Bob Odenkirk playing a nobody with a hidden, action-packed past in Nobody was enough to please any crowd in 2021. The reveal of his full action chops in the bus sequence of that film is such fun. So what angle is needed when approaching a sequel that initially relied on the surprise factor of a […]
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Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS Is Fun & Creepy, But Also Messy
When very little was known about Zach Cregger’s latest film, Weapons, there was one exciting kernel of information that jolted many cinephiles. Cregger made reference to Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterful 1999 film, Magnolia, as having given him “permission” to make his solo sophomore film an epic. That ambition is very much felt in the bones […]
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Reckons With Our Ability To Change
In news that shouldn’t shock anybody, Wes Anderson has made yet another film that’s as pretty to look at as it is devastating to think about. The Phoenician Scheme is releasing about two years to the day from his previous feature, and possible opus, Asteroid City. With that film, Anderson’s heightened reliance on artifice came […]
WARFARE Is As Confounding As It Is Haunting
Alex Garland’s latest film, Warfare, is a confounding experience to say the least. And that’s coming from somebody who found themselves completely bowled over by Civil War. The filmmaker has returned rather quickly to the war genre, releasing this basically a year after his previous feature. Though on this go around, he is joined by […]
A WORKING MAN Is Carhartt-Costumed Action Cinema
Like Nicole Kidman told the world, we come to the movie theaters for magic. How that magic is delivered to an audience can vary from film to film. In the case of David Ayer’s latest, A Working Man, it’s delivered in the bed of a humongous pickup truck alongside bags of concrete, sledgehammers, and copious […]
MICKEY 17: A Brand-New Delight from Bong Joon Ho
Throughout Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, countless characters ask the titular hero a question that haunts us all: What’s it like to die? At times, it’s an inquiry that’s played for comedy. In other moments, it’s asked as a plea for comfort. Melding the drama and comedy of life, and subsequently death, is something that […]