The first film holds a bit of a special place for me, largely because, if memory serves, it was the...
oing into this movie, I had absolutely no expectations. I skipped the trailers entirely, but the idea of a buddy action comedy headlined by Dave Bautista...
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon have one of the more curious filmographies in modern genre filmmaking. Going from Freddy vs. Jason to Shark Tale, then circling...
Coming into this movie, I kept my expectations firmly in check. I liked Danny Boyle’s return to this world well enough — there are genuinely strong...
Clocking in at nearly three hours, this already award-winning Brazilian film takes its time—but not in a way that feels indulgent. Instead, it moves at a...
I wouldn’t call myself Joe Carnahan’s biggest fan, but after revisiting his filmography a while back, I’ve grown to appreciate what he does well. At his...
Actions often speak louder than words, and very few filmmakers understand that old cinematic rule — show, don’t tell — as instinctively as Chloé Zhao. It’s...
Josh Safdie has a real gift for making you spend time with people you should, by all logic, despise. His characters aren’t misunderstood or secretly noble—they’re...
A bloodless revenge movie where the real violence isn’t physical, but emotional—the kind that simmers under the surface as people try (and often fail) to contain...