Blonde — A Shallow, Repetitive Slog

its most glaring and immediate sin is that it’s just not a very good movie

See How They Run — A Vastly Underwhelming Whodunnit

I’ll remember See How They Run, if at all, mostly for its wasted potential.

Bullet Train — Exciting, Original Action

This Bullet Train doesn’t quite smoothly stop at the station, but it’s still a smooth and enjoyable ride.

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. — Biting Religious Commentary

It might not save your soul, but it’s worth honking for this movie.

Breaking — An Emotional John Boyega Vehicle

Boyega’s performance in Breaking is so good, in fact, that it’s practically the entire reason the movie works at all.

The Woman King — Revamping the Historical Epic

Like the Agojie, The Woman King’s main ideas are too strong and relentless to be stopped. 

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