A robot thriller with the right programming. Here’s a little “Stepford Wives” for you. A young woman named Iris (Sophie Thatcher) walks down the grocery store like a robot, which apparently she […]
Companion
Dog Man
A doggone good time. Not to be confused with Luc Besson’s “DogMan.” So you better be specific when you ask someone if they saw “Dog Man” or “DogMan.” “Dog Man” is based […]
Love Me
The story of buoy meets satellite isn’t all that romantic. I saw “Love Me” virtually from the Sundance Film Festival last year, and it was one of the few films I didn’t […]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Number 3 is fast and entertaining for you and me. Reflecting on our earlier reactions to the first trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog,” I’m sure we’re all appreciative that the franchise kept […]
The End
This apocalyptic musical doesn’t hit all the right notes. “The End” is a musical directed by Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”) and set after the end of […]
Venom: The Last Dance
Goodbye to the franchise that didn’t work to begin with. People who have followed my work through the years will know that I’m not a big fan of the “Venom” movies, especially […]
Megalopolis
A Coppola bomb decades in the making. Francis Ford Coppola is one of our most distinguished filmmakers. The “Godfather” trilogy, “Apocalypse Now,” “The Cotton Club,” and many others are classics from him. […]
The Wild Robot
One of the best animated films of the decade. There has been a lot of talk about animation being taken over by AI, which is also threatening to take over other things. […]
Transformers One
This Hasbro animated prequel just got an oil change and it delivers. Before he was Optimus Prime, his name was Orion Pax. Before he was Megatron, his name was D-16. And before […]
Slingshot
A Space Odyssey that plays mind games. “Slingshot” tells the story of three astronauts, who are on a mission to one of Saturn’s moons Titan to collect some methane, and the most […]
