Vice Is A Sprawling Saga of Corruption That Kind of Works (Surprisingly Well, In Fact) In Spite of Its Worst Elements
Adam McKay is mad as hell and he’s not gonna take it anymore. Even when…
Welcome to Marwen Is Too Enamored With Empty CGI Spectacle To Go Beyond The Valley, Er, Town Of The Dolls
Gotti. Life Itself. Red Sparrow. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. These are the worst…
Mary Poppins Returns Is Far Too Familiar Given Its Unpredictable Lead Character
Mary Poppins Returns kicks off in 1935, twenty-five years after the first Mary Poppins movie, with Michael Banks…
Aquaman Is 2018’s Answer To G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. That’s A Compliment.
Aquaman has been given a bum rap in American pop culture. Because Family Guy and The Big Bang…
Year of the Month: Fleetwood Mac, TUSK
Tusk is an essential part of what I call the Instant Vinyl Record Collection, because…
What the F? Babalugats on SILENT HOUSE
Since Cinemascore began operation in 1979 only 19 films have received the lowest score. In…
Year of the Month: This Ain’t No Disco: Talking Heads, FEAR OF MUSIC
As a deep dive, Talking Heads are a bit of a late-in-life discovery for me.…
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Is Pure Cinematic Joy
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse feels like a movie just made for me. The heavy usage of…
Mortal Engines Is Nonsense But More Often Than Not, It’s Enjoyable Nonsense
Mortal Engines is as imaginative as it is messy. Based on a series of books by…
The Uncertain Structure of BUSTER SCRUGGS
The Coen Brothers’ new film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (available for instant streaming on Netflix,…