MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Taking Flight
Catherine Chau gets her inner exotic dancer (kind of) on in Bird of Paradise.
Daddy’s Issues
Norris Wong and Wong Hoi’s Good Trip should make you want to call your dad.
Count on ‘Sheep’
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is exactly the Shaun the Sheep movie you’re expecting. That’s good.
Breaking Kinda Bad
Natsuo Kirino already did Magical Secret Tour better in Out. Read that.
‘Oh My God!’ is Right
Oh My Ghost! Oh My God! is a waste of time. Sorry, Naomi Watanabe fans.
‘Island’ Time
Forgotten Island is in the running to win the crown for this year’s most unexpected delight.
Whose Life Is it?
Pedro Almodóvar goes back to the well of his own life – maybe? – in Bitter Christmas.
The Magic is Gone
Legacy sequels like Practical Magic 2 shouldn’t exist just for nostalgia but try telling them that.
Kids These Days
It’s a slasher, it’s a zombie movie, it’s a gorefest, and yes Ice Cream Man may put you off gelato for a bit.
Mythology ≠ HIstory
All Wishes Come True! is Ocean’s 8 in ancient China and man, does that work like a charm.
Back in Time
If you wished introducing your partner to your parents could have gone better, Back to Love will speak to you.
Adorably Dark
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island is aggravatingly cute. That’s either wonderful or a waking nightmare.
Brand New? Really?
Brand new is hardly a way to describe Spider-Man: Brand New Day but it doesn’t matter because ka-ching!
Toys are Forever
Toy Story 5 is exactly like the first four Toy Storys. You’ll be crushed by that idea or delighted by it.