MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Bird Brained
Sam Quah’s at it again, wading into another Asian Hellhole in The Fire Raven.
Fairy Tale Noir
It’s tempting to call Dust Bunny delightful, no matter how irksome the word, but it really is.
Begging for It
Mercy is one of those movies that makes the case for more cops with bigger guns and caution over too much AI. Revolutionary!
Golden ‘Years’
Oh hell, yes. Nia DaCosta just guaranteed that third rage virus horror flick with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
All Squawk
Benedict Cumberbatch stands out with normal skin in so-so semi-horror novel adaptation, The Thing with Feathers.
Feeling a Bit Blue
It’s Oona Chapin to the rescue in the third, too familiar entry in James Cameron’s billion dollar franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
‘Past’ Imperfect
Fans: Louis Koo is going Back to the Past. Non-fans? Maybe try SpongeBob.
A Tale as Old as Time
Russell Crowe is a suitably chilling Hermann Göring in James Vanderbilt’s chillingly timely Nuremberg.
Treading Water
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants carries the series’ torch nicely – and with no stolen recipes.
More of a Duke
Animated Jesus origin story The King of Kings has a very specific market and not enough creativity to attract anyone else.
Almost Campy Enough
A bit more camp and less Sydney Sweeney being toted around like a knapsack and The Housemaid could be a kinky pleasure.
Who Needs Plot?
Sho Miyake’s quiet, spare, thoughtful Two Seasons, Two Strangers proves he’s one of Japan’s best right now.
Desu… Janai Desu-ka?
Mamoru Hosoda’s ambitious Scarlet doesn’t come close to Hamlet’s depth or storytelling grace.
