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'Argylle': Just ... No. Feb. 02, 2024
The awfulness of "Argylle" is so nearly complete that one regrets even having to mention the movie's... Read More
'The Sweet East' and 'Fitting In': Simon Rex Adrift in the Old Weird America, and Maddie Ziegler in a New Kind of Body Horror Jan. 26, 2024
"The Sweet East" harkens back to an earlier era of indie filmmaking — maybe as far back as the... Read More
The Other 'Dune': The Return of David Lynch's 'Masterpiece in Disarray' Jan. 19, 2024
"Dune" is back, have you heard? No, not just the new one, with Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, Part O... Read More
'American Fiction': The Great Awokening Jan. 12, 2024
Anyone sufficiently marinated in the 24/7 stew of tabloid news will know that Black Americans, when ... Read More
'The Good Boss': Funny Business Sep. 02, 2022
The Spanish actor Javier Bardem has scored some of his biggest commercial successes playing psychos ... Read More
'Abandoned': Michael Shannon Gets Ghosted Jun. 17, 2022
Two things to do if you find yourself in a spooky house with the windows nailed shut, creepy weeping... Read More
'The Innocents': The Kids Are All Wrong May. 13, 2022
Most evil-kid movies — "The Omen," "The Exorcist," the "Village of the Damned" films, and on a... Read More
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness': Everything All At Once May. 06, 2022
Arriving less than five months after "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the new "Doctor Strange in the Multi... Read More
'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' and 'The Northman': Nicolas Cage Back in Action and Alexander Skarsgard Howling at the Moon Apr. 22, 2022
Why do we love Nicolas Cage? How could we not? Like the protagonist of "Drive Angry," one of his man... Read More
'Ambulance': Action Central Apr. 08, 2022
Jake Gyllenhaal kinda ruins the new Michael Bay movie, "Ambulance." Not by dint of any particular th... Read More
'Everything Everywhere All at Once': Speed Demons Mar. 25, 2022
There's so much going on in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" — and it goes on so relentless... Read More
'Deep Water': Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Stuck in a Murderous Marriage Mar. 18, 2022
Ben Affleck shuffles through the moral murk of "Deep Water" like a man with a minor head injury. But... Read More
'The Batman': Pro and Con Mar. 04, 2022
PRO: "The Batman" is a great action movie. Not that there's a lot of action in it — the stor... Read More
'Kimi': Zoe Kravitz in Steven Soderbergh's Tough Little Cyber Thriller Feb. 18, 2022
One of the several small pleasures of "Kimi," the new Steven Soderbergh movie, is the stylish ease w... Read More
'Moonfall': In Space No One Can Hear You Blowing Money Feb. 04, 2022
The new space-disaster movie "Moonfall" comes with crucial warnings clearly posted. First of all, it... Read More
'The King's Daughter': Many Moments Too Soon Jan. 21, 2022
The year is 1684. The place, France. The king, Pierce Brosnan. This is probably not a French histor... Read More
'Shattered': January Movie Alert Jan. 14, 2022
"Shattered" is a generic crazy-lady thriller that's almost charming in its lack of ambition. There's... Read More
'Licorice Pizza': Squalls of Flak Suddenly Surround One of the Year's Most Lovable Movies Dec. 31, 2021
Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" may not be a full-on coming-of-age classic; it's a little di... Read More
'Nightmare Alley': Going Down Again Dec. 17, 2021
Bradley Cooper might not be anybody's first pick to star in a latter-day film noir. He seems too war... Read More
'Red Rocket': Life After Porn Dec. 03, 2021
Mikey Saber is a cock of the walk in the LA porn business. Or was. After 17 years, he's worn out his... Read More
