film reviews
'The Bear' Earns a Resounding "Yes Chef"
Created by Christopher Storer
PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2022
There must be word for the feeling The Bear inspires. It's not quite schadenfreude (there's no joy to be taken here) — it's having a deep f...
'Keep Breathing' Loses Its Way in the Canadian Wilderness
Created by Brendan Gall and Martin Gero
PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2022
"Stranded in the wilderness following a plane crash" is practically its own genre at this point, and, with the stellar Yellowjackets still...
'A League of Their Own' Throws a Curveball at the Classic Film
Created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022
We're at the point where no one bats an eyelid when Hollywood reboots or remakes a classic movie or TV show. There may be some groans from...
Brad Pitt Is the Only One Keeping 'Bullet Train' from Going Off the Rails
Directed by David Leitch
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2022
Brad Pitt's comedic chops are what saves an otherwise exhausting Bullet Train. He stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin who is assigned to...
'Trainwreck: Woodstock '99' Is the Same as Last Year's Film, but Better
Directed by Jamie Crawford
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
In the mid-2000s, two movies about Truman Capote's In Cold Blood were released in quick succession: 2005's Capote and 2006's Infamous. The...
'Easter Sunday' Is a Fun Day for Family Dysfunction
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
Easter Sunday is a collective win for American comedy. Sure, its overall structure is formulaic, featuring a fraught family dynamic in whic...
'Prey' Simply Slays
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2022
The worst thing about Dan Trachtenberg's Prey is that we'll only get to see the film in the comfort of our homes instead of seeing it on th...
'Vengeance' Is All Substance and No Style
Directed by B.J. Novak
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2022
B.J. Novak's directorial debut, Vengeance, opts not to open with comedy, but with shades of horror, as it homes in on a dying woman in a da...