Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
“The key is only the beginning.” There’s a missing wheel and fifth gear and a deeper meaning to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One holding this film back. […]
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F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
“This is who we are.” Not since I was in the 4th grade – back when 2001’s The Fast and the Furious served as the inaugural linchpin to this now […]
Joker (2019)
“For my whole life, I didn’t know if I really even existed.” Joker descends on clown for hire Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) painting his face in a lit makeup mirror. […]
Vice (2018)
“The idea is to win.” In what’s sure to be one of the most divisive, experimental, imperfect yet vital films of 2018, Vice is essentially a highbrow, cinematic instructional guide to the […]
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
“Which side are you on?” Some movies are short but linger like zombies who just won’t quit. Others feel long because the road they travel is far too ambitious and […]
First Man (2018)
“We need to fail down here so we don’t fail up there.” You don’t fall in love with a picture like First Man. It’s a cold, hostile, largely introspective endeavor, the […]
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
“That was an unconventional encounter.” In more ways than one, Kong: Skull Island serves as a direct counterpoint to 2014’s dark and grounded Godzilla. This is an extremely loud film, both in its levels […]
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