Movie Reviews

  James Gunn’s Superman is an important movie. Not only is Gunn rebooting the iconic superhero for the fourth time, but he has also been appointed to launch a new DC cinematic universe, following the failed attempt in the 2010s by Zack Snyder. Starting with Superman to kick off a cinematic universe of this magnitude is a good idea. The Man of Steel is arguably the most famous superhero and has been for decades. Everyone…

  F1® The Movie establishes its personality right from the opening scene. Taking place at the 24 Hours at Daytona, an endurance race where race teams race for 24 hours, we are introduced to Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), who is preparing to take over the driving from his teammate. When Hayes gets behind the wheel, we immediately learn how great a driver he is. He’s aggressive and smart, seamlessly moving past other drivers. Director Joseph…

  28 Years Later is one of the most frustrating watches I have had in 2025. The third entry in the 28 Days franchise brought back director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland, the team from the first film, 28 Days Later, to show us what the world is like following the outbreak of the Rage Virus. It is made with the skill and kinetic energy we have come to expect from a Danny Boyle…

  We’ve heard the term “elevated horror”, which describes a horror film that is both scary but also features social commentary of some kind and is made with a different level of artistry from the standard horror movie. But the term “elevated romantic comedy” isn’t nearly as popular a phrase in the cinematic lexicon. Much like an elevated horror movie, elevated romantic comedies have plots and characters that feel like they are from a typical…

  I think if you surveyed anyone who saw the first John Wick film back in 2014, there wouldn’t have been a whole lot of people who thought this would become a franchise of four movies and a spin-off. The film, which grossed a modest but respectable $43 million at the box office and received solid critical reviews, became a word-of-mouth hit and an immediate cult sensation, reviving Keanu Reeves’ career and creating a franchise…

  Danny and Michael Philippou follow their 2023 surprise horror hit Talk to Me with Bring Her Back, a blood-curdling, twisted horror film that solidifies the Philippou brothers as some of the most horror directors working today. Following the death of their father, Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper (Sora Wong) move in with Laura (Sally Hawkins), a seemingly nice and friendly woman who is also caring for Oliver (Jonah Wren Philips), a mute child who…

  The Mission: Impossible franchise is my favorite movie franchise still churning out movies. I don’t think there is a single bad movie in the franchise (yes, even Mission: Impossible 2 is good), and I could argue that since 2011’s Ghost Protocol, the franchise has produced some of the greatest action films ever made. So, needless to say, I was excited for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the latest and potentially final entry of the…

  Friendship might be the hardest I have laughed in a movie this decade. Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung, Friendship is an absurdist comedy that finds two of our best comedic stars working at the height of their powers in perfect unison. It’s a shame it forgets to be a movie for the last act. Tim Robinson plays Craig, an unassuming suburban dad who works for a marketing company, wears nothing but Ocean View…

  A Little Prayer is a gem of a movie. A drama that lets you live with a family and understand the ins and outs of how they function, elements of their past, and all their personalities. It makes you feel like you are part of this family, or that you have been invited in and are staying in the guest room. A Little Prayer centers around Bill (David Strathairn) and his family. Bill owns…

  There is one great thing about Matthew Shear’s Fantasy Life, and that is Amanda Peet. Peet, who came to prominence in the early 2000s in such films as The Whole Nine Yards, Saving Silverman, and Identity but has not been in a theatrical film since 2015’s Sleeping With Other People, gives a spectacular performance as Dianne, an actress and mother who hires Sam (Shear) to be the family’s au pair as she prepares for…