CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD REVIEW
CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD: It’s Actually An OK Time

Captain America: Brave New World is not the movie that will bring Marvel skeptics back to the franchise. Underneath, it’s still the same formula.

BROKEN RAGE: Takeshi Kitano Can Still Make ‘Em Laugh
BROKEN RAGE: Takeshi Kitano Can Still Make ‘Em Laugh

Here’s an ice-cold take: movies nowadays are too damn long. Obviously, this is all relative;…

Sundance 2025: Twinless and Train Dreams
Sundance 2025: Twinless and Train Dreams

Sundance this year has Twinless, an audacious exercise in storytelling, and Train Dreams that is equally as compelling.

LOVE HURTS: A Blood-Soaked Valentine’s Day Slog

Love Hurts is still worth a watch, if only for Quan’s tour-de-force performance.

ARMAND: The Performance of Truth

Armand is at its best when it serves as a showcase for its quartet of talented lead actors.

A Knight’s War: Dark, Spellbinding Fantasy
A Knight’s War: Dark, Spellbinding Fantasy

A Knight’s War blends classic fantasy motifs and adding a dark, unique edge that’s visually gripping.

Wicked review
WICKED: What A Load Of Shiz

Rewatching Singin’ in the Rain, arguably the greatest Hollywood musical ever made, my wife and…

RIVER: A Riff on Groundhog Day Set at a Kyoto Inn
RIVER: A Riff on Groundhog Day Set at a Kyoto Inn

At its best River uses the broad ensemble comedy of Japan in ways that evoke the best ensemble pieces like Noises Off or Christopher Guest’s work.

Sundance Film Festival 2025: ATROPIA, OMAHA & ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT

From sharp satire to raw emotion and meta-commentary, these three films take wildly different approaches to storytelling in this Sundance Film Festival.

FLIGHT RISK: Wahlberg's Villainous Turn Can't Stick The Landing
FLIGHT RISK: Wahlberg’s Villainous Turn Can’t Stick The Landing

With uninspired performances, bland writing, and half-baked plot twists, Flight Risk found its wings clipped before it ever had a chance to take off.

Sundance 2025: Bubble & Squeak and By Design
Sundance 2025: Bubble & Squeak and By Design

While quirky and strange are always welcoming qualities, they can also be quite risky. Wilson Kwong reviews Bubble & Squeak and By Design.

A WOMAN IS A WOMAN and Anna Karina is an Icon
A WOMAN IS A WOMAN and Anna Karina is an Icon

A Woman is a Woman has never looked or sounded better—but Karina’s effervescent charm remains the film’s most valuable asset.

Sundance Film Festival 2025: THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE, SORRY, BABY & OH, HI

While these three Sundance movies are narratively different, their female focus leaves this trio, all by female directors, a fantastic assembly of our talent in today’s industry.

PRESENCE: It’s Not Scary At All, And I Still Love It

Presence is not a good horror movie. Instead, the film succeeds as a melancholy drama.

Sundance 2025: Brides; Seeds; & Sugar Babies
Sundance 2025: BRIDES; SEEDS; & SUGAR BABIES

From Sundance Film Festival, Jules Caldeira takes a look at Brides, Seeds, and Sugar Babies.