More fun and intense than it likely has any right to be, Beast is a tightly wound thriller that finds Idris Elba defending his family from a monstrous lion on the hunt.
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Apple TV+ is where you can find Luck, an animated film that has a lot of energy but a plot riddled with convoluted storytelling, confusing characters, and a plot that makes very little sense.
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For those who wanted a movie about a cat stuck in a tree, except the cat is actually two human beings and the tree is a 2,000 foot radio tower in the middle of nowhere, then Fall is the movie for you.
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Though the story is merely mediocre, DC League of Super-Pets stays above water thanks to the great chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, and an inspired performance from Kate McKinnon.
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Jordan Peele’s science fiction blockbuster Nope may be his easiest to tear apart, but even as a “summer movie,” his insights, ambition, and views on the world remain compelling and well worth discussing and debating.
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A moving, endearing, charming film about life, loss, and overcoming adversity - from the perspective of a one-inch talking shell. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is simply wonderful in nearly every way.
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Lesley Manville is delightful in this wonderful and charming story of a down-on-her-luck cleaning lady who vows to own a Christian Dior dress in 1950s London.
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After an awards season qualifying run in New York and Los Angeles, animated adventure film The Sea Beast arrives on Netflix. Here’s hoping you and your personal Netflix algorithm find this Beast; it is certainly worth the hunt.
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After reinvigorating Thor as a viable character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Thor: Ragnarok, writer/director Taika Waititi returns with Thor: Love and Thunder and delivers lacking focus or a consistent tone.
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A second prequel to Despicable Me, the new Minions movie - The Rise of Gru is not a bad movie or a good movie. It just bounces around and makes a lot of noise, then barrels head-first into obnoxiousness.
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Though this is essentially a movie we have seen variations of countless times before, there is a delightful, breezy feel to the Jane Austen-esque romance Mr. Malcolm’s List.
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Baz Luhrmann’s visionary theatrics undermine and pummel Elvis, drowning out an extraordinary performance from Austin Butler as the legendary “King of Rock and Roll.”
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Spiderhead is a silly, dystopian thriller that never takes itself seriously. So, I mean, why should we?
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Cooper Raiff’s heart may be fully on his sleeve, but the talented filmmaker wins your heart over and over again with the thoughtful and affecting Cha Cha Real Smooth.
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Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack are a perfect pairing in the provocative and insightful Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
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Adam Sandler’s committed turn in Hustle elevates the formulaic nature of the story into a truly inspiring sports drama.
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Watcher is a nifty updating of the watcher-in-the-window film, with some subtle social commentary and an always terrific Maika Monroe.
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French import Eiffel places the story of Gustave Eiffel’s claims of building the Eiffel Tower into a love story which is loosely based on real events.
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Top Gun: Maverick is, for better or worse, precisely the reason why people love going to the movies. Exhilarating, over-the-top, melodramatic and steeped in nostalgia, this is the movie moment Tom Cruise has been waiting for his entire career.
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The flames barely flicker warm with Firestarter, a remake of the 1980s horror film.
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