"The Underdoggs" is essentially a “comfort” movie that is neither provocative nor notable, but instead entertains just enough to get by.
There are worse sports movies that "The Boys in the Boat," and probably worse World War II-era films. But that might be the film’s biggest problem.
The disappointing mediocrity of "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" may have set a new low for the DCECU that it is unlikely to climb out of at any point s...[Read More]
Yorgos Lantimos' "Poor Things" is a funny, original and gorgeously filmed steampunk fantasy that gives Emma Stone one of the best showcases of her car...[Read More]
With "The Iron Claw," writer-director Sean Durkin delivers an emotional piledriver of a movie and directs Zac Efron to the best performance of his car...[Read More]
Aspiring to be nothing more than a pleasant diversion for families, "Migration" overcomes its familiarity with warmth, humor and colorful animation.
Whip-smart and very funny, "American Fiction" is a great spotlight for Jeffery Wright and announces a new cinematic voice in writer-director Cord Jeff...[Read More]
Don't be fooled by the playful camp of "May December." It might seem salacious on the surface, but Todd Haynes' latest is a complex character study.
"Silent Night," the first American film from action maestro John Woo in 20 years, is one of the most mean-spirited, ugly and regressive movies in a lo...[Read More]
For Disney's 100th birthday, it releases "Wish," a reheat of classic tropes and themes, and one of the most disappointing animated films in its canon.
Director Ridley Scott's new film "Napoleon" makes for a far more sweeping tale of tragedy and romance than has been attempted before with regards to t...[Read More]
Emerald Fennell's "Saltburn" is a gorgeously filmed and brilliantly acted bit of provocation, hampered by a script that doesn't quite know what it wan...[Read More]