Despite a strong performance from Ana de Armas, Blonde feels like a continuation of the exploitation that dogged Marilyn Monroe’s career.

“Is Don’t Worry Darling good enough to rise above the maelstrom or is it destined to be forever subsumed by the narrative surrounding it and become another troubled Hollywood production cautionary tale?”

“In a career full of potential career-best performances, this might actually be Cate Blanchett’s career-best.”

“Barbarian is a horror film that has a lot of levels and layers and twisted reveals, so it is the kind of movie you can’t get into too much depth about for fear of giving away too much.”

“Prey has a lot going for it. It is easily the best entry in the Predator franchise since the original,”

“Bullet Train follows a familiar action formula that is usually a lot of fun, where several quirky people or groups are vying for control of one MacGuffin, in this case a briefcase aboard a high-speed Japanese bullet train.”

“This gem of a film is one of the most wholesome and poignant films of the year and a genuine delight.”

“The Gray Man has some enjoyable pieces, but there is not enough in it to elevate it above anything other than a middling action movie.”

“It may not resonate with everyone like Get Out did as an unexpected hit, or Us did as a highly anticipated anticipated follow-up, but its arguably more ambitious in its scope and scale than those previous films.”

“Same ingredients, still a lot of laughs, just not quite mixed together to the same effect as last time.”

“Elvis is a movie constantly teetering on the line of self-parody and overwrought drama, a total lack of self-awareness and unintentional comedy.”

“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+.”