The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is nothing more than another run-of-the-mill, dull sports drama
Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys alienates the minute it switches perspectives and never gives easy answers
Wicked
Wicked moves at a snail’s pace
The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson is undoubtedly the most cinematically thrilling adaptation of any August Wilson play to date
Red One
Red One is indicative of Johnson’s philosophy that movies are mindless content designed to push as many products as possible
Conclave
For a movie that wants to discuss catholicism and crises of faith, Conclave seems relatively incurious to explore the root of corruption
Megalopolis
Megalopolis exists on a different plane far beyond the confines of what one would consider to be ‘traditional’ cinema
Anora
The non-stop level of adrenaline throughout its runtime ensures many of its key scenes are hilarious
The Substance
Don’t be fooled by the gore; The Substance has no teeth.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
It’s been too long since Tim Burton made something worthwhile
The Instigators
The Instigators is a rather rudimentary crime thriller that’s elevated through Liman’s fun sense of style
The Crow
The Crow is a thunderous bore
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us is a horrendous adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s equally as trite book
Rebel Moon: The Director’s Cuts
Snyder’s visual poetry is so powerful, that most of the development comes through the elaborate visual language and sun-drenched shots he fills his movies with
Borderlands
Borderlands is a movie that would’ve killed many careers if its stars weren’t already established A-listers
Deadpool & Wolverine
All that can be said about Deadpool & Wolverine is that it is a cynical exercise in corporate worship and brand synergy
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon begins to falter as it tries to cram in too many plot revelations that stretch its 132-minute runtime
A Quiet Place: Day One
A Quiet Place: Day One won’t be remembered as the franchise’s finest hour
Inside Out 2
Has Pixar lost its magic, or has this critic aged out of Pixar?
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
What’s most interesting about Miller as a filmmaker is how he never makes the same project twice