“Your screenwriters were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.”

“While the cast impresses, and it may be a more accessible piece of work from Garland, too much of it feels like low-hanging fruit.”

“Making a sequel more than 30 years later is no small task. And it is rare is it when a sequel is even better than the original, but that is what we have here.”

“Is this better or worse than the first Doctor Strange movie?”

“A lot of fan talk is going to be devoted to geeking out about the cameos that happen, but Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness works enough to stand on its own as wild trip of a sequel and an MCU entry.”

“There is always a cost to revenge. Amleth, the titular northman, is aware of the cost.”

“It is just the right level of weird that I want from my movies; a bold and entertaining film that is easily the leader in the clubhouse for Best Film of 2022.”

“Fans of horror should be very satisfied with Ti West’s X.”

“Turning Red another high-quality addition to the Pixar catalog. It’s also a lot of fun. Enjoy it on Disney+.”

“Robert Pattinson is the new Batman, Matt Reeves is the new director, and The Batman is their dark, gritty, grungy entry into the Batman lore.”

Still some films I’d like to catch up on, but these were the best of what I saw.

“Spider-Man: No Way Home is the best kind of fan service.”

“While there are some familiar faces involved, the fresh faces stand out the most here, with Rachel Zegler, Mike Faist, and Ariana DeBose leading the way.”

“This movie is dripping in nostalgia. Easter eggs abound throughout the movie. And some aspects certainly feel nice and familiar. But this is definitely a double-edged sword."

“The Power of the Dog is an adaptation of a novel by Thomas Savage and is being called Campion’s best work since her most notable film, The Piano, and rightly so.”

“Plenty of other movies in the MCU have had to serve multiple purposes in the greater MCU, but Eternals is the first that truly seems to have suffered because of it.”

“Last Night In Soho is artfully crafted, technically proficient, and as visually lush and inventive as just about anything that has come from Edgar Wright, but I did not connect with it like I had with literally every previous film he has done.”

“There were doubts about Denis Villeneuve making a sequel to Blade Runner. Then there were more skeptics when Villeneuve announced he was going to tackle Dune as his next project. It is time to stop questioning this man what he is capable of.”

“How far past qualifying for AARP does an evil entity stop being believable as an imposing, menacing force of nature and an unstoppable killing machine?”

“This Rashomon-style film, based on actual events over 600 years ago, tells a compelling and thought-provoking story that resonates especially well today.”