Despite a committed performance from Mila Al-Zahrani, Haifaa al-Mansour’s ‘Unidentified’ takes a rather irresponsible turn near its final five minutes, which sinks the entire proposition from the acclaimed Saudi filmmaker.
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Beyond the title telegraphing what happens to the titular character, when the credits roll for ‘The Death of Robin Hood’, it’s hard to say that anything new has been learned, or even meaningfully accomplished with the iconic character.
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Despite solid performances and a potent message, Adrian Chiarella’s ‘Leviticus’ begins to fall apart as soon as its mechanics contradict themselves.
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Steven Spielberg and the sci-fi genre has proven to be a match made in heaven for decades. Fortunately, this continues to be a winning combination in ‘Disclosure Day’, a spellbinding sci-fi adventure that continues to show the beloved director operating at the height of his powers.
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Despite solid performances from Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner, alongside an assured sense of style, Adam Carter Rehmeier’s ‘Carolina Caroline’ doesn’t have much to offer beyond its obvious inspirations.
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Ol Parker’s latest romantic comedy, ‘Office Romance’, is frequently bizarre and, in many respects, painfully unfunny. However, once Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein are paired together, it’s pure movie magic.
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After laying dormant for over a decade, the beloved spoof franchise is back in the hands of the Wayans brothers once again. Unfortunately, ‘Scary Movie’ is a dated, deeply underwhelming return for the comedy series.
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After years in development hell, ‘Masters Of The Universe’ is finally hitting theatres from director Travis Knight and this new iteration is worth the wait, delivering a candy-coated cosmic adventure that is sure to entertain passionate fans and non-fans alike.
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Kane Parsons breaks into the Hollywood scene by adapting his own ‘Backrooms’ YouTube series into a surprisingly intelligent and aesthetically thoughtful feature film.
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While ‘Ladies First’ boasts a fun cast, the movie’s morals are even more dated and regressive than its French-language 2018 original.
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‘Passenger’ is unfortunately as average as they come. Although its premise, on paper, could make for a decently entertaining summer horror, many factors affecting the project prevent it from being worthy of its runtime.
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It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since a Star Wars film has launched into theaters, but that’s about to change with ‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’, an entry into the long-running franchise that is thankfully an adventure worthy of the big screen that offers plenty of galactic fun for the whole family.
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After a three year absence, writer/director John Carney returns with his latest film ‘Power Ballad’. Though this music film may not be pitch perfect, it strikes a lot of the right chords.
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Despite a solid cast and assured photography, Olivier Assayas fails to meet the moment with ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’, delivering a complete nothingburger that has no idea what it wants to say about the figures it presents.
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Aleshea Harris deconstructs the traditional tropes of revenge cinema through an adaptation of her own work in ‘Is God Is’, and intelligently prompts us to reflect on what this unnecessary bloodletting means in the eyes of her two tormented twins.
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Horror fans have been eating well this year with a myriad of refreshing new entries into the overpopulated genre. However, writer/director Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ takes your expectations and laughs at them as it toys with them, becoming the year’s best new addition so far.
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The beloved anti-hero Frank Castle returns to the MCU in ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’, a special presentation event that continues to prove why street level Marvel is the most compelling corner of this extended universe.
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Although muddied by some strange editing choices, Billie Eillish and James Cameron deliver a 3D experience akin to a shot of adrenaline with ‘Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)’, after nearly two years of touring her third album.
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Thanks to the on-screen talents of Sally Field and Lewis Pullman, Olivia Newman overcomes many of the inconsistencies that plague the filmed adaptation of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ and turns it into a relatively charming affair.
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The seemingly interminable wait is over for fans hungry for more blood and carnage as ‘Mortal Kombat II’ hits theaters at long last. Fortunately, the long awaited follow-up is a welcomed course correction that embraces the source material far more than its lackluster predecessor.
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