Movie Reviews

Sarah Pidgeon, Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders in I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summerreview: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. pass the hook to the next generation
By Jordan Hoffman
David Corenswet as Superman, Superman (2025)
Superman review: David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan soar, but the script is kryptonite
By Maureen Lee Lenker
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L to R: Luna Blaise and the T-Rex in JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH, directed by Gareth Edwards
Jurassic World Rebirth review: Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey help the franchise roar back to life
By Maureen Lee Lenker
M3GAN in M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN 2.0review: Allison Williams' robo-franchise trades splatter for spycraft in this entertaining sequel
By Jordan Hoffman
Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) in Columbia Pictures' 28 YEARS LATER
28 Years Laterreview: Danny Boyle's stylistic viral horror franchise has mutated in creative, daring new ways
By Jordan Hoffman
F1 THE MOVIE (L-r) DAMSON IDRIS as Joshua Pearce and BRAD PITT as Sonny Hayes
F1 review: Brad Pitt's racer drama has some of the best high-speed sequences ever filmed, but the script is bit of a flat tire
By Jordan Hoffman
Night Fury dragon, Toothless, and Hiccup (Mason Thames) in Universal Pictures live-action How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon review: Live-action remake doesn't breathe new life into story, but still soars
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, The Materialists
Materialistsreview:Dakota Johnson is caught between Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in a sly, yet charming romance
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Straw. Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah Wiltkinson in Straw
Straw review: Taraji P. Henson has the mother of all bad days in this Tyler Perry drama
By Jordan Hoffman
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) Official Trailer - Ana de Armas
Ballerinareview: Ana de Armas kills busloads of people in giddy, ruthless, orgy of violence
By Jordan Hoffman
KARATE KID: LEGENDS (L-R) Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio
Karate Kid: Legends review: Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio team up for lightweight sequel
By Jordan Hoffman
Natalie Portman and John Krasinski in "Fountain of Youth"
Fountain of Youthreview: John Krasinski and Natalie Portman fail to find treasure in this weak tea adventure
By Jordan Hoffman
Disney's live-action LILO & STITCH
Lilo & Stitch review: Live-action adaptation is a whimsical, heartfelt upgrade
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Jenna Ortega as Anima
Hurry Up Tomorrow review: The Weeknd's depiction of a mopey pop star is astonishingly boring
By Jordan Hoffman
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Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, Greg Tarzan Davis, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, 2025
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoningreview: Tom Cruise's latest (and last?) mission is equally baffling and awesome
By Jordan Hoffman
Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella in Nonnas.
Nonnasreview: Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, and more cook up special sauce in this good vibes Netflix comedy
By Jordan Hoffman
Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*
Thunderbolts*review: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and the gang are mostly successful at keeping the Marvel torch lit
By Jordan Hoffman
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) and Brax (Jon Bernthal) in THE ACCOUNTANT 2
The Accountant 2review:Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthalcook the books for a surprisingly fun adventure
By Jordan Hoffman
Viola Davis in G20
G20 review: President Viola Davis goes Rambo against Antony Starr's crypto bro terrorist
By Jordan Hoffman
Jason Momoa in A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Moviereview: Jason Momoa mines gold in surprisingly well-crafted adaptation
By Jordan Hoffman
'Warfare'
Warfare review: Joseph Quinn and Will Poulter suffer the horrors of combat — but to what end?
By Jordan Hoffman
Rachel Zegler as Snow White
Snow White review: Disney's best live-action remake is the fairest of them all, thanks to Rachel Zegler
By Patrick Gomez
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Red Hulk/President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD
Captain America: Brave New World review: Harrison Ford Hulk-smashes together a hodge-podge movie
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid Companion TOUT
Companionreview: Jack Quaid leads a deliciously smart comedic thriller
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) in Disney’s live-action MUFASA: THE LION KING
Mufasa: The Lion Kingreview:Disney's live-action prequel is a rather uninspiring thing
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED
Wicked review: This musical adaptation hits the right notes, but lacks visual variety
By Christian Holub
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Paul Pascal
Gladiator II review: Ridley Scott sequel is epic old-fashioned movie-making with a star turn from Paul Mescal
By Maureen Lee Lenker
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MEGALOPOLIS Trailer (2024) Adam Driver
Francis Ford Coppola'sMegalopolis is bloated and unforgivably dull
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Daniel Craig
Queer is a pretentious, if visually appealing, slog
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Jharrel Jerome as Anthony Robles in Unstoppable
Unstoppable is a schmaltzy sports drama with its heart in the right place
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Robbie Williams at TIFF
Better Man is a thoroughly unique musical biopic centered on British pop star Robbie Williams
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Hugh Grant from Heretic
Hugh Grant bedevils inHeretic, a theological debate wrapped in horror trappings
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Order Jude Law
Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult face off in solid crime thrillerThe Order
By Maureen Lee Lenker
All of You Imogen Poots and Brett Goldstein
Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots devastate in romantic dramaAll of You
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Amy Adams in Nightbitch
Amy Adams dominates inNightbitch, a wholly original take on primal motherhood
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Eden Ron Howard Behind-The-Scenes
Eden is an uneven survival drama with compelling performances from Jude Law and Daniel Brühl
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Last Showgirl Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson sparkles in poignant Las Vegas tale ofThe Last Showgirl
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Room Next Door Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton probe friendship and death in pensiveThe Room Next Door
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Substance Demi Moore
The Substance is a piercing indictment of society's attitude toward women's aging told via body horror
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Cut Orlando Bloom
InThe Cut, Orlando Bloom transforms into a washed-up prizefighter in an otherwise overwrought boxing drama
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Angelina Jolie in Maria
Mariais an exquisitely crafted tone poem with Angelina Jolie enacting Maria Callas' final days
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Saturday Night
Saturday Night is an adrenaline-fueled nostalgia trip with pitch-perfect casting
By Maureen Lee Lenker
emilia Perez
Emilia Pérez is a joyfully erratic opera swirled with a soapy melodrama
By Maureen Lee Lenker
piano Lesson
August Wilson'sThe Piano Lesson receives a haunting film adaptation
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Conclave
Ralph Fiennes leads a riveting religious thriller inConclave
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in 'Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel gets a staggering, abstract adaptation inNickel Boys
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Saoirse Ronan appears in The Outrun by Nora Finscheidt
WithThe Outrun, Saoirse Ronan reminds us why she's one of the greatest working actresses
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Sebastian Stan transforms into Donald Trump in first look at 'The Apprentice'
The Apprentice is a riveting if familiar account of Donald Trump's years spent at Roy Cohn's knee
By Maureen Lee Lenker
BIRD
Andrea Arnold offers up another tale of social realism with mixed results inBird
By Maureen Lee Lenker
the friend
Naomi Watts gives a poignantly paw-sitive take on grief inThe Friend
By Maureen Lee Lenker
TOUT ANORA, Mikey Madison, 2024
Anoramarks Sean Baker's most earnest depiction of sex work yet
By Maureen Lee Lenker
TOUT: The PIECE BY PIECE Trailer is Here | Pharrell Williams
Piece by Piece is a by-the-brick documentary that tells Pharrell's story with animated whimsy
By Maureen Lee Lenker
The Union
Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry'sThe Union delivers a capable action-comedy without requiring overtime
By Jordan Hoffman
Cailee Spaeny in ALIEN: ROMULUS
Alien: Romuluslaunches Cailee Spaeny into winning gross-out orbit
By Jordan Hoffman
TRAP
Traplacks the heft of some of M. Night Shyamalan’s best films, but none of the thrills
By Jordan Hoffman
(L-R): Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
Deadpool & Wolverineis relentlessly irritating, with cheap jokes instead of stake
By Jordan Hoffman
Longlegs
Longlegsdelivers on creepy tone, with a side order of wacky Nicolas Cage
By Jordan Hoffman
Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Javi (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler (Glen Powell)
Twistersis hot, dumb, and fun — like a great summer movie should be
By Jordan Hoffman
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fchases cheap nostalgia over creativity
By Jordan Hoffman
Lupita Nyong'o as Samira in A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day Onefinds touching moments between the silent scares
By Jordan Hoffman
Kevin Costner Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
Kevin Costner'sHorizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 takes 3 hours to clear the stable
By Jordan Hoffman
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2adds new emotions, but it’s the same old story
By Jordan Hoffman
FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA
George Miller's Furiosa is not as good as Fury Road, but it's still uniquely thrilling
By Christian Holub
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in KINDS OF KINDNESS.
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos' trippy third collaboration Kinds of Kindness is not our favourite
By Maureen Lee Lenker
Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in director Sam Taylor-Johnson's BACK TO BLACK
Amy Winehouse biopicBack to Black is exploitative and tone-deaf
By Maureen Lee Lenker
(L-R): Noa (played by Owen Teague) , Freya Allan as Nova and Raka (played by Peter Macon) in 20th Century Studios' KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
The lavishKingdom of the Planet of the Apesintroduces a new primate protagonist
By Devan Coggan
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy turns the summer blockbuster into an earnest love letter to the movies
By Maureen Lee Lenker