G Categories Movies Reviews April 28, 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 plays the hits for one last encore James Gunn sends off the Guardians (and the MCU as a whole) with a closing chapter that's as emotional as it is overstuffed.
T Categories Movies Reviews November 25, 2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special captures the season’s excesses The MCU’s latest “Special Presentation” is an over-the-top mishmash of feelings, just like the Guardians and the holiday.
S Categories Festivals Movies Reviews Sundance 2022 January 22, 2022 Sundance 2022: Karen Gillan tries to kill herself (in order to live) in Dual The latest from oddball extraordinaire Riley Stearns is a sci-fi curio about scrambling to find your will to live.
& 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.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 21, 2020 “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Found Poignancy In Its Cosmic Weirdos James Gunn's interstellar hangout movie is weird and messy, but deeply, admiringly focused on its characters and an earnest emotional core.
I Categories Movies February 17, 2020 In “The Call of the Wild”, You’ll Bite Off More Than Yukon Chew Disney continues to shuffle off Fox's remaining output with this limp, awkward adaptation of the Jack London novel.
H Categories Hall of Faces Podcasts TV December 24, 2019 Hall of Faces: Which is the Best Doctor Who Christmas Special? We cross-over with the Debating Doctor Who podcast to figure out which Christmas Special (and their stars) deserves a spot on the Hall of Faces.
R Categories Movies December 10, 2019 Review: “Jumanji: The Next Level” Is Getting Too Old For This Jake Kasdan's followup to the surprisingly fun 2017 sequel loses some of the original's luster.
S Categories Movies July 9, 2019 Stuber Review: Uber Cop Comedy Won’t Earn Five Stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista are their typical superlative selves, which just barely saves an otherwise tedious high-concept cop comedy
A Categories Movies April 23, 2019 Avengers Endgame Review: Marvel Puts a Pin on Eleven Years of Storytelling The MCU reaches a climax of sorts with the ambitious, three-hour Endgame, a satisifying end to the 11-year Marvel mythos to date.
