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Are you looking for recommendations about the best and worst in current film releases? Our movie reviews try to get past brief opinions and dig into why a given movie works, and what it has to offer.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a feature-length fan filmResident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a feature-length fan film
Marvel’s Eternals is big, beautiful, and empty

Marvel’s epoch-spanning epic has too many heroes but still feels empty

Chaim Gartenberg
Dune puts an epic franchise ahead of its epic story

Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation wows with scale and scope but is missing an ending

Chaim Gartenberg
Nightmare of the Wolf captures the soul of The Witcher, even without GeraltNightmare of the Wolf captures the soul of The Witcher, even without Geralt
Shang-Chi made me excited about the Marvel Cinematic Universe again

I’m ready for Shang-Chi to meet Thor

Alex Cranz
Free Guy is like a AAA game: fun, goofy, and doing narrative backflips to make a guy the leadFree Guy is like a AAA game: fun, goofy, and doing narrative backflips to make a guy the lead
Jungle Cruise desperately wants to be The Mummy

The adventure flick based on a ride has lofty and often entertaining aspirations

Alex Cranz
Black Widow injects a little James Bond into the MCU

Natasha Romanoff finally gets her standalone film

Andrew Webster
Pixar’s Luca is the perfect summer moviePixar’s Luca is the perfect summer movie
Disney’s Cruella is absolutely absurd

It will delight you even as you question its need to exist

Alex Cranz
The Mortal Kombat movie is at its best when it mimics the gamesThe Mortal Kombat movie is at its best when it mimics the games
Hulu’s WeWork documentary gives us Adam Neumann and little elseHulu’s WeWork documentary gives us Adam Neumann and little else
With Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, I feel seenWith Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, I feel seen
A Glitch in the Matrix is quirky, creepy, and way too unrealA Glitch in the Matrix is quirky, creepy, and way too unreal
The Pink Cloud is an eerily prescient sci-fi movie about being stuck in quarantineThe Pink Cloud is an eerily prescient sci-fi movie about being stuck in quarantine
Cryptozoo’s stunning animation isn’t enough to save it from a meandering storyCryptozoo’s stunning animation isn’t enough to save it from a meandering story
Prisoners of the Ghostland is destined to be the next Nic Cage cult moviePrisoners of the Ghostland is destined to be the next Nic Cage cult movie
Censor finds eerie horror in an ‘80s moral panicCensor finds eerie horror in an ‘80s moral panic
Lupin III: The First is the perfect holiday adventureLupin III: The First is the perfect holiday adventure
Steve McQueen’s film series Small Axe is an intimate experienceSteve McQueen’s film series Small Axe is an intimate experience
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a beautiful new take on a classic storyThe Personal History of David Copperfield is a beautiful new take on a classic story
Netflix’s Rebecca flattens a classicNetflix’s Rebecca flattens a classic
The Trial of the Chicago 7 doesn’t know who its villain isThe Trial of the Chicago 7 doesn’t know who its villain is
In Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s kid sister solves a pretty good case of her ownIn Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s kid sister solves a pretty good case of her own
The Devil All the Time is only good some of the timeThe Devil All the Time is only good some of the time
Mulan is the year’s most beautiful letdownMulan is the year’s most beautiful letdown
Telling people to delete Facebook won’t fix the internet

The Social Dilemma is a clever but simplistic drama-documentary

Adi Robertson
In She Dies Tomorrow, figuring out how to spend your last day is really damn hardIn She Dies Tomorrow, figuring out how to spend your last day is really damn hard
Meet Walter Mercado, a Latinx wizard who changed TV foreverMeet Walter Mercado, a Latinx wizard who changed TV forever
Palm Springs is the perfect comedy for a world where nothing matters anymorePalm Springs is the perfect comedy for a world where nothing matters anymore
In Netflix’s The Lovebirds, jokes come first, romance comes secondIn Netflix’s The Lovebirds, jokes come first, romance comes second
Crip Camp reminds us that, in America, nothing improves without massive sacrificeCrip Camp reminds us that, in America, nothing improves without massive sacrifice
Bloodshot never had a chance of starting a new cinematic universeBloodshot never had a chance of starting a new cinematic universe
The Invisible Man haunts us the way abusers always have

Fictional stories explain how technology and culture help bad men hide their crimes

Joshua Rivera
Onward is a perfectly fine Pixar movie with a bizarre twistOnward is a perfectly fine Pixar movie with a bizarre twist
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a queer romance that dares you to listen closelyPortrait of a Lady on Fire is a queer romance that dares you to listen closely
Sonic the Hedgehog review: fast casualSonic the Hedgehog review: fast casual
Sundance 2020: reviews from the annual indie film festivalSundance 2020: reviews from the annual indie film festival
La Llorona review: not the ghost story you’re expectingLa Llorona review: not the ghost story you’re expecting
Birds of Prey is DC’s first good action movieBirds of Prey is DC’s first good action movie

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