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

“No Time To Die is a stylish and well-polished Bond film, and none of the Daniel Craig films have been outright bad, but I’m hard pressed to call this a satisfying conclusion to Daniel Craig’s tenure as a grittier, flesh and blood Bond.”

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is nothing more than empty calories when it comes to audience consumption. But there is a slapdash, beautiful disaster quality to this movie.

To my eyes, Malignant felt like a huge misfire. To others, it is something to revel in. Your mileage is likely to vary depending on how you enjoy your schlock.

“Marvel’s superpower with the MCU has been its ability to seamlessly blend their storytelling and brand with established genre fare or expanding to embrace more cultures; Shang-Chi, like Black Panther before it, accomplishes both.”

“This sequel is leagues more entertaining than the David Ayer original from 2016. The mood is lighter without sacrificing any of the edge that an R-rating affords, but it doesn’t completely congeal into a cohesive whole.”

“Fair or not, Black Widow as a character always felt like a second-class Avenger, and given the placement in the MCU, Black Widow as a movie sadly feels like an afterthought.”

“Where do you go when you have exhausted practically every option of a car stunt on earth? Why, outer space of course.”

“There have been few movies in recent memory that have granted me a glimpse to experience life outside of my own quite like In The Heights. And that glimpse has rarely been as glossy and exuberant.”

“The third entry of the primary franchise in this shared universe of eight movies is not the worst of the eight, but it is a notable step down from the previous Conjuring movies.”

“Those Who Wish Me Dead comes with a lot of promise, from the cast to the director to the premise, but it does not entirely deliver on that promise. Despite that, it is still a movie that can be enjoyed for what it is, as a solid action thriller.”

“There was and is a lot riding on A Quiet Place Part II. As a sequel, as an intellectual property, and as the first trial balloon for bringing people back to the movie theater. By almost all metrics, it steps out into the unknown and succeeds in its mission.”

“Four words appear at the end of the film: spirituality, humanity, care, and the principles of love. For me, this short film bravely captures these four elements in a symbiotic relationship to each other while wonderfully highlighting the solo work of the brief moment of each artist.”

Despite the fatalities and flawless victories, Mortal Kombat can’t justify being a passive observer of the movie when you can be an active player in the game.

“Godzilla vs. Kong offers enough action to enjoy if you can shut off your brain and ignore the human plot. If you can’t, those pesky human storylines are really going to test you.”

“Raya and the Last Dragon has some elements that are very similar to previous Disney animated entries, but it has strong themes of overcoming division and learning to trust others that are surprisingly timely without being preachy.”

“The Little Things features an impressive cast that elevates an unimpressive story that is a waste of Denzel’s talents.”

“Wonder Woman 1984 continues the story of Diana Prince. Unfortunately, it falls quite short of the expectations set by the first movie.”

“Promising Young Woman could easily have been an exploitation movie, but I’m glad that it doesn’t go completely in that direction. Like the best black comedies, it is intended to provoke and challenge and make people uncomfortable.”

“Soul does for the human soul what Inside Out did for human emotions.”