I Categories Reviews TV June 19, 2023 Idris Elba & a gimmick can only elevate Hijack so high The AppleTV+ thriller series plays like a rainy day TBS movie stretched over seven episodes.
L Categories Movies Reviews March 7, 2023 Luther: The Fallen Sun delivers a strong sendoff Idris Elba bids adieu to the character with another charismatic, blistering turn.
S Categories Movies Reviews April 3, 2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 zooms forward to a better, albeit disjointed adventure The blue blur's sequel rolls around at the speed of sound to the tune of messy but often fun results.
C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Features August 31, 2021 Criterion Corner: Ashes and Diamonds, Company, Beasts of No Nation Netflix original Beasts of No Nation, Sondheim musical doc Company, and Andrzej Wajda's postwar masterpiece dot August's Criterion releases.
J Categories Movies Reviews July 28, 2021 James Gunn rescues The Suicide Squad with a raunchy, silly sequel DC finally recovers from its worst movie with a followup that leans into the irreverent comic-book mayhem of its source material (and its director).
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2020 September 15, 2020 TIFF 2020: “Concrete Cowboy” is an enlightening coming-of-age drama Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba star in this promising directorial debut about modern-day cowboys.
& 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 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.
H Categories Movies February 13, 2020 Here She Comes, Watch Your Step: 10 Pop Culture Femme Fatales A look at some of our favorite movie & TV characters who used body & brains to get what they want -- even if it killed someone.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies September 29, 2019 “The Dark Tower”: There Are Better Films Than These Childe Roland to The Dark Tower came, and unfortunately, he brought all of us along with him.
