movie reviews
This Review of Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Doesn’t Use the Words ‘Trauma’ or ‘Gaze’ at All
As a reward, I allowed myself one 'hermeneutic' toward the end.
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ and ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Serve up Very Different Fantasies
Haute couture or swampland murder—which will it be?
Looking Back at ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ 50 Years Later
From the program notes to “So That Happened: The Final Decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” a film series presented in Lagos, Nigeria, July, 2072.
Elvis Has Left the Toilet
Baz Luhrmann’s manic jukebox biopic 'Elvis' restores the King’s dignity—and undeservedly tries to bask in his reflected glory
Capital and Creativity Clash in 3 New Movies
'The Phantom of the Open,' 'Lost Illusions,' and 'Neptune Frost' all imagine rebellion much differently.
Everyone Wants to Poke Viggo Mortensen’s Holes in ‘Crimes of the Future’
David Cronenberg's latest sexes up surgery, evolution, and eating plastic.
Do You Like Scary Movies? How About Iranian Movies?
In Alex Garland's 'Men' and Panah Panahi's 'Hit the Road,' England and Iran slowly reveal their darker sides.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is the ‘Citizen Kane’ of ‘Top Gun’ Movies
But that's not saying much. 'Top Gun' sucked.
The 15 Best Movies I Watched at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Festival So Far
Actually, it’s all the movies I watched at the MSPIFF so far. But they’re ranked.
‘You Won’t Be Alone’ Is a Witch’s Tale with Heart (and Intestines); ‘Morbius’ Is More B.S.
A beautifully arty horror flick or a banally ugly supervampire exercise—the choice is yours.
