Gorgeous, Grand… and a Little Too Much: Wicked: For Good
Dan Kleiner “The wand really sells it.” Overwrought and overlong, Wicked: For Good, the sequel to 2024’s award-winning Wicked, is an ambitious film that fails to meet the high bar its predecessor…
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Class Warfare Meets Game Show Carnage in Wright’s The Running Man
“Don’t think before you speak, that’s for pussies.” Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is a complex and layered remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, which itself was based on…
Fanhome Takes Command of the Star Trek Starships Line, Expanding Into Starship-Building
Fanhome, the company known for its intricate, elaborate, user-assembled models that faithfully reproduce vehicles, ships and characters from film and tv has gone into the starship-building business. After the collapse…
When Crime Becomes Comfort: A Review of Roofman
“Criminals are cold and calculating. You’ve got the calculating part down, but you’re goofy.” Channing Tatum shows remarkable depth while Kirsten Dunst knocks it out of the park in the…
HIM: A Dark Playbook for Glory and Sacrifice
“Don’t be a mascot.” For much of the runtime, Justin Tipping’s Him telegraphs its intentions so clearly that the movie might as well have runway lights. However, the movie pulls…
Bob Odenkirk Brings Bloody Bonding Time in Nobody 2
“I knew you were dangerous the moment I met you. You were covered in blood.” Nobody 2 is an assassin-action-family-comedy. It’s a warped version of 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation if,…
James Gunn’s Superman Soars with Humanity and Heroism
“You trust everybody. You think everyone you meet is beautiful.” This film marks the 4th incarnation of the character portrayed on the silver screen since 1978. Clark Kent is the…
This Is Spinal Tap Is Back in Theaters — And Still Goes to Eleven
“No one knows who they were or what they were doing.” It is the 41st anniversary of the very first mockumentary and one of the funniest movies ever made, This…
Jurassic World Rebirth Tries to Roar, But Barely Rumbles
“I can guarantee your safety, more or less.” Jurassic World Rebirth? More like Jurassic World Stillbirth. This is one of the worst major studio movies this reviewer has seen in…
Slick, Stylish, and Slightly Hollow: The Ballerina Review
“Tend to your wounds or you will get sepsis and we will have to cut off your feet.” The Ballerina is a sumptuous, globe-galloping, action-packed assassin adventure that takes place…