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Review: Conclave (2024)

Edward Berger’s Conclave is a lot of fun. Just don’t confuse it for more than a potboiler.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromNovember 28, 2024Conclave, Edward Berger, Peter Straughan, Robert Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Brian F. O'ByrneComment

Review: Gladiator II (2024)

Yet another meta-legacy sequel, Gladiator II also delivers some of the most rousing action spectacle of recent years.

Review: Megalopolis (2024)

Francis Ford Coppola's strange political fable is an absurd, admirable moonshot of a film.

Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel has fun elements, but its frankensteined script doesn't hold together.

Review: Sing Sing (2023)

Greg Kwedar's Sing Sing is best when it examines the art of acting, worst when it plays like a conventionally inspirational prison movie.

Review: Trap (2024)

M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller starring Josh Hartnett is absurd, stylish, Shyamalanesque fun.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 21, 2024Trap, M. Night Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donaghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison PillComment

Review: MaXXXine (2024)

Ti West’s MaXXXine is a step down from X and Pearl, but still a stylish, giallo-influenced good time.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 15, 2024MaXXXine, Ti West, X, Pearl, Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin BaconComment

Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Deadpool & Wolverine is a wet dream for fanboys, but a repetitive grind for everyone else.

Review: Twisters (2024)

The most fun classical Hollywood blockbuster since 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick.

Review: The Bikeriders (2023)

Like a Midwestern, biker-focused Goodfellas, The Bikeriders is a fun hangout movie, but somewhat unfocused in its narrative ambitions.

Review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

The vulgar, entertaining spirit of Michael Bay is alive and well in this third sequel in the Bad Bays franchise.

Review: Evil Does Not Exist (2023)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car is a beguiling nature drama.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJune 21, 2024Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka ShibutaniComment

Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

The wonderful digital ape characters and a few peaks of world-building cannot cover up the inessential storytelling.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJune 20, 2024Planet of the Apes, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wes Ball, Josh Friedman, Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, post-apocalyptic, apes, rescue your family, religion, world building, science fictionComment

Review: Hit Man (2023)

Richard Linklater’s Hit Man starring Glen Powell is a hilarious cross between film noir and romantic comedy.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromMay 30, 2024Hit Man, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Skip Hollandsworth, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Evan Holtzman, Molly BernardComment

Review: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

George Miller returns to the Wasteland of post-apocalyptic Australia with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a direct prequel and satisfying expansion of the world of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 27, 2024Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mad Max, George Miller, Australian film, post-apocalyptic, science fiction action, car chases, prequelComment

Review: Challengers (2024)

Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is a fun, sexy good time that showcases star power and style.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromMay 24, 2024Luca Guadagnino, Justin Kuritzkes, Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike FaistComment

Review: The Beast (2023)

Bertrand Bonello’s The Beast starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay is a fascinating, messy film that imagines a captivating romance and an intriguing, if not entirely credible, future.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromApril 25, 2024Bertrand Bonello, Guillaume Breaud, Benjamin Charbit, The Beast in the Jungle, Henry Miller, Lea Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, The BeastComment

Review: Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ Late Night with the Devil has a brilliant stylistic conceit that makes it a compelling take on the found-footage horror subgenre.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromApril 12, 2024Late Night with the Devil, Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes, Colin and Cameron Cairnes, David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, Josh Quong TartComment

Review: Seagrass (2023)

Seagrass is ultimately compelling because there are enough moments of artistic expression and perceptive character building to balance the more didactic storytelling.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromMarch 4, 2024Seagrass, Canadian film, Meredith Hama-Brown, Ally Maki, Luke Roberts, Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, Remy Marthaller, Sarah Gadon, Chris PangComment

Review: Perfect Days (2023)

Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days is a beautiful corrective to the busyness of everyday life.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 21, 2024Perfect Days, Wim Wenders, Tokyo, Ozu, Takuma Takasaki, Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi YamadaComment