Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Even with Kevin Hart at the Controls, 'Lift' Never Takes Off

Directed by F. Gary Gray

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024

Formulas aren't necessarily a bad thing. For all the nonsense of the world, there's a comfort to turning on a movie that pans out exactly h...

'Loki' Mismanages Its Own Titular Character in Synergy-Obsessed Season 2

Created by Michael Waldron

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023

Marvel has released nine seasons of TV since 2021, and Loki — one of its more worthwhile shows — is the first to return for a second series...

'Loki' Is as Funny as It Is Sinister

Directed by Kate Herron

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021

One of the smartest decisions Marvel ever made was realizing that Thor was absurd and ought to be a comedy. It's impossible to take the myt...

The Trailer for 'Loki' Looks a Lot Like 'Brazil'

PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2021

The trailer for Disney+'s next series, Loki, has arrived. The whole thing looks a lot like Terry Gilliam's Brazil, as Loki's titular God o...

'Summerland' Is the Feel-Good Movie We Need Right Now

Directed by Jessica Swale

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2020

It's the 1970s. An elderly woman sits at her desk, clacking away on her typewriter. She's a reclusive writer, like many in history, and thi...

The Cloverfield Paradox

Directed by Julius Onah

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2018

In music, surprise albums have become fairly routine. In the film world, however, rolling out a movie with no warning is practically unhear...

Beyond the Lights

Gina Prince-Bythewood

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

At first blush, Beyond the Lights might seem like an updated version of The Bodyguard. This is winkingly alluded to in an early scene, but...