Anders Thomas Jensen
★★★★★ | How to Make Enemies and Comfort People (RIDERS OF JUSTICE premieres in theaters on July 2) On a regular afternoon in Denmark, a passenger train collides with another in a devastating accident. Dozens die, including the wife of Markus (Mads Mikkelsen), a soldier serving in the Middle East. Moments earlier,
Dan Romer
★★★ | Y tu mamá también for kids (LUCA arrives on Disney+ on Friday, June 18th) My initial reaction to LUCA was one of disappointment. Not because it’s a poor picture – moments of it are as magical as Pixar has ever made – but because its low-ambition, almost lackadaisical storytelling often feels
Chris Rock
★★ | Dull games I admit, I gave up on the SAW franchise somewhere around part four or five. Whichever one was in 3D. The series, which began as the coldly effective no-budget chiller way back in the early aughts, had lost its way. While the initial concept – a serial killer tortures
(BETTY season 2 premieres on HBO Nordic June 12th) Back in the saddle I loved the first season of BETTY, which premiered last year. To date, it remains one of the best depictions of growing up in modern society this side of Richard Linklater films. Directed by Crystal Moselle, who
(First two episodes screened for review. LOKI premieres June 9th on Disney+) Endgame Over the past year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has found itself at a crossroads. Leaving behind a near-flawless decade of repeated hits and critical acclaim, including one of the biggest box office hits in history. AVENGERS ENDGAME
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(RATCHET & CLANK is out June 11. Distributor provided review copy.) Those old enough to remember SUPER MARIO 64 will instantly recognize a special shiver upon starting RATCHET & CLANK. The kind that shoots down your spine and makes you sit up straight. Something special is on the way. That’
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(SOLASTA is out now on Steam. Distributor provided review copy.) Once upon a time I’ve played Dungeons and Dragons with the same group on and off for roughly twenty years now. Get your jokes out of the way; I’m sure I’ve heard them all. There, all better?
Ableism
★ | A dog’s breakfast If live-action lions weren’t enough, Cruella dips into the even more obscure as Disney continues to mine its vault for remakes. Landing with the grace of a wounded vulture, it’s an ugly, mean-spirited, and soulless product only fit for a passing curiosity. So naturally,
Guy Ritchie
★★★ | Just what the doctor ordered WRATH OF MAN is the kind of film Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham probably make in their sleep. It’s a deliberate, unassuming throwback that’s both reductive and progressive all at once. The kind of action film you’d see at rental stores in
Aiden Gillen
★★★★ | Old-fashioned fun In the vein of CLIFFHANGER, DANTE’S PEAK, and a slew of man vs. nature films comes THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, a rugged and impressive actioner that is a throwback in every sense of the word. Directed with impressive gusto by Taylor Sheridan, who also co-writes, there’
Another Round
★★★★★ | Glory days Martin, Tommy, Peter, and Nikolaj are lifelong friends, now teaching together at a local high school in Denmark. Middle age has crept up on them, leaving each in a state of ennui and loss. As Nikolaj celebrates his fortieth birthday, Martin breaks down. There doesn’t seem to
Ana de la Reguera
★ | Kill it with fire ARMY OF THE DEAD is Zack Snyder at his purest and most unfiltered. According to the credits, he is one of the producers (his wife is another), one-third of the writers with an original story credit, a cinematographer, and the director. In essence, this is the