reviews
'Monsters at Work' Feels Like Punching In for a Job
Created by Pete Docter
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2021
Monsters, Inc. (2001) and its prequel Monsters University (2013) aren't quite top-tier Pixar, but they're still an impeccable piece of worl...
'The Forever Purge' Doesn't Quite Live Up to the Franchise's Unrealized Potential
Directed by Everardo Gout
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2021
Is there a film franchise with more promise and less payoff than The Purge? The concept of a one-night free-for-all where everything is leg...
'The Tomorrow War' Is Like If 'Tenet' Made Sense
Directed by Chris McKay
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2021
What if Tenet actually made sense? That's the basic elevator pitch of The Tomorrow War, an action blockbuster about travelling into the fut...
'Fear Street Part 1: 1994' Is a Classic '90s Teen Slasher
Directed by Leigh Janiak
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2021
R.L. Stine's Fear Street novels were the more mature counterpoint to Goosebumps, targeting a slightly older readership with death, gore and...
'Zola' Is a Wild Ride That Matches the Intensity of the Twitter Thread That Inspired It
Directed By Janicza Bravo
PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2021
The journey of Zola from 148-tweet thread to A24 buzz film is oddly fitting. James Franco was originally set to direct and produce A'Ziah K...
Possum Lose Themselves to Jam on 'Lunar Gardens'
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2021
Psychedelic rock has always attracted those looking to seek out new worlds — more specifically, it has attracted those who enjoy its combin...
Tyler, the Creator Raps Like the Mogul He's Become on 'CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST'
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2021
There are very few artists in recent memory who've seen as impressive or intriguing an evolution as Tyler, the Creator. The 30-year-old rap...
'Black Widow' Is a Fun Step Backwards for the MCU
Directed by Cate Shortland
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2021
Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff (a.k.a. Black Widow) died during 2019's Avengers: Endgame — spoiler alert! — so giving her a movie of...