Don’t Worry Darling — A Boring Sci-Fi Attempt

I gave Don’t Worry Darling a fair shake, and unfortunately it just doesn’t work, leaving the Twitter drama to be more entertaining after all.

Bodies Bodies Bodies — A Gen Z Whodunnit

It’s a whole lot of fun, and has enough to say that it overcomes an initially vacuous premise. 

Three Thousand Years of Longing — Grasping at What We Can

Three Thousand Years of Longing joins what is becoming a chorus of movies singing  the necessity of holding onto each other as everything else slowly slips from our grasp.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On — Seeing the World Through a Shell’s Eye

The main reason to watch this film, though, is because of the emotional maturity and human understanding that Marcel displays

Nope — Jordan Peele Back to Form

Nope, yet again, will have audiences discussing the meaning and details of a Jordan Peele film for a long time

Thor: Love and Thunder — Embarrassed at Itself

it’s all just too thin by the third, and no connection, stakes, or ideas have been substantially built

Elvis — A Typical Biopic Slog

there’s next to nothing to grab onto, besides the charismatic lead performance

The Fallout — An Infuriating Call to Action

It takes an unflinching, scathing look at the realities of this now all-too-common occurrence

On the Count of Three — Raw and Dark, Yet Life-Affirming

On the Count of Three comes across as brutally honest and raw storytelling.

Apollo 10 1/2 — Rotoscoped Nostalgia

Sometimes it’s nice to see the world through someone else’s eyes.