Film Reviews
If Beale Street Could Talk is an ode to young love, a tragedy about injustice, a poetic depiction of the loss of innocence, and so much more.
Adam McKay’s Vice is at its best when it mixes information with entertainment and leaves out all of the preaching.
Paris, Texas readily evokes a bit of the ruggedness of the Old West, reflecting the degradation of this vast country as much as the austere beauty.
Between Worlds has potential in its more surreal moments, but it never utilizes the tension and conflict that could come from this story.
Even the creative use of an iconic object of terror doesn’t help to elevate Scarecrows above any other generic slasher.
The American Meme is a fascinating close-up on the lives of memes and the confounding value they have in the digital world.
“It Takes You Away” takes us to another foreign land, where the story is at times weak, but the script is always punchy and progressive, with unexpected twists, moths, and frogs throughout.
As a stylistic achievement of world-building, the animated saga Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is just bursting at the seams with an infectious energy that can barely be contained by a single film.
Yes, It’s a Wonderful Life is wholeheartedly a festive classic of the highest order, but it is, more importantly, a lesson that teaches us true richness cannot be determined by wealth.
Elliot the Littlest Reindeer may distract a two year old for a couple of hours, but it’s definitely not a Christmas movie for the whole family to enjoy.
Mortal Engines clearly understands its source material, which makes for a fantastic first act, but has trouble successfully adapting it, resulting in the rest of the film being lackluster.
Mary Poppins Returns is the uninspired cash-in Disney have become synonymous with, posessing none of the endearing strangeness of the 1964 original.
If viewers thought Riverdale’s dynamic quartet are in dark places now, there is a strong sense that things are about to get much, much worse.
Jingle all the Way is undeniably a trashy film, but it’s hard to beat the comedy of Arnold Schwarzenegger running around town fighting his way to purchase a Turbo Man action figure.
A mostly forgettable endeavor, The Possession of Hannah Grace is a misfire and a reminder of just what happens when you take a similar concept and do it better.