Yahya Abdul-Mateen II — Blog

Review: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Lana Wachowski’s legacy sequel is a meta-investigation of the meaning of the franchise and an idiosyncratic science-fiction romance.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJanuary 7, 2022The Matrix, The Matrix Resurrections, Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell, Aleksandar Hemon, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jones, Jada Pinkett SmithComment

Review: Candyman (2021)

Nia DaCosta’s legacy sequel to Candyman is an ambitious horror movie with a great visual style and score that’s held back by its disappointing ending and reductive themes.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromSeptember 29, 2021Candyman, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Michael Hargrove, Brian KingComment

Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic retelling of the famous show trial distorts history in order to champion blandly-liberal American values.

Review: Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman has a genuine sense of scale and grandeur and captures the imaginative possibility of big-budget fantasy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 9, 2019Aquaman, DCEU, DC Comics, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Nicole KidmanComment