Crazy Rich Asians
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Crazy Rich Asians doesn’t settle for being a political gesture in Hollywood, taking risks rarely seen in romantic comedies.
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Incredibles 2
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Incredibles 2 is poised to cut a knife deep into the heart of what it means to fight discrimination, and it never delivers.
Read MoreThe Good Dinosaur
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Instead of the “meteorite that wasn’t,” Pixar would have been better leaving this as the “film that wasn’t.”
Read MoreThe Salesman
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The Salesman centers on the decaying relationship between a schoolteacher, Emad, and his wife Rana after a traumatic home invasion.
Read MoreThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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The Andersonian style isn’t as polished as his other works, but where it triumphs is, for all the vague atmosphere, it still creates a beautiful character arc with Steve Zissou…
Read MoreThe Secret Life of Pets
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The Secret Life of Pets is like eating day-old French fries: they look better than they taste…
Read MoreMaximum Ride
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“Maximum Ride” sounds like it should be one of the greatest thrill rides of your life, but instead it’s like getting on a roller coaster that only moves at one speed down a straight line…
Read MoreInterstellar
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Nolan certainly pays homage to space travel productions before him like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), but the film explores both the beauty and peril of outer space with an artistry that I have not witnessed before…
Read MoreGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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In the words of Baby Groot: welcome to the frickin’ Guardians of the Galaxy. (Only he didn’t use “frickin.’”) …
Read MoreExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) is about a family following the tragic aftermath of 9/11, but it’s a task that the film was simply not up to…
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