An altogether infertile American studio film, Michael Mann’s Ferrari neglects the creativity and bravura in the racing that any good racing movie should have and substitutes stereotypical housewife and mistress roles for the film’s two women. … continue
The story of the Von Erich wrestling family is one of the most tragic in wrestling history.… continue
Despite the best efforts of director / co-writer Paul King and his writing colleague Simon Farnaby (the duo behind the exquisite Paddington films), Wonka doesn’t end up feeling like much more than modern IP management.… continue
When I was last in Japan, in 2019, I visited the Ghibli Museum — a truly memorable experience that continues to validate years later because I can remember almost every moment of my time there.… continue
Silent Night is a Death Wish-style vigilante revenge riff that manages to deliver the absolute bare minimum of what the subgenre requires in the most half-hearted manner possible.… continue
For a pie to be truly outstanding, the ingredients have to work together.… continue
Since his 2009 directorial debut, Dogtooth, Yorgos Lanthimos has pushed the limits of just how much human misery a comedy can withstand.… continue
Going into his 70th anniversary, Godzilla has had quite a decade: multiple animated films, a stunningly good run of comics from IDW Publishing and a popular ride in Tokyo, and three largely well-received Hollywood co-productions, with a fourth in the wings for 2024.… continue
In The Shift, an average guy named Kevin (Kristoffer Polaha) finds himself in a world he barely recognizes, run by the mysterious Benefactor (Neal McDonough), a man of immense power and seeming omnipotence who makes promises (or threats) in exchange for subservience.… continue
An 80-minute juggernaut of existential tumult, composer Gustav Mahler’s second symphony stems from humankind’s eternal pursuit of purpose amid the trials and tribulations of being.… continue
I know jack shit about contemporary Indian culture and I’m sure as shit not going to pretend I learned anything important from Tiger 3.… continue
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