably together in Destroyer to create an anti-heroine who can shoulder the weight of a familiar genre while rarely giving in to easy tropes.

THE SERPENT’S EGG: Misfire in Exile or Post-German Expressionist Curio?
THE SERPENT’S EGG: Misfire In Exile Or Post-German Expressionist Curio?

We take a retrospective look at Ingmar Bergman’s The Serpent’s Egg, which many view as a misfire from the director, but could be seen more favorably through another light.

Why THE HOLIDAY Is The Perfect Embodiment Of The Christmas Rom-Com Craze
Why THE HOLIDAY Is The Perfect Embodiment Of The Christmas Rom-Com Craze

The Holiday is expertly crafted wish fulfillment of the highest level, exhibiting the very best of what can be gleaned from such an unabashedly feel-good genre.

PICK OF THE LITTER: A Simple, But Still Heartwarming “Dogumentary”
PICK OF THE LITTER: A Simple, But Still Heartwarming “Dogumentary”

Pick of the Litter is a sweet and simple film about animals that doesn’t place any of them in peril – so it’s pretty much a winner.

HOME ALONE 2: Kevin McCallister’s Tricks For A Sequel

Home Alone 2 does offer holiday charm, cheekiness, and sass that makes you love your family even when you wish you never belonged with them on Christmas Eve.

AQUAMAN: Mythological Madness Reigns In Ridiculous Underwater Epic
AQUAMAN: Mythological Madness Reigns In Ridiculous Underwater Epic

Aquaman is not really a bad movie by DC’s standards, but it is the weirdest thing they’ve made in recent years by a country mile – and not always in a good way.

HOME ALONE: Still The Silver Tuna
HOME ALONE: Still The Silver Tuna

The charisma of Macaulay Culkin matched with the intelligent script by John Hughes makes Home Alone the definitive holiday story that it is, appealing to all ages.

BACK ROADS: Alex Pettyfer Makes A Name For Himself At The Helm

A well-acted, mostly captivating, and wholly unpredictable noir, Back Roads is an impressive directorial debut for Pettyfer, who pulls double-duty in his strongest screen performance yet.

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE: Christmas Musical Is Gory, Charming & Downright Delightful

Anna and the Apocalypse is a roller-coaster of inspired madness, great music, and surprising emotional weight.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation isn't the finest Xmas movie you'll ever see, but it's disarmingly heartfelt at times.
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION: The Holidays Gone Awry

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation isn’t the finest Xmas movie you’ll ever see, but it’s disarmingly heartfelt at times.

SWIPED: Misguided Satire of Dating in the Digital Age
SWIPED: Misguided Satire Of Dating In The Digital Age

Swiped is a satire that misses the mark, and comes across as a rather dated look at relationships and the differences between men and women.