The Death of the Female Hero: Rey Palpatine vs. Clarice Starling
The heroine never needs to be stronger than the villain; she just needs to win.
John Wick: Chapter 4
The fourth film abandons any semblance of reality and consequences, but it’s still some of the best on-screen action you’ll ever see.
Jurassic Park: 30 Years Later
It might be showing its age, but this beloved dino-adventure still brings the thrills.
They Couldn’t Wait But Maybe Should Have
Can’t Hardly Wait revolves around a huge party for recent high school grads, but what they’re waiting for isn’t what they get.
A.I. is not Hollywood’s silver bullet; it is a nail in it’s coffin.
The WGA strike is going to be a bloodbath.
Please Let This Be Magic Mike’s Last Dance
There isn’t enough pop lockin’ dick in the world that could’ve saved Magic Mike’s Last Dance.
Return of the Jedi: 40 Years and the Force is Still Strong
Episode Six in the nine-movie Star Wars saga is an entertaining conclusion to the “lightning in a bottle” magic Lucasfilm captured with the Original Trilogy.
25 Years of Fear and Loathing
One of the last great films of the 1990’s, as introspective as it is debilitating.
A Mother’s Revenge: Why Did You Kill Me?
Usually, when someone gets catfished, it’s not by the person they murdered.
Field Trip: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Movie buffs need to make a beeline for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The Dude Abides
The Big Lebowski might've been asleep at the wheel in 1998, but it's become a cult-classic phenomenon since then.
Dark City: 25th Anniversary
Alex Proyas’ follow up to The Crow failed at the box office, but it’s an underrated sci-fi gem.
Amélie: Big Heart, Big Dreams, Big Anxieties
It’s not easy to make the dream a reality, even when it’s right within your grasp.
The Relatable Bridget Jones’s Diary
Let’s all raise a glass to the relatable self-induced nightmare that is finding love.
You Know How This Will End, and It’s Lovely
Is it wrong to love a predictable ending? Not if it takes place in the classic rom-com When Harry Met Sally.
The Hot Chick? More Like The Woke Chick.
Was this movie ahead of its time, or am I just really stretching for some early 2000s wokeness?
2022 Movies: The Good, The Bad, and The Decent
Agree, agree to disagree, and find common ground in something you dislike together.
The Family Stone: Bring on the Holiday Cheese
Sometimes you just need that cheesy holiday movie.