The Fabelmans, heavily influenced by Steven Spielberg’s own autobiography, is an ode to the desire to create.

It is not the bloodiest or goriest movie, though it has plenty of both, but what lingers about Bones and All is the sinister atmosphere and mood that it created.

Celebrity chef Julian Slowik has become the Colonel Kurtz of the cooking world and this night is his Apocalypse Now.

“McDonagh gives the audience enough on both sides to understand each man even if they may be more sympathetic to one side than the other in this growing conflict.”

“If you like your satire dark and slightly twisted and you like cringe comedy, Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness is for you. But also maybe have a barf bag on hand just in case.”

“Decision To Leave is a beautifully layered film that keeps you on your toes and invests you in the burgeoning relationship between two people who seem fated never to be together.”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an emotional attempt to say goodbye to a beloved figure and find a path forward for the franchise.”

“There is a lot of formulaic superhero stuff going on throughout this movie; some of it works, a lot of it does not.”

“Women Talking is a challenging film that deals frankly with a difficult subject. It does so with grace, righteous anger, and compassion.”

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.”