Reviews

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters Friday, March 1 Kind of like a rock concert that blasts the enamel off your teeth despite an overzealous and extended version of “Moby Dick” halfway through, Dune: Part 2 is the full, blissful, challenging, comprehensive, and exhaustive artistic experience. A mesmerizing visual feast brimming with the absolute […]

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[Rating: Minor Rock Fist Down] In Theaters and on VOD Friday, February 9 A patchy collection of road trip horror stories buttressed by a vaguely coherent emotional thru-line, Willie and Me feels less like a fully realized movie and more like a hazy first draft. Devoid of any humor, character growth, or relatable conflict, the […]

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Matthew Vaughn shoots for the moon in ‘Argylle,’ one of the oddest, dumbest, absurdly entertaining yet predictable movies of the year—so far, I guess.

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A competent and technically proficient “who can you trust?” thriller, “I.S.S.” is a conflict movie in search of character.

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Frankenstein’s Monster takes a holiday to discover herself.

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‘American Fiction’ is a refutation of any kind of performative art that claims to serve something or someone without listening to them.

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‘Ferrari’ is a mixed bag of uneven performances arranged by a casting department without an atlas and a script without a compass.

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Cooper throws the whole bag of awards season tricks at the wall in ‘Maestro,’ sacrificing visual and thematic cohesion to the artistic shotgun approach.

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Haunting, stark, and honest in ways that movies rarely dare to be, ‘The Zone of Interest’ is as merciless as its featured characters.

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Disney’s 100th Wish comes to life! But is the magic there?

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The Capital is hungry for more, and a prequel at that!

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The Trolls get the band back together and the results are better than you might think.

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‘Rustin’ is a fitting, though sometimes uneven, tribute to a man more than worthy of some credit for his work behind history’s curtain.

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Spending Christmas with the ones you absolutely hate! Bring on good tidings.

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A fragment of a good idea burdened by a lack of company, ‘Screwdriver’ has only one storytelling move and little else to support even that.

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