The Lost King
Entertaining, edifying and satisfying
Movies
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Nice try
Gran Turismo
Fast and flaccid gamer bait
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Dracula Lite
Daliland
Portrait of an aging narcissist
Asteroid City
And he does it without AI
Haunted Mansion
Two-hour commercial for a nine-minute ride
Crimes of the Future
Still evolving after all these years
The Survivor
Punching out of hell
Barbie
Breaking the plastic mold
Elemental
When fire met water
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
M:I-7 – Cruisin’ for a Brusin’
The Pope’s Exorcist
Fun for a while
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Perhaps some relics are best left buried
No Hard Feelings
Risky funny business
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A simple story of great depth.
The Amazing Maurice
Oh, rats!
Marlowe
Yer cute, schweetheart
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Pushing the superhero boundaries
The Little Mermaid
Cosplay lost at sea
M3GAN
Existentially scary with a satiric side
Women Talking
Listen to them!
Creed III
A face-off with the past
Fast X
Silly villain saves the day!
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Jurassic Park outtakes
Air
Affleck’s slam dunk
Soft and Quiet
Supreme American pie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Wacky space romp with a solid emotional core
Memory
Of a forgettable nature
Tár
Symphonic sociopath
Armageddon Time
‘Belfast’ this is not
Red Rocket
Douchebaggery gone wild!
Missing
Of-the-moment cyber mystery
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Fun-filled, relatable romp for both gamers and newcomers
Knock at the Cabin
What if they’re right?
The Whale
Fraser shines in a lackluster story