Category: Reviews

The new Aladdin, directed by English film lad Guy Ritchie (Snatch), is unnecessary even by the standards of unnecessary remakes. It […]

As horror premises go, “What if Superman were a sociopath?” is among the best I’ve heard lately. Brightburn, a scruffy, nasty, […]

I don’t think that Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) — the lovable weird-girl protagonists of Booksmart — would begrudge […]

The true story that Trial by Fire is based on, told by David Grann in a 2009 New Yorker article, is fascinating […]

A lot of great art has been made about random but life-changing interactions between total strangers. Richard Linklater’s ’90s indie romance […]

John Wick’s first line of dialogue in John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum is an instruction to a taxi driver: “The […]

Stay with me here. A Dog’s Journey is a sequel to A Dog’s Purpose (2017), both based on novels by W. […]

(On Netflix.) The premise behind Wine Country is that SNL alumnae Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, and Ana Gasteyer, and […]

(In theaters and on Netflix.) It was inevitable that a former teen star from the Disney Channel would eventually play a […]

Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin’s 1972 double-album of gospel songs, was the top-selling record of her career and the bestselling live gospel […]

In theory, I would absolutely love to see a comedy starring Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, and Rhea Perlman that hits out […]

The story and premise of The Hustle are so elegant in their simplicity that it’s no surprise this film has already […]