The cantankerous old man in me desperately wants to dismiss Austin Butler the way that my parents’ generation chose to preemptively dismiss Brad Pitt. I
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Honey Don’t! – a slight, hilarious sunshine noir
Margaret Qualley is a goddamn superstar. She commands the screen for every second she’s on it in Honey Don’t!, the latest film from writer/director Ethan
Highest 2 Lowest – Spike Lee’s latest is really bad until it’s really good
One of my favorite aspects of Spike Lee’s decidedly unsubtle filmmaking is that sometimes this lack of subtlety manifests as earnest cheesiness. Lee is a
I Like to Movie Movie episode 272 – Superman!
Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the latest iteration of the OG superhero, and he’s here to fight for truth,
Weapons – a batsh*t insane instant classic
Weapons is the scariest funny movie and the funniest scary movie I’ve seen in quite some time. Horror and comedy have always been joined at
Eddington – I don’t know how to review this incredible film so you’re getting this essay instead
I absolutely must get off of social media. No matter how good my intentions, no matter how strong my resolve, eventually I will fall down
Superman – The Big Blue Boy Scout soars high once again!
A new Superman movie is always cause for celebration and speculation. Like Batman and Bond, every new iteration of the character comes with a new
Jurassic World: Rebirth – Stop, stop! He’s already dead!
I’m normally the type to respond to films like Jurassic World: Rebirth with a resigned “what did you expect?” I can usually shrug my shoulders
F1®: The Movie – a broadly entertaining blockbuster with a lot of heart and no brain
Due to what I imagine is some sort of copyright issue, members of the press (that’s me!) have been instructed to only refer to F1®
28 Years Later – a rare late sequel that refuses to retread the same material
It’s been 25 years since 28 Days Later, so the math almost checks out on 28 Years Later, the second sequel to the “fast zombies”