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“Gather Around and Listen to ‘Night of the Kings’ Enthralling Stories”
One king, two king, I’m a king, you’re a king. Continue reading
“Scott Adkins’ ‘Max Cloud’ Features Some Of 2020’s Sharpest Gaming Criticism”
A strong contender for “best video game movie ever,” bless Scott Adkins. Continue reading
“‘News of the World’s Handsome, Old-Fashioned Western Is Premium Late-Career Tom Hanks”
An actor who has been good through much of his career, and great in the rest, continues striving to be better, and that’s why he’s an icon. Continue reading
“‘Promising Young Woman’ Spurns Emerald Fennell’s Promise”
I can promise you this: Unlike Dennis Harvey, I think Carey Mulligan is 100% hot enough to serve as this film’s lead. Continue reading
“‘Greenland’: A Disaster Film That Prioritizes Emotions Over Explosions”
Interrupting your regularly scheduled year-end programming for: Something surprisingly good. Continue reading
“Have ‘Another Round’ of Merriment, Melancholy and Mads Mikkelsen”
It’s a Mads, Mads, Mads, Mads world. Continue reading
“Wolfwalkers’ Unmissable Animation Makes History Magic”
Walkin’ like a wolf. Wolfin’ like a walker. Makin’ magic happen. Continue reading
“‘Small Axe: Lovers Rock’ Is an Exhilarating Triumph and a Party like No Other”
A dance movie like no other, because the dance comes second to social context. Continue reading
Review: “Sound of Metal,” 2020, dir. Darius Marder
(Note: I wrote this for another outlet but we all failed to remember that someone else reviewed it. So as to not waste the review, I’m running it here instead. Enjoy!) Darius Marder’s debut feature Sound of Metal opens with droning cacophony and nearly ends with more of the same, until his protagonist makes the … Continue reading
“‘Superintelligence’ Can’t Figure Out How To Craft A Joke, Even With Melissa McCarthy Leading The Way”
Wouldn’t you know it, there is nothing either super or intelligent about this sucker. Continue reading
“In ‘Proxima,’ Parenthood and Gender Threaten to Keep Eva Green Earthbound”
Eva Ever Green. Continue reading
“‘Run’ To Hulu For Aneesh Chaganty’s New Thriller”
Run, or don’t. I mean, it’s just playing on your television, there’s no rush. Continue reading
“‘Happiest Season’s Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis Bolster Christmas Pap with Queer Identity
Kristen Stewart is gay. Clea Duvall is gay. Mackenzie Davis is, uh, not, but she plays gay well. Christmas is now gay. You are gay. Continue reading
“‘A Rainy Day In New York’: Timothée Chalamet Stumbles In The Worst Woody Allen Feature In Years”Timot
For Christmas, all I want is for movies to stop making Timothée Chalamet happen. Continue reading
“‘Fatman’: Mel Gibson Is Grim & Gritty Santa In This Ridiculous, Entertaining Holiday Thriller”
Ah, Mel Gibson; always you wrestle inside me. Continue reading
“‘The Witches’: Anne Hathaway Casts An Exasperating Spell In Robert Zemeckis’ Dull Film”
A movie so bad I put off sharing my review on this site, and also put off sharing anything else. Continue reading
“A Father-Daughter Bond Is ‘On the Rocks’ in Sofia Coppola’s Latest”
I don’t know about you but I prefer MY Bill Murray performances neat. Continue reading
“Sing Grief’s Nursery Rhyme with ‘Koko-di Koko-da'”
A review literally a year in the making. Continue reading
“Real World or Spiritual, Horror Is Always in the Room in ‘His House'”
Whose house? His house! Who’s he? A vengeful Sudanese witch! Continue reading
