Ryan Coogler’s bid for star-director status delivers an entertaining, powerful concoction of crime, sex, horror, action, and blues music.
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Oliver Stone’s biopic of Jim Morrison reminds us of Val Kilmer’s immense talent.
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Bong Joon-ho’s science-fiction satire features a great Robert Pattinson performance but misses the mark when it comes to its political commentary.
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Righteous violence is meted out as Jason Statham re-teams with The Beekeeper director David Ayer in this Stallone-penned revenge film.
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John Frankenheimer’s French Connection II is an intriguing drama, even if it’s somewhat superfluous.
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Osgood Perkins’ black comedy The Monkey runs one joke over and over into the ground.
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The final film in the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy, The Last Dance lacks the arch tone that made the predecessors so fun.
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William Friedkin’s The French Connection remains one of the all-time classics of the New Hollywood era.
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Drew Hancock’s thriller blends sci-fi and slasher conventions in amusing, if minor, ways.
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RaMell Ross’s adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel is a formally radical work of empathy.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s nuanced buddy-travelogue dramedy is carried by Kieran Culkin’s great performance.
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Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk is the definition of a January release: low-ambition, silly, and decently entertaining.
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Den of Thieves 2 is another entertaining riff on classic crime movies and a showcase for Gerard Butler’s relatable grubbiness.
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The Mask just might be the sharpest illustration of Jim Carrey’s comedic craft.
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Better than Part One, but Snyder’s universe still remains intriguing in parts yet never fully convincing.
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Brady Corbet’s new American epic is ambitious, to be sure, but lacks dramatic rigour.
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The return of Wallace and Gromit manages to stay true to the charm that makes the series so beloved, while still offering a gentle critique of our technophilic society.
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From the haunting opening scene to the strange final image, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu makes us see the old vampire story in a new way.
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James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown captures the enigma of Dylan and proves the appeal of the musical biopic genre.
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Jaume Collet-Serra’s new Netflix thriller is a riff on Die Hard 2 and a genuinely watchable action thriller in a lacklustre streaming environment.
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