★★★☆☆ A sequel to Suicide Squad, 2016’s divisive blockbuster smash, has finally arrived in the form of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Birds of Prey...

Snubs notwithstanding, the 91st Academy Awards looks exciting. The majority of the nominees are deserved, the show is thankfully hostless, and there’s no clear favorite in a number of categories. The...

★★★★☆ Why does Hollywood largely ignore World War One as viable filmmaking material? In rankings of the greatest war films, very few are set during The War to End All Wars; most directors...

2019, contrary to some pessimistic headlines, was actually a pretty good year for cinema. Box office records were broken, a number of new talents were discovered, and of course, several great films were...

★☆☆☆☆ “Your journey nears its end,” croaks Emperor Palpatine, chief antagonist of all-things Star Wars in a trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The villain is certainly correct,...

★★☆☆☆ You know the feeling you get when you’ve played a video game for too long? The controls are moist with sweat, your fingers ache from repeated bashings of buttons, your eyes grow weary....

★★★½ A man has died. The authorities assume suicide, but an eccentric private investigator suspects foul play. At the center of it all is the man’s family: a set of quirky, possibly sinister...

★★★ If you adored the original Frozen, I have no doubt that you’ll love Frozen II. That’s something I feel should be said upfront. There’s a host of new songs, characters, and rich expansions...

★★★★ How much of a miracle was Ford’s triumph over Ferrari in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans? Clearly a huge one, otherwise there wouldn’t be a film about it. But I’d argue that it doesn’t...

★★★ Despite sharing a title and basic storyline, Stephen King’s and Stanley Kubrick’s iterations of The Shining could not be more dissimilar. King’s novel envisioned a harrowingly claustrophobic...