Hollywood Reviews
Rotterdam 2025 Review: VIDEOHEAVEN, Alex Ross Perry's Juggernaut Essay About Video-stores
Alex Ross Perry's new film is a video-essay in the style of Thom Andersen's seminal Los Angeles Plays Itself, in that it focuses on a place and location, and explores this place solely through deep analysis of footage from films...
Now Streaming: THE BONDSMAN, Diabolical Comedy Goes for the Gore with Gusto
Kevin Bacon becomes a bounty hunter for the Devil in Blumhouse Television's horror comedy series.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE Review: Blocked and Reported
Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge star in Warner Bros.' long-awaited adaptation of the videogame phenomenon.
THE WOMAN IN THE YARD Review: Metaphors Are Exactly What They Seem to Be
Danielle Deadwyler stars in Jaume Colet-Serra's horror-thriller.
A WORKING MAN Review: Jason Statham Rampages Against Human Traffickers
Director David Ayers' new film, which he wrote with Sylvester Stallone, stars Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze, Maximilian Osinski, Cokey Falkow, with Michael Peña, and David Harbour.
SIDE QUEST Review: Mythic Fun, Now in Bite-Sized Form
The new four-episode limited series takes a sideways look at the comic mothership, now streaming on Apple TV+.
SNOW WHITE Review: Disney's Latest Live-Action Remake Delivers Frustratingly Uneven Results
Disney’s latest exercise in brand management and IP (intellectual property) extension, Snow White, arrives in theaters clouded by unwanted controversy. A combination of factors ignited the controversy, initiated by relentless reactionary, regressive "fans" regarding Rachel Zegler's (The Hunger Games: The...
THE ALTO KNIGHTS Review: Comfortable Sleep Aid for Mob Movie Lovers
The opening of The Alto Knights is wildly disorienting and, frankly, embarrassing. Viewers are placed in gangster Frank Costello's (Robert De Niro) point of view as he's shot, overwhelming the screen with double exposures, aggressive Dutch angles, and rapid cuts...
THIEF 4K Review: Bank Vaults and Coffee Shops
Michael Mann explodes out of the gate with his debut feature, setting up decades of inquiry into the mindsets of professional criminals.
A WOMAN OF PARIS Blu-ray Review: Charlie Chaplin's First Drama A Hidden Gem
Charlie Chaplin remains one of the most important and talented legends of the silver screen, one of the few performers who made a smooth transition from silent film to talkies, one who wore his anti-fascist politics on his sleeve and...
CONTROL FREAK Review: Kelly Marie Tran Elevates Psychological Horror
Eight years ago, toxic Star Wars fans almost derailed Kelly Marie Tran’s career, whining non-stop on social media about her character in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, ultimately forcing her to quit social media altogether. And while that completely...
THE ELECTRIC STATE Review: A Triumph of Robotic Design, A Failure in Everything Else
In the U.S. of A., a cool $300M can not only buy you the presidency, but give you untold access to every federal agency, government servers, and private records. Another $300M (plus) can buy you the rights to The...
BLACK BAG Review: Soderbergh's Sexiest Film in Decades
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller.
SXSW 2025 Review: FRIENDSHIP, It's Hard Out Here For Dudes
Cringe comedy master Tim Robinson makes his feature lead debut alongside an always dependable Paul Rudd in Andrew DeYoung’s hilarious bromantic-comedy, Friendship. Craig Betterman (Robinson) is a man in a rut. He lives his life in an unending triangle between...
SXSW 2025 Review: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, A Lackluster YA Slasher For Gen Z
After the death of his wife, doctor Glenn Maybrook (Aaron Abrams) moves out to the rural factory town of Kettle Springs his teenage daughter Quinn (Katie Douglas) in an attempt to give them both a fresh start. However, when an...
SXSW 2025 Review: DROP, A Terrifically Taut Techno-Thriller From Christopher Landon
Young widow Violet (Meghann Hahy) is finally ready to get back into the dating game, but while out with hunky photographer Henry (Brandon Sklenar), she is targeted with a series of increasingly frightening anonymous drops to her phone. When the...
SXSW 2025 Review: DEATH OF A UNICORN, A Killer Cast Fights Unconvincing FX In This Disappointing Fantasy
Elliott (Paul Rudd) really needs a win. Still struggling to get his life together after his wife has died of cancer, he’s bringing his teenage standoffish daughter Ridley (Jenna Ortega) on a work retreat at the wildlife preserve sponsored by...
SXSW 2025 Review: GOVERNMENT CHEESE, Nothing Cheesy About It
David Oyelowo stars in the surreal comedy series, debuting globally on Apple TV+.
SXSW 2025 Review: THE STUDIO, So You Want to Make a Movie?
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg helm the Apple TV+ series, starring Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Katherine Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders and more stars than live in Hollywood.
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Review: Matt Murdock, Attorney at Law. And Sometimes He Is Daredevil.
“Does the mask allow us to be our true selves, or, does it strip away our identity and allow us to act like animals?” What should have been a night for celebration ends in tragedy when the assassin Bullseye...
