Babylon (2022)
“Welcome to the wonderful world of sound.” Years ago, during my stint as a barfly, I remember my older brother once taking our local haunt’s last call special: everything that […]
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Shotgun Wedding (2023)
“I wanna be romantic but not too corny.” As predictable as it is forgettable, Shotgun Wedding is a new and heavily formulaic streaming option that never knows what it wants to […]
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
“Maybe he just doesn’t like you anymore.” The first shot of The Banshees of Inisherin is intentional, and it has more soul and purpose than the rest of this picture does […]
You People (2023)
“We really do live in two worlds. There’s no escaping it.” You People should have worked. It has a solid pedigree, features actors with great comedic and dramatic chops, and is […]
Your Place or Mine (2023)
“I hope you find what you’re looking for.” A quick glimpse into 2003 introduces us to Peter (Ashton Kutcher) and Debbie (Reese Witherspoon), awkwardly hooking up after a night out […]
The Menu (2022)
“We’ll endeavor to make your evening as pleasant as possible.” Full of folly and fear and glazed with the false pursuit of confectionary perfection, The Menu is fun fodder worth chewing […]
The Whale (2022)
“What are you sorry about?” The Whale is a film that’s packed full of feeling. Sadness and regret, hatred and sorrow, love and longing. It’s all in there front and […]
Slumberland (2022)
“You’re just a figment of my imagination.” Full of inventive adventures, fueled by classic bedtime stories, and packing a fresh way of presenting the sleepy material in a new and […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
“Your brother is with the ancestors.” Intimate and epic. Bold, colorful, otherworldly, built with great scale and by a collective of inspired eyes. This flawed yet grieving film is rich […]
Aftersun (2022)
“You know I want you to know that you can talk to me about anything.” We hear an old camcorder against a black screen. The film is rewound and rewatched, […]
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