Film Reviews

Rating: B- The allure of Mars is almost mystical. The idea that our cosmic neighbor is both so similar and so different from the planet we call home has been the spark of countless imaginations for time immemorial. Even today, a new corporate fueled space race is in effect with the nebulous but tantalizing goal […]

Morgan Neville returns with a beautiful look at the life of Anthony Bourdain.

The joys come too little, too late for this milkshake.

Late is better than never, but only just.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson creates a loving and powerful ode to the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969.

While not as amazing as the Twitter thread that inspired it, Zola is still an often uproarious road trip through modern American culture.

Diminishing returns sully a film ripe with ideas.

#family is forever, and so is this series.

At least it’s not Cars.

Sometimes heart counts more than predictability.

Maybe next time they can conjure up a better script.

Rating: B- With the use of personal surveillance technology on the rise amongst police departments across the country, ethical concerns are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of the national dialogue. It’s not untempting to compare the rise of surveillance cameras in general to George Orwell’s 1984—as played out as the comparison has become in today’s […]

Evil has rarely been so fabulous.

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Army of the Dead is the Snyderiest Zack Snyder movie yet made.

Creepy copycat killer creatively kills corrupt cops, causes carnage.

Rating: B As much as we might want the world of geopolitics to exist in firms shades of black and white, the complexities of international negotiations and diplomacy are notorious for their shades of grey. Any deal making that exists between two countries is a tricky rope to walk, with the slightest breeze threatening to […]

A solid Michael B. Jordan performance almost saves an otherwise uninspired action film.

Just because it’s stupid doesn’t mean it’s not awesome.

Rating: B What’s immediately apparent about Beast Beast, the feature debut from writer/director Danny Madden, is that it’s a film with a lot of heart. Madden is a filmmaker with a clear grasp of the craft, and as the film moves closer and closer to its shocking finale, this is a fact that is more […]

A voyage far from fantastic.