Green Book Pairs a Genial Road Movie with a Misguided View of Racism
Green Book is a film of two halves, and one of those halves is only controversial as a Best Picture contender because of its banality.
Glass Tries – and Fails – to Make a Case for an M. Night Cinematic Universe
A standard superhero showdown isn’t what Shyamalan has in mind for Glass.
Eighth Grade Explore Awkwardness in the Social Media Generation
While Eighth Grade is a reminder that I don’t want to relive eighth grade, its success will hopefully herald more genuinely contemporary coming-of-age films.
Holmes & Watson (2018)
There’s no question Holmes & Watson is a bad film. Yet this isn’t as disastrous as you might have been led to believe.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
This is a different kind of New York film.
Aquaman (2018)
Aquaman really needed to be another Wonder Woman.
It’s not.
Vice Makes Political Corruption Fun
Vice makes contemporary politics fun and funny while underlining its monstrous corruption.
The Family-Friendly Films of the ‘80s Are Alive in Bumblebee
Bumblebee eschews the Escherian excess and all-out warfare of Michael Bay’s films for clean compositions and comparative spatial clarity.
Creed II (2018)
This is an underdog story with heart, as entertaining (if not as well-crafted) as Coogler’s predecessor.
Climax (2018)
Forget nu-Suspiria; Climax is the film of 2018 that truly gives itself over to the dance.
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