J Categories Podcasts Right on Cue July 29, 2022 Joseph Trapanese’s score for Spiderhead walks the edge of madness The composer returns to talk about his long-standing collaboration with Joseph Kosinski for the filmmaker's latest.
T Categories Movies Reviews July 5, 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder commits too hard to the joke Taika Waititi buys too much into his own hype with his followup to Thor: Ragnarok, a scattered farce that grows tiring faster than a bolt of lightning.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 27, 2020 “Thor: Ragnarok” was a joyous punch in the face of colonialism Taika Waititi's irreverent revamp of the Thor series, Thor: Ragnarok, manages to weave some much-needed criticism of imperialism among the gags.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 26, 2020 “Avengers: Endgame” is nothing short of a miracle The culmination of Marvel's 11-year gameplan is a cinematic juggling act whose success is an unlikely achievement.
C Categories Movies April 22, 2020 Chris Hemsworth Gets Grim and Gritty in “Extraction” Chris Hemsworth goes full John Wick in a tense action thriller that elevates its stripped-down formula with grit and style.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 19, 2020 “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Blurs the Line Between “Good” and “Good Enough” With production issues and a shift in the franchise's creative team, Joss Whedon's final MCU entry has just enough to work.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 17, 2020 “Thor: The Dark World” Feels Like MCU Filler Thor's second standalone adventure buckles under the weight of too many characters and a confused directorial hand.
A Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 12, 2020 Assembling “The Avengers” An unlikely team of heroes could have been a cliché, but Joss Whedon's first foray into the MCU worked because it toyed with its moving parts.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 10, 2020 “Thor” Thunders Onto the Screen as Marvel’s Millennial Kenneth Branagh's Shakespearean tale of a godlike alien shows the cracks in Marvel's firmament amid its immature protagonist.
M Categories Movies June 12, 2019 Men in Black International Review: You’ll Pray for a Neuralyzer Not even the cosmic star power of Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson can stop this tired, paint-by-numbers reboot.
