Recent Reviews
These are our latest reviews of movies at theaters, at the art house, or at festivals.
Road House (2024)
***2024, Doug Liman
There are two things that make this remake work as well as it does: Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Visit the new Road House for the catharsis as Jake Gyllenhaal and Doug Liman team up for a fun smackdown on men behaving badly.
Dune: Part Two
***2024, Denis Villeneuve
Perhaps Villeneuve’s strongest production so far given the emotional resonance it creates.
Dune: Part Two is an impressive spin on religion and activism, all wrapped up in a science fiction sheen.
Bob Marley: One Love
**1/22024, Reinaldo Marcus Green
Bob Marley: One Love is most effective when it sticks to the man and his music.
What should’ve been a cinematic anthem of Bob Marley’s vision of love and freedom falters on the dramatic beats.
Argylle
***2024, Matthew Vaughn
As choppy as it gets, it’s still an entertaining romp with plenty of twists.
It’s sloppy, but Argylle wears just enough hair gel to grease the slides and ride out a mild recommendation.
American Fiction
***1/22023, Cord Jefferson
Take the insanity of Monk’s situation and think about what he’s trying to expose.
See American Fiction and then appreciate this statement: It’s essential viewing.
Chock-full of eye candy, Wonka is a sweet work of pure imagination.
Dream Scenario
**1/22023, Kristoffer Borgli
Paul Matthews does nothing to save Dream Scenario – the movie – from itself.
Like a dream disrupted before its resolution, Dream Scenario trips on its journey to cinematic greatness.
The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
***1/22023, Francis Lawrence
Think about how music can be a flashpoint for expressing or defining a moment in time.
Rachel Zegler is the new soul of The Hunger Games.
Saltburn
***1/22023, Emerald Fennell
Shocking images are greeted with the gasps and groans of a classic audience participation experience
It sounds wrong to call something wonderfully wicked, but that fits Saltburn to a T.
Next Goal Wins
***1/22023, Taika Waititi
This is the kind of movie and storytelling style and humor at which Waititi excels.
Writer-director Taika Waititi scores his best movie with Next Goal Wins.
The Marvels doesn’t serve as Marvel’s Barbie moment.
The performances drive a compelling look at the bright power of music and the dark power of influence in Priscilla.
Somewhere inside Killers of the Flower Moon is a great movie desperate to get out.
The Exorcist: Believer
***2023, David Gordon Green
Those looking for a two-hour fright fest will be sorely disappointed.
The Exorcist: Believer doesn’t resurrect the original scares, but it does release some spirited ideas.
The Creator’s substantial thematic ambitions aren’t fully realized, but it still rises above its derivative elements to provide a good standalone sci-fi experience.