SPIDERHEAD Review: Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Can’t Live Up To Promising Premise
Fresh off helming the biggest movie of the year (so far, at least) – Top Gun: Maverick – director Joseph Kosinski is back behind the camera for Netflix’s sci-fi thriller….
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CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH: Cooper Raiff Proves He’s Here To Stay With Strong Sophomore Effort
Cooper Raiff announced himself as a name to know with his feature debut, Shithouse (which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in), in 2020. Sure, it wasn’t a box office….
LIGHTYEAR Review: Characters, Gorgeous Animation Overcome Bland Story
Sequels, spin-offs, reboots, legacy sequels, requels (credit to this year’s Scream). They’re all the rage. So it makes sense that Disney and Pixar would eventually dip back into the Toy….
HUSTLE Review: The Underdog Sports Drama Is Once Again A Winning Formula
I’m honestly surprised it took Adam Sandler this long to make a basketball movie. Golf, football, football again. But never basketball. And the Sandman loves basketball. So it had to….
TOP GUN: MAVERICK Review: Hell Yeah
Thirty-six years ago Top Gun launched into theaters, becoming a cultural phenomenon. It ended the year as the highest grossing movie on the way to securing four Oscar nominations, including….
THE VALET: Doesn’t Break The Rom-Com Mold, But Is Still Plenty Charming
I can’t help but feel a little bit like a broken record any time I review a new romantic comedy. I don’t think that’s being lazy or anything; it’s just….
SENIOR YEAR: Netflix Original Fails Its Terrific Cast
By default, any movie starring Rebel Wilson, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Chris Parnell, Mary Holland, Justin Hartley (and even Alicia Silverstone in a tiny cameo) should be good. Or at….
DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Trio Of Strong Leads Carry Another Good-Not-Great MCU Entry
As much as I love the MCU, one of the growing concerns is how the continuing movies will incorporate – or not – the constant influx of Disney+ shows to….
MEMORY: Predictably Forgettable Liam Neeson Thriller
In Memory, Liam Neeson plays an aging hitman with early onset Alzheimer’s. If you take out Liam Neeson, and just have that one simple pitch line, that actually could make….
THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT: Nicolas Cage Is Back, Not That He Went Anywhere
Is there anyone better suited to play a parody of themselves than Nicolas Cage? The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent would argue no, and I don’t see any choice but….