‘Wicked: For Good’ Can’t Defy the Musical’s Second Act Problems

John M. Chu’s conclusion suffers from weaker songs and poor pacing.

‘The Running Man’ Offers Frictionless Blockbuster Thrills

Never has director Edgar Wright made a film that felt so anonymous and ill-suited to his gifts.

Humanity Is Doomed (Based on the Movies I've Seen Lately)

Today, a few thoughts on Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (in theaters now) and Kathryn Bigelow's House of Dynamite (on Netflix). In Bugonia, Jesse Plemons plays Teddy, a down-on-his-luck warehouse worker who becomes convinced that he's uncovered an intergalactic conspiracy against planet Earth. Teddy believes that an

This Feels Like the End of Something

For many years, I dreamed of moving to Los Angeles. It was always a logical endpoint for me. I'm very into movies, after all – how they're made, how they're marketed, how they're talked about afterwards. Why not move to the place that&

'TRON: Ares' Is as Relentless as a Lightcycle at Full Speed

As shallow and pretty as the previous 'TRON' movies, the sequel at least offers the courtesy of a non-stop thrill ride.

In 'Him,' American Football Is a Really Big Deal, Apparently

Plus, some quick thoughts on 'The Long Walk.'

TIFF 2025 Dispatch #2: Rian Johnson and Steven Soderbergh Pull Off Resurrections; Frankenstein Should Have Stayed Buried

Stephen David Miller wraps up the Toronto Film Festival, with thoughts on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, The Christophers, Frankenstein, Rental Family, and Blue Heron.

TIFF 2025 Dispatch #1: Dwayne Johnson Gets Serious, Chris Evans Gets Silly, Russell Crowe Splits the Difference, and a Tale of Two Hamlets

Stephen David Miller gives an update from the Toronto Film Festival, with thoughts on Hamnet, Hamlet, The Smashing Machine, Nuremberg, and Sacrifice

I'm Sad That The World That Inspired Me To Get Into This Game Is Now Gone

A few thoughts on the death of [paid, institutional] criticism.

Darren Aronofsky Throws a Career Change-Up with 'Caught Stealing'

In his messy neo-noir caper, the filmmaker muses on roads not taken.

‘Weapons’ Is a Haunting, Hilarious Fairy Tale for Our Waking Nightmare

The adults are not all right.

'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is a Fun Reset for the MCU

Plus: some quick thoughts on Ari Aster's 'Eddington.'