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Snap out of it

The progression from animated family film to straight-to-Netflix series is perfectly natural. Kids want to spend more...

Humorless hype

If Todd Phillips’ Joker had been better, or worse, then the pre-release controversy might have been worth something....

Quest for harmony

When two similar movies are made in close proximity, they are often described as “twin films.” Think Armageddon and...

Inner space

Meditative, introspective, and gorgeously executed, Ad Astra is an art film in a blockbuster’s clothing. Behind the...

Clown downer

The problem that has always plagued adaptations of Stephen King’s IT is that the two halves—kids and grown-ups—are...

Mating ritual

The class rage-fueled horror comedy Ready or Not is for anyone who’s been robbed of the life they deserve, in order...

Tween gaff

The child performers in Good Boys are quite good, and the jokes can be very funny, but what do you do with a movie...

Mob blunder

When you hear the line “I did what I had to do,” odds are the writer knows you were thinking “Why in the world did...

Tarantino’s delight

Delight is not a word you often associate with a Quentin Tarantino film, but damn if you don’t leave Once Upon a Time...

Going nowhere

Did Stuber get greenlit because of its name, or in spite of it? Whatever its origins, it’s bad. Really bad. The kind...