‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: Tim Burton’s Long-Awaited Sequel Is Fine Fine
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The return of the Ghost With the Most is anything but DOA — so why does this decent follow-up to the 1986 cult classic still feel like a letdown?
‘Alien: Romulus’ Is an Amusement-Park Ride Based on a Movie
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThis latest addition to the enduring horror/sci-fi franchise uses the 1979 classic as a back-to-basics touchstone — and ends up coming off more like an overly reverent tribute.
‘Good One’ Is Pure Brooklyn Sad-Dad Catnip — and a Great Movie
Posted in: Movie ReviewsWriter-director India Donaldson's debut drops a young woman in the middle of a middle-aged male malaise-fest, and immediately stakes a claim as one of the best movies of the year
‘Borderlands’ Is an Insult to Gamers, Movie Lovers and Carbon-Based Life Forms
Posted in: Movie ReviewsWe'd say it's the worst video game movie ever — but that's way too limiting
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is the Biggest Superhero Movie Inside-Joke Ever
Posted in: Movie ReviewsThe official MCU/X-Men crossover has arrived — along with enough meta-cameos, dead-franchise resurrections, punchlines involving 'The Music Man' and pegging, corporate synergy, and fan service to crack a genre in half
‘Twisters’: Never Mind the Bad Weather, Here’s Some Movie Stars!
Posted in: Movie ReviewsSequel to 1996 blockbuster won't blow you away, but it does give you a chance to watch Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones channel that old disaster/action-movie feeling
‘Longlegs’ Isn’t a Serial-Killer Thriller. It’s a Nightmare Vibe
Posted in: Movie Reviews"Creepy" does not begin to describe director Osgood Perkins' take on an FBI agent tracking a mass murderer — or Nicolas Cage's WTF performance
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Is One Giant Leap Backwards for Rom-Coms
Posted in: Movie ReviewsIt has two real-deal movie stars, a sharp premise about marketing the space race and a ring-a-ding retro 1960s vibe. So why does nothing about this movie work?
‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Gives You Thrills, Chills and Pizza (Just Not in That Order)
Posted in: Movie ReviewsFranchise prequel rewinds to the beginning and watches as an extraordinary Lupita Nyong'o and her cat navigate a postapocalyptic Manhattan for survival... and a really good uptown slice
‘Inside Out 2’ Is All the Feels — Now With 50-Percent More Anxiety Attacks!
Posted in: Movie ReviewsPixar's sequel to one of its best movies ups the emotional ante by tackling teenhood, including the negative parts. Especially the negative parts
