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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE: Brisk Start For Franchise Two-Parter
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE: Brisk Start For Franchise Two-Parter

Dead Reckoning Part One is a vigorous dose of action filmmaking at its finest.

Away from the Hype: MORBIUS
Away from the Hype: MORBIUS

Morbius was a double failure at the box office because its lead is boring, its plot is derivative, and its marketing tried its damnedest to trick audiences.

THE OUT-LAWS: A Criminal Offense
THE OUT-LAWS: A Criminal Offense

The Out-Laws is a workable piece of entertainment, yet will struggle to be a film audiences remember after its release.

Inquiring Minds: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
Inquiring Minds: THE TRUMAN SHOW (25th Anniversary Edition)

The Truman Show manages to be inspiring and disturbing simultaneously, a symbiosis that is rarely seen.

THE BEAR Season Two: An Elevated Experience
THE BEAR Season Two: An Elevated Experience

This series comes back for a season two with an entertaining entry that shows an improvement over the first both in writing and performances.

INDIANA AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY: A Messy but Loving Last Crack of the Whip
INDIANA AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY: A Messy but Loving Last Crack of the Whip

Dial of Destiny is not perfect, with noticeable flaws, but it is also very entertaining, exciting, and well-acted.

Horrific Inquiry: THE RING (2002)

It may not stand against the test of time in all that it has to deliver, but The Ring still proves to audiences why it never sleeps. 

RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN: Cute Coming-Of-Age Story In Shallow Waters
RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN: Cute Coming-Of-Age Story In Shallow Waters

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken doesn’t make a huge splash, but it does tread well enough to be an enduring animated film for those still in the kiddie pool.

ASTEROID CITY: What's Behind Wes Anderson's Curtain
ASTEROID CITY: What’s Behind Wes Anderson’s Curtain

Asteroid City is stylistically undifferentiated from most of Anderson’s recent output but it does take the audience behind the curtain.

ASTEROID CITY: An Exercise In Acting Disinterested
ASTEROID CITY: An Exercise In Acting Disinterested

From Fantastic Mr. Fox to The French Dispatch, something strange and different happens every time and Asteroid City is no different.

LYNCH/OZ: I Don’t Know Where We’re Going

Lynch/Oz is a very film 101 documentary, one which aims to open doors for the performer, lover, and cinema enigma that is Lynch.

Horrific Inquiry: THE EVIL DEAD (1981)

Evil Dead is brutally violent and unrelentingly gory, yet it is also the work of an artist with a passion for the craft.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: MINTED

While Minted presents intrigue in both the product and the artists behind them, it struggles to become a cohesive unity of art and information.

A Century In Cinema: A WOMAN OF PARIS (1923)
A Century In Cinema: A WOMAN OF PARIS (1923)

A Woman of Paris is a romantic drama that is equal parts engaging and tragic, with performances that are as impactful today as they were a century ago.

Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE
Tribeca Film Festival 2023: THE SPACE RACE

The Space Race captures the journey of space flight though the unrelenting spirit and resilience of the black community.