With the post-Thanos phase of the MCU concluding with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” audiences have been left confused as to what this is all leading up to and whether it will ever converge. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” expands on what “Loki” brought to the table with variants, the Multiverse, and a new Thanos-level threat,... Continue Reading →
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review
I hope Rian Johnson continues to make Benoit Blanc anthology films for the rest of his career. “Star Wars” doesn’t seem to be up his alley of expertise, despite liking “The Last Jedi.” That fandom is hard to please, so I think having a career around an overall positively received franchise would be a great... Continue Reading →
‘The Fabelmans’ Review
For whatever reason, it has been extremely common for directors to make autobiographical films about their childhoods lately. Kenneth Branagh’s done it, Paul Thomas Anderson’s done it, James Gray’s done it, and now Steven Speilberg’s done it. While “The Fabelmans” is certainly a great movie, it’s a far more ordinary take on the coming-of-age genre... Continue Reading →
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Spoiler Review
Ryan Coogler was handed the most impossible task imaginable for a filmmaker with the loss of Chadwick Boseman. Having written the entire script for the sequel, only to find themselves grieving the loss of the King of Wakanda and needing to restructure the movie entirely. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a nearly flawless sequel that... Continue Reading →
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review
Martin McDonagh’s partnership with the duo of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is as iconic as Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. McDonagh has made films in between, such as “Seven Psychopaths” and the Academy Award-Winning “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (my personal favorite of his). It has been too long since we have... Continue Reading →