reviews
'The Last of Us' Is One of the Best Video Game Adaptations
Created by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin
PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2023
For awhile, video game adaptations missed the mark. Either the movie was successful but wasn't a proper adaptation of the game (the Residen...
Naomi Watts Delivers a Gripping One-Woman Show in 'Lakewood'
Directed by Phillip Noyce
PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2023
In Lakewood, directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Chris Sparling, the anniversary of the death of a husband and father approaches. For...
Obituary Are Still Obituary on 'Dying of Everything'
PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2023
You always sorta know what you're gonna get with a band like Obituary. One of the most successful stalwarts of Florida's '80s–'90s death me...
'M3GAN' Entertains with a Surface-Level Critique of AI
Directed by Gerard Johnstone
PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2023
M3GAN kicks off 2023 the right way — with a refreshing reminder that dolls are still creepy, and so is artificial intelligence. When a fa...
'If These Walls Could Sing' Is Worthy of Abbey Road's Legacy
Directed by Mary McCartney
PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2023
It can be hard to truly encapsulate what an inanimate object means to a person, let alone to an entire industry. Giles Martin, record produ...
'A Man Called Otto' Is Saved by a Man Called Tom Hanks
Directed by Marc Forster
PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2023
Marc Forster's A Man Called Otto is the cinematic embodiment of Tom Hanks's latter acting career: rarely remarkable but always reliable. It...
'The Pale Blue Eye' Is Clickbait Historical Fiction
Directed by Scott Cooper
PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2023
The general premise of The Pale Blue Eye had me on board straight away. It's a detective story set in 1830 USA with one of American literat...
The Smile Highlight Their Chops with 'Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022'
PUBLISHED Jan 3, 2023
The Smile have been keen to emphasize that they're a live band first: they premiered most of their songs to the world through livestreams b...