Movies

The Electric State. (L to R) Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) and Keats (Chris Pratt) in The Electric State. Photo Credit: Paul Abell, ©2024 Netflix, Inc.

The Electric State doesn't have anything new to say about AI

Gloriously subversive art is hiding in plain sight in Secret Mall Apartment

SXSW 2025 review: an excellent Nicole Kidman can’t save ‘Holland’

Ayo Edebiri can only do so much to save the off-key musician thriller Opus

"Novocaine" - Miami Tastemaker Screening

Novocaine leads one of the worst March box office weekends in decades

Black Bag. Image courtesy Focus Features

You don't need to be a master spy to uncover why Black Bag is a blast

The Parenting. Credit: New Line Cinema

The Parenting is a mixed bag of a getaway buoyed most of all by its cast

Shuffle. Image courtesy Avocado Pictures LLC/Submarine

Lisa Laman's SXSW 2025 reviews PART TWO: Witnessing, addiction, and trans comedy mayhem

On Becoming A Guinea Fowl | Official Trailer HD | A24

A24's On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a harrowing look at voiceless abuse survivors

Novacaine. Image courtesy Paramount Pictures

You've seen Novocaine so many times before that it hurts

Mickey 17. Courtesy Warner Bros.

Mickey 17's underwhelming bow meekly kicks off March 2025 at the box office

(L to r) ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 18 and ROBERT PATTINSON as Mickey 17 in “MICKEY 17,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Mickey 17 is weaker Bong Joon-ho cinema, but still packs a darkly comedic punch

THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, cr: Shudder

The Rule of Jenny Pen doesn't quite succeed as either trash or thoughtful tragedy

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James Bond (Daniel Craig) prepares to shoot in
NO TIME TO DIE,
an EON Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios film
Credit: Nicola Dove
© 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

10 James Bond-like movies to add to your watchlist

Captain America/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 MARVEL.

2025 domestic box office hits distressing doldrums as Captain America: Brave New World rules again

JOY AND ANXIETY -- Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of freshly minted teenager Riley just as a new Emotion shows up unexpectedly. Much to Joy’s surprise, Anxiety isn’t the type who will take a back seat either. Featuring the voices of Amy Poehler as Joy and Maya Hawke as Anxiety, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters Summer 2024.© 2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Pixar writer Dave Holstein optimistic about Inside Out 3

Last Breath,. Credit Focus Features

The forgettable Last Breath is bound to elicit only soggy shrugs from viewers

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Credit The Archers/Janus Films

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is nothing short of a monumental visual achievement

2005 Sundance Film Festival - HP Portrait Studio Presented by WireImage

20 years later, Ice Princess is still my comfort movie

Superboys of Malegaon. Credit Amazon MGM Studios

Superboys of Malegaon is a feel-good ode to homemade artistry

Becoming Led Zeppelin. Image courtesy Sony Pictures Classics

Becoming Led Zeppelin's generic execution inspires more "bad times" than "good times"

My Dead Friend Zoe. Image courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment

My Dead Friend Zoe struggles to come to life visually or in its stale dialogue

(L-R): Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), therapist (Amy Aquino) and Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios’ THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Sam and Bucky’s relationship is the best thing in the MCU right now

(L-R) The Falcon/Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) and Captain America/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Photo by Eli Adé. © 2024 MARVEL.

Captain America: Brave New World crumbles and The Monkey excels over dreary box office frame

The Monkey. Image courtesy Neon

Death comes for everyone in the delightfully macabre The Monkey

My Dead Friend Zoe. Image courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment

My Dead Friend Zoe's director and stars talk about cinematic influences, surrendering, and "a guilt demon"

PADDINGTON IN PERU – Official Trailer (HD)

Paddington in Peru is entertaining albeit flawed

Cleaner. Image courtesy Quiver Entertainment

Daisy Ridley is a profane delight in the otherwise forgettable Cleaner