“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.”

“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.”

“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.”