Movie Review: “The Rip”
“The Rip” is nothing new. That makes it sound bad, when it’s actually a very…
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Movie Review: “The Housemaid”
I love the word “façade.” With its dangling cedilla hanging from the c, and just…
Movie Review: “MaXXXine”
Ti West’s “X” trilogy—which include 2022’s “X” and “Pearl” and now 2024’s “MaXXXine”—has always been…
Movie Review: “Drive-Away Dolls”
“Drive-Away Dolls” is an inspired throwback to a very particular type of film that was…
Movie Review: “Argylle”
A jet-setting, action-packed, espionage comedy shouldn’t be this boring. “Argylle,” from director Matthew Vaughn and…
Movie Review: “Snitch”
Films like “Snitch” are meant to infuriate you about the supposed injustice of the United…
Movie Review: “Easy Money”
Martin Scorsese is credited with presenting the Swedish crime thriller “Easy Money” to a U.S.…
Movie Review: “The Impossible”
It’s astonishing to think that it’s been eight years since Southeast Asia was rocked by…
Movie Review: “Jack Reacher”
“Jack Reacher” is a pitch-perfect vehicle for Tom Cruise. He gets to kick ass, show…
Movie Review: “Zero Dark Thirty”
“Zero Dark Thirty” can’t win for losing. In making a film about the hunt for…