MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
A Case for the UN?
How far will she go? Not sure Moana 2 will hit the cash highs of the first film, but it’s at least fun.
We Are Entertained
Is it blasphemy to suggest Gladiator II might be a smidge better than Gladiator, even without Russell Crowe?
Best Intentions
If you've got a 10-year-old that needs a history lesson, White Bird: A Wonder Story is that lesson.
Let’s ‘Dance’
Tom Hardy and Kelly Marcel give Venom a fitting if scattered send-off in Venom: The Last Dance. We think.
Grin and Grin Again
Director Parker Finn and star Naomi Scott top Smile with more gore, more scares and more brains in Smile 2.
Veteran Actioners
Ryoo Seung-wan + Hwang Jung-min = Ka-ching! Or at least it should for I, the Executioner.
Mirror Mirror
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn't embarrassing but it's hardly a triumphant return to form.
Once More into the Breach
It won’t make you forget Bill Paxton but Twisters gets the climate disaster job done.
Disney-fied
Inside Out 2 heads to puberty territory – but really? No horny? Were these people ever 13?
‘Boys’ Will be ‘Boys’
If they’re coming for me it could be with a walker if Bad Boys: Ride or Die is any indication.
Monkeying Around
All you’ll really remember from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the mo-cap monkeys you can’t tell from the real thing.
At Least it’s Fast as Lightning
Po the kung fu fighting giant panda returns for more of the same in Kung Fu Panda 4.
Not Over Yet
Denis Villeneuve continues his deep dive into Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic with Dune: Part Two.
‘Table’ Mannered
When Table for Six 2 remembers its roots it’s a feast, but most of time it aims for haute cuisine: tiny bits that don’t fill you up.
Too Little Too Late
If you felt Alienoid was a true cliffhanger, brace for the fall in Alienoid: Return to the Future.