Written by Anna Harrison "Before Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked: For Good” even begins—with Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) fighting to free the animals of Oz and expose the Wizard’s (Jeff Goldblum) treachery—it has already run into one deadly, unavoidable problem: act … Continue reading.
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Wicked
Written by Anna Harrison "Who among us has not talked about “holding space” in the past year? How many Glinda or Elphaba costumes did we see at Halloween this year?..."… Continue reading.
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Written by Alexander Reams "“Luther: The Fallen Sun” is a competent film, it succeeds in its cat-and-mouse game between Elba and Serkis but is mired in its own filth. Obsessed with the acts that Serkis commits in the name of … Continue reading.
Pinocchio (2022)
Written by Patrick Hao "Ultimately, the biggest problem with this remake is just how incredibly dull the film is. What these live-action remakes seem to miss about the magic of animation is that realism was never the problem."… Continue reading.
Episode 76: Best of 2020 So Far
"When I finish a film, I feel like I have overcome a certain hurdle. It's really good for me as a human being, and I hope that for some people, my films will do the same thing."Hong Sang-soo Links: Apple … Continue reading.
Bad Times at the El Royale
Written by Michael Clawson 40/100 None of these characters elicited much feeling in me, nor did the atonal direction, which deprives the film of any noteworthy sense of anxiety, apprehension, or wry black humor that might have otherwise seeped outward from … Continue reading.
