Film Reviews

The Fabelmans is a love letter from Steven Spielberg to film, directing, his parents, his childhood, and pieces of his life that have shaped him. He has taken the hint from other directors who have made semi-autobiographical movies, like Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018) and decided to make one of his own. The Fabelman family unit…
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When news broke that there would be a sequel to Knives Out (2019), I was conflicted. The original movie was incredibly enjoyable featuring Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, the hilarious Southern detective whose Holmes-like ability to crack cases was legendary. I was excited to see Blanc take on a new case, while also feeling hesitant…
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See How They Run is one of the most fun movies of the year, especially if you like murder mysteries. In 1950’s London, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is celebrating its 100th show in the West End. For those who might not know, that play has run continuously from 1952 through March, 2020 when COVID hit.…
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Writer and director Taika Waititi comes back to the Marvel universe to follow up Thor: Ragnarok with Thor: Love and Thunder. Waititi is admittedly one of the more fascinating directors in the last few years. He’s famously off the wall, often acts in the movies he makes, and provides an interesting brand of comedy to…
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Sports movies might be the most formulaic genre in film history. You can almost always guess how the story will end and most of the time you can see what beats will be hit on the way there. But if a sports movie is incredibly good, you can forgive its formulaic origins. You can sit…
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Watching previews of Tár you might be quick to draw comparisons to psychological thrillers like Black Swan (2010). But the first ten minutes of the two hour and thirty-eight minute drama will change your mind about what kind of movie you’re really watching. The sometimes pretentious world of classical music conducting and composing is on…
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If you haven’t been paying attention to the Russian political climate lately, you likely won’t recognize the name Alexei Navalny. But he’s definitely a name you should know and this documentary will give you a glimpse into his life. For those who don’t know, Navalny has been a player in Russian politics for years and…
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Writer and director Ryan Coogler already had a difficult task trying to follow up Black Panther (2018), one of the biggest superhero movies ever made. But the loss of incredible lead actor Chadwick Boseman in 2020 made it even more challenging to try to recreate the magic of the first movie. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever…
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You probably know director David Leitch from his previous movies Atomic Blonde (2017) and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019). Much like those two movies, Bullet Train is full of non-stop action packed sequences. We first meet an assassin, Ladybug (Brad Pitt), and it’s clear he’s gone through some soul searching recently (as…
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Buckle up, for one of the weirdest movies of 2022. I should have known it would be wild with director Jeff Baena at the helm. His last movie was called Horse Girl (2020) which was as odd as it sounds. Spin Me Round starts off relatively normal. Amber (Alison Brie) works for a run of…
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