Tag: Movie Reviews

Black Bird, an adaptation of James Keene’s tale of befriending a serial killer, packs plenty of award-friendly performances into a compact, efficient drama.

Minions: The Rise of Gru delivers plenty of fun moments, but its colorful, crazy world is beginning to feel a bit too familiar.

Mr. Malcolm’s List is a wickedly playful comedy of manners that evokes comparisons to Jane Austen and Netflix’s hit show Bridgerton.

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain lead an incredible ensemble of actors in The Forgiven, an observant but slight new social satire.

The Greek comedy-drama Apples is an accidental COVID movie with shades of Yorgos Lanthimos that is ultimately unsatisfying.

Hilarious and charming, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a coming-of-age story about a tiny shell that’s cinematic chicken soup for your soul.

Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone is an intense yet ultimately superficial thriller.

Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear does an impressive job of transforming Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear from a toy into a bona fide sci-fi action hero.

Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson elevate Hulu’s Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

The Netflix thriller Spiderhead doesn’t aspire to be an Oscar darling, but it is an entertaining psycho-drama with excellent performances from its cast.