film reviews
'Theater Camp' Brings Back the Ensemble Comedy
Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2023
What would be the last theatrically released movie to qualify as an ensemble comedy? Not a movie that was born out of a major studio roping...
'The Beanie Bubble' Pops the Trend of Corporate Nostalgia Movies
Directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash
PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023
Corporate nostalgia has been all the rage this year it seems: Nike, BlackBerry, Tetris and even spicy Cheetos have received the cinematic t...
'Haunted Mansion' Plays It Frightfully Safe
Directed by Justin Simien
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023
More sweet than scary, Haunted Mansion doesn't have much in the way of horror, but it does have enough thrills to keep audiences entertaine...
'Talk to Me' Finds Fresh Scares in Classic Horror
Directed by Michael and Danny Philippou
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023
The RackaRacka twins, Michael and Danny Philippou, have built their brand on hilariously gory YouTube videos that can be easy to grow out o...
'Oppenheimer' Is Explosive, but Its Best Parts Look Inward
Directed by Christopher Nolan
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023
In Greek mythology, two brothers, Prometheus and Epimetheus, were tasked with populating the world. Prometheus moulded a variety of creatur...
'Barbie' Can't (and Doesn't Really Try to) Solve Feminism — but That's Okay
Directed by Greta Gerwig
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023
A bit of Barbie press circuit trivia (that may or may not be true) continues to lend a hand in strengthening its lore: last year, Ryan Gosl...
'The Bear' Season 2 Is a Delicacy Worthy of a Michelin Star
Created by Christopher Storer
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
There's a phrase The Bear's masterful sophomore season keeps cutting back to: "Every second counts." Ostensibly, it's a plot device used to...
'They Cloned Tyrone' Has a Distinct Identity
Directed by Juel Taylor
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
Juel Taylor's feature directorial debut, They Cloned Tyrone, is all about duplication — on both a stylistic and storytelling level. Beyond...