“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.”

“At its best, "13" is joyful and fresh. At its worst, it's generic and oddly limp - some killer Jason Robert Brown tunes inserted into a nicely filmed but forgettable Disney Channel Original Movie.”

“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.”