A Quiet Place is a chilling (if flawed) sophomore feature from director John Krasinski.
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A Quiet Place is a chilling (if flawed) sophomore feature from director John Krasinski.
Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is a masterpiece of craft and character, and a deeply insightful exploration of love.
Luca Guadagnino's Call Me by Your Name is an honest and vulnerable tale of love and adolescence.
The Greatest Showman is a dull and uninspired retelling of famous circus magnate P. T. Barnum's life story.
Ruben Ostlund's Palme D'Or winner The Square explores hierarchy, positioning, and societal obligation.
D.C. and Zack Snyder fans alike will be disappointed by the tonally-erratic, underdeveloped Justice League.
Tomas Alfredson's thriller The Snowman is the distilled essence of cinematic dreck.
Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic, is an aesthetically pristine disappointment.
Lucrecia Martel's Zama, an adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto's 1956 novel, is a crushingly intimate character study of an anguished civil servant, and one of the best selections from the 2017 New York Film Festival.
Columbus is an achingly human, modernist reflection on past and present.
Darren Aronofsky's mother! is a disorienting and visceral film exploring subjectivity and relationships.
The latest adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel It is a chilling reflection on adulthood and personal fears.
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is a unique, if at times lackluster, reimagining of the war film.
The latest installment in the Planet of the Apes prequel series is a visually stunning and morally complex war drama.
Wonder Woman brings the D.C. Extended Universe back to basics with strong performances and dynamic action.
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is anything but a good sequel, as it tries to tread new ground with its predecessors’ same formula."
An unabashedly cheeky action romp dripping with irony, Free Fire is a simple but fun cinematic adventure.
"Utilizing a stellar cast and a building momentum, does The Fate of the Furious continue the franchise’s entertaining success, or is it another forgettable entry from an unoriginal Hollywood?
"Kong: Skull Island pushes a star studded cast, an exciting new world, and an updated Kong -- but is that enough to ensure the security of another movie universe?"
Gore Verbinski's latest horror film A Cure for Wellness is visually impressive, but wants for plot clarity.