‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: Keanu Attains Action Nirvana
Look, let’s just put all our cards on the (high) table. Yes, John Wick: Chapter 4 is 169 minutes long. Any one of its many (many) set pieces...
‘Tetris’ Review: The Pieces of This Story Mostly Fall Into Place
Part of the brilliance of Tetris (the game, not the movie) is that it is elemental; it can be understood by anyone anywhere at almost any age. It doesn’t cast...
Dungeons & Dragons Review: Fantasy Meets Funny in New Blockbuster
According to the Wall Street Journal, A-list action stars like Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, and Jason Statham now ask for clauses in their film contracts that...
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: A Not-So-Super Adaptation
It would be very instructive to watch a double feature of the new Super Mario Bros. Movie and the live-action Super Mario Bros. from 1993. Together they offer a...
‘Air’ Review: A Biopic With Real Sole
One specific moment in Ben Affleck’s Air won me over for good. A down-on-his-luck Nike recruiter named Sonny Vaccaro has bet his career, and the careers of...
‘Guardians Vol. 3’ Review: Marvel’s Best Movie in Years
In the first 30 years of his existence, Rocket Raccoon appeared in a total of ten Marvel comics. Not ten different storylines, not ten different Rocket...
‘The Hypnosis’ Review: Norwegian Satire Skewers Start-Up Culture – Karlovy Vary Int’l Film Festival
Norwegian cinema has been enjoying a moment lately, what with Joachim Trier’s crowdpleasing The Worst Person in the World pulling up to Drive My...
‘Fast X’ Review: A Once-Great Franchise Running on Fumes
The most complex concept every devised by humankind is the timeline of the Fast & Furious movies.How much time has passed for the characters...