‘Lizzie’ Celebrates Murder As Feminist Empowerment
The film is designed to celebrate Lizzie Borden’s 18 axe blows to her stepmother and the 10 or 11 to her father as feminist empowerment.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is A Hit Not Because It’s About Asians, But Because It’s About Humans
The effort to make this movie somehow fit the identity politics of our age and our country have bordered on the comical.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is Funny And Successful Because It’s Not Woke
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ surpassed $25 million in ticket sales in the opening weekend across both the United States and Canada, beating Mark Wahlberg’s action thriller ‘Mile 22.’
‘BlacKkKlansman’ Undercuts Its Message By Wildly Overplaying Its Material
The extra ‘K’ that makes the movie’s title look ridiculous is emblematic of what’s wrong with the film as a whole: it ends up being an unnecessary and distracting detraction.
‘The Sandlot’ Celebrates Myth And Reminds Us To Keep The Past Alive
Legend, myth, storytelling, preservation of memory — these ideas constitute the thematic heart of ‘The Sandlot.’ For its 25th anniversary, the film returns to theaters July 22 and 24.
The Star Of ‘Eighth Grade’ Is All Of Us In Middle School
Kayla is being raised by her single dad, who adores her with every fiber of his being, but just can’t figure out how to make her see what he sees in her.
The Rock Deserves Better Films Than ‘Skyscraper’ To Star In
Not many actors and actresses running around these days can generate wide-ranging interest by their mere involvement. But The Rock almost always does.
What The ‘Sicario’ Sequel Hits And Misses As A Film And A Commentary On Immigration
The film worked well as a thriller but it’s clearly inferior to the original. It exposes the Gordian knot at the heart of our border troubles, but doesn’t cut it.
Paul Rudd Gives A Wildly Disappointing Performance In ‘The Catcher Was A Spy’
Not since Roger Moore’s turn as James Bond has an actor sleepwalked through a film like Rudd has here.
‘Incredibles 2’ Leaves Good Storytelling Behind For A Politically Correct Narrative
Not only does the movie get its themes confused when it comes to the villain, its plot is an embarrassment.
Why Is ‘Hereditary’ Truly Frightening? Its Perversion Of Family
The new horror film ‘Hereditary’ is hyperbolic in its honesty over what our family line can do to us.
What Netflix’s True-Crime Doc ‘The Staircase’ Can Teach Us About Justice
There are loads of differences between the cases, but what they have in common is convicting white men of crimes against women based on scanty evidence.
The Real Heist In ‘Ocean’s 8’ Is Conducted On The Audience
At every point in the movie, the combination of star power, talent, tiredly thumbing noses at the patriarchy, and a daring robbery underwhelms.
‘Ocean’s 8’ Has No Reason To Be A Flat, Boring Waste Of Your Time, But It Is
The long-awaited all-female follow-up to the beloved Ocean’s series is an absolute mess, complete with gaping plot holes, and a completely flat story.
The Real-Life Heist Film ‘American Animals’ Makes Crime Exciting
British writer-director Bart Layton designed this thrilling heist film around the candid interviews of the four thieves themselves.
Ethan Hawke Nails Role Of Troubled Pastor In ‘First Reformed’
At first dejected by his rapidly deteriorating circumstances, Rev. Toller replaces God with dark obsession, and vanishes into his basest impulses.
Wim Wenders’ ‘Pope Francis’ Documentary Is Religious Pornography
‘Pope Francis’ is a disturbing film, not solely for its exaltation of Francis and his politics but more so for having been planned from the beginning of his ascent to office.
‘Solo’ Is An Indiana Jones Movie In The Star Wars Galaxy
Despite all of the mess and controversy, Ron Howard, Kathleen Kennedy, and the folks at Lucasfilm have made a fun and entertaining Star Wars film.
The Real Villain in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Is Overpopulation Panic
That the film paints Malthusian calculus in such an unflattering light just as a wave of editorials are confessing the unrealized horrors of population panic is one heck of a coincidence.
‘A Quiet Place’ Unravels Our Deepest Fears About Giving Children Life
It’s not about individualism, it’s not about rugged heroes or implausible survivors—it’s about a mother, a father, and their children. All the fear stems from our need to protect what we love the most.
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