Fantastic Four
Marvel really needed this one to land. With all the talk of superhero fatigue and Marvel oversaturating the market with mediocrity the last few years, Fantastic Four could have been...
Superman
There’s a lot riding on James Gunn’s Superman. Not just because it’s the first brick in the newly rebooted DC Universe — a universe that’s already limping thanks to comic...
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
The Mission: Impossible franchise has been running, leaping, and dangling from tall things since 1996, when the film series spun off from the classic 1960s TV show. Now, eight films...
Thunderbolts*
So here we are, deep into the Marvel burnout era, where every new release feels like a post-credits scene from something better that came out five years ago. But against...
The Monkey
Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey is the latest in a long line of Stephen King adaptations, this time tackling one of the master’s lesser-known short stories. While King has always been...
Captain America: Brave New World
Marvel used to be a powerhouse, an unstoppable cinematic machine that churned out hit after hit, balancing spectacle with solid storytelling. But those days are long gone, and Captain America:...
All We Imagine as Light
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light is one of those films that sneaks up on you. It starts as a quiet, observational drama, unfolding in the lives of two...
The Top 10 Movies I Saw in 2024
It’s that time of year, movie lovers! When we begin to enact our New Year’s resolutions and try to get rid of those holiday pounds, I know it’s time to...
The Best Movies of 2024: #11 to #30 (The Best of the Rest)
I saw hundreds of films this year, some great, some terrible, and some in between. This list is the rest of the Top 30, movies that I deemed good enough...
The 6 Worst Movies I Saw in 2024
For someone learning the craft of film, screenwriting, or criticism, a bad movie can be just as important as a good movie. Sometimes more important. It shows you what not...