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Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Comedy Rated R

“…aka How to Succeed in White America Without Really Dying.”

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…an exaggerated, fairy-tale variation on the Western, big bad wolf and all.”

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Drama Rated NR

“Mildred Pierce unleashed on the wild, wild West…”

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“…quadruples down on scenes of forced wonder and emotional manipulation.”

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)

Drama Rated NR

“A weird one.”

Damsel (2018)

Comedy Rated R

“…a long stretching out of the same, sly joke.”

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Family Rated PG

“…a cathartic riff on working parenthood in this multitasking millennium.”

Hereditary (2018)

Horror Rated R

“Grief has a demonic presence in Hereditary…”

Ocean’s 8 (2018)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…has a bit of fizz, if not quite as much as we might want.”

Thoroughbreds (2018)

Thriller Rated R

“A Heavenly Creatures riff, though with much less imagination and far thinner psychology…”

Recent Reviews

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Drama Rated PG-13

“Ryan Gosling passes the Muppet test with Project Hail Mary, even though it’s not a Muppet movie.”

Out of the Past (1947)

Thriller Rated NR

“Mitchum holds the screen in the palm of his hand without appearing to even try…”

The Bride! (2026)

Horror Rated R

“The fun here is in the audacious attempt and the performances.”


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