Movie Reviews

Now, this is what superhero sequels should be like – a radical deepening of emotional and thematic material accompanied by enough style and visual flair to tie it all together. Sure, some of the Marvel Cinematic and DC Extended Universes (along with some other similar comic book-themed franchises) get it right from time to time, […]

The Little Mermaid has always been both a good memory and problematic for me. It was a good memory because of the people I watched it with and the Howard Ashman/Alan Menken songs we wouldn’t stop singing for years. Problematic because, well, the film’s “change everything you are to get the boy” message isn’t exactly […]

How do you know too much is finally enough? You make and release Fast X. The series excess – which started with the bombastic finale of the franchise-reviving Fast Five – has finally become more of a hindrance than an attraction. In the hands of journeyman director Louis Leterrier, this excess has become a dulled […]

Art either exposes the frailty of humanity or pushes us to follow our better angels. No matter what it is – from the earliest cave paintings to Minor Threat songs to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – all any piece of art hopes to do is to make something larger than ourselves by putting […]

Having a wife who’s a doula can be very informative, especially when it comes to film or television depictions of birth and the events surrounding it, from baby showers to prenatal visits. When I get to watch screenings with Jenn – who’s attended over 500 births – I always get the scoop on how real […]

What are movies at their very basic but images projected on a screen with accompanying sound? It’s just light reflected into our eyes. But it takes a gifted filmmaker to use every inch of that canvas and every decibel afforded to them, and to use it well. Ari Aster is one such filmmaker, whose stories, […]