The 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals, sees the episodic franchise go in a more character-driven direction, under the direction of Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao.
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One of the best films of 2021, Mass slices into a sharp, devastating and important analysis of grief in a powerful experience featuring four of the finest acting performances from this or any other year.
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Picking up immediately from where the 2018 film left off, Halloween Kills is more of the same - for better or worse.
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Though Ridley Scott’s film could use some tightening up from a narrative standpoint, The Last Duel remains one of the more interesting films of the year.
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Though a bit of an improvement and more entertaining than its predecessor, Venom: Let There be Carnage lacks much of a story, or really anything significant, to make this a viable movie - Marvel or otherwise.
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Though Ben Platt gives his all, and you can see signs as to why Dean Evan Hansen cleaned up on Broadway in 2017, Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation is a joyless slog to sit through, with few moments of uplift drowned out by more melodramatic and emotional ones.
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Jessica Chastain leaves everything she has on the big screen, with her fantastic portrayal of former televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Problem is: She…and we…need a better movie.
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The Alpinist is the latest in a series of recent documentaries where filmmakers embed with free solo rock climbers and blend dazzling visuals with interesting and fascinating people.
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Exciting and thrilling in nearly every way, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is one of the top tier Marvel movies and full of characters you will want to revisit again and again.
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Though some will find the raunchy tone and humor lazy and uninspired, Vacation Friends rises and falls with a talented ensemble, led by John Cena’s over-the-top character and performance.
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The talent of writer/director Nia DaCosta is unmistakable, though inconsistencies within her 2021 remake of Candyman may prove to be disappointing to viewers with high expectations.
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The bloodiest superhero movie to date also succeeds in relaunching The Suicide Squad as a viable brand for the DC Extended Universe.
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Edson Oda’s Nine Days is a beautiful, moving bittersweet drama about a solitary man who decides on the fate of unborn souls, as they desire a chance at life on Earth. One of 2021’s best films.
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Though it is derivative of many previous films, Disney’s Jungle Cruise is harmless escapism and an otherwise entertaining, if not overlong, summer movie blockbuster.
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David Lowery's The Green Knight stars Dev Patel in an Arthurian-era medieval adventure where a young soldier agrees to a most intriguing bet.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Old is a disastrous, unintentionally hilarious horror film which finds a a group of travelers at an exclusive resort island literally stuck on a beach where time knows no limits.
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The life of chef/author/television personality Anthony Bourdain is chronicled in Oscar-winner Morgan Neville’s Roadrunner, a captivating and complicated look at a man whose stamina of being a celebrity could simply not be sustained.
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While thoroughly entertaining as a stand-alone film, Black Widow proves to be a transitional, jumping-off point from one character to another as the Marvel Cinematic Universe launches into Phase Four.
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The much buzzed about Zola features two terrific performances from Taylour Paige and Riley Keough, in the first film ever adapted from a Twitter thread. The story is wild and the movie tries really hard to match that energy.
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The Tomorrow War gives us a futuristic time-travel story where alien monsters attempt to eradicate humankind, while a civilian is among those drafted to fight to to save the world.
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