Film Review Jordan Peele’s Us

Film Review: Jordan Peele’s Us

March 25, 2019

Something wicked this way comes in Jordan Peele’s new high-concept horror film; the answer—and the title—is Us. In his sophomore…

Read More
Mid90s Film Review

Film Review: Mid90s

October 29, 2018

“You’re so cute. You’re like at that age before guys become dicks,” muses a perceptive partygoer to protagonist Stevie (Sunny…

Read More
Film Review The Happytime Murders

Film Review: The Happytime Murders

August 27, 2018

“Sex. Murder. Puppets.” The Happytime Murders delivers on the promise of its poster—if precious little else. Judging from the outtakes…

Read More
Film Review: Isle of Dogs

Film Review: Isle of Dogs

March 29, 2018

Animated or otherwise, Wes Anderson films bear an unmistakable paw print. The filmmaker’s style is by now so recognizable that…

Read More
Spoiler-Free Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

A Spoiler-Free Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

December 14, 2017

Rian Johnson milks it. His is a brawny, strapping Star Wars anchored by inherited strength, yet weird and wily enough…

Read More
Film Review: Blade Runner 2049

Film Review: Blade Runner 2049 (Spoiler Free)

October 6, 2017

Like the marginalized replicants thrust into its dreary, dystopian world, Blade Runner 2049 shoulders a burdensome, existential weight. The sequel…

Read More