An extended "Prometheus" epilogue wrapped inside a mostly function retread of older "Alien" movies. Fassbender glues your eyes to screen whenever he's on and is far and away the movie's highlight. I enjoyed this crew of characters more than their predecessors, but there's not a whole lot of meat on the bones overall. The action … Continue reading Review: Alien Convenant →

While it boasts impressive eye candy and still one of the most entertaining packs of heroes in movies today, the film strands its characters in a paper-thin story that feels more like a collection of subplots stretched to over two hours. It relies heavily on all that audiences loved from the first film and repeats … Continue reading Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 →

While it doesn't measure up to Jackson's 2005 film in terms of scale, spectacle, story, characters, or performance, it does offer some well-orchestrated, mindless monster entertainment with a well-rounded cast. It also moves at a brisk pace and has plenty of jaw-dropping imagery of its own. Grade: B.

A gripping, brutal, and genuinely moving neo-Western featuring one of the finest performances in a comic-book movie and Jackman's own career best work. Logan stands tremendously on its own yet expertly draws on nearly two decades worth of films, cutting deep into a pair of iconic characters. The action is violent, bloody, and personal. It's … Continue reading Review: Logan →

This has truly been the year for sophomore directors. Judd Apatow proved this summer he wasn't a one-hit-wonder with "Knocked Up," his follow-up to "The 40-Year-Old-Virgin." Then Jason Reitman hit it out of the park with "Juno" (his first feature being "Thank You for Smoking"). Now Joe Wright, director of 2005's "Pride ' Prejudice," has … Continue reading Review: Atonement →

Jason Reitman's second feature (his first being the fantastically satirical "Thank You for Smoking") is the story of Juno, an odd teenage girl who inadvertently becomes pregnant due to a one-night-stand with her best friend, Paulie Bleaker ("Superbad's" Michael Cera) because she was bored, or so she claims. Starting the movie off is a very … Continue reading Review: Juno →