It's certainly not a Best Picture contender, no matter how hard Cooper and Netflix try to push it. It's merely okay, which is pretty much the state of Bradley Cooper's directorial career.
'Marty Supreme' Will Rock Your Nerves Like a Bouncing Ball
For a boring subject like table tennis, Josh Safdie turns the material into a nonstop thrill ride where you'll mostly forget about the movie's monster 2.5-hour length
'Wake Up Dead Man' Is Filled With Life
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery does everything a murder mystery should do. Secondly, the Knives Out films does everything right that The Last Jedi got wrong.
Why 'Hamnet' Will Break and Repair Your Heart
For a common fool like myself, unable to even comprehend most of Shakespeare's old English, Hamnet profoundly makes you understand his work.
'Wicked: For Good' Doesn't Understand the World of Oz
There's nothing more wicked than tampering with the source material.
'Jay Kelly' Has More Ego Than Heart
Maybe we should worship doctors and teachers more than movie stars. Sadly, we don't live in a culture like that.
'The Running Man' Is More of a Jog Than a Sprint Toward Revolution
The Running Man sprints towards mediocrity.
'Predator: Badlands' Is Worth Hunting Down Tickets For
Thanks to a loveable performance from Elle Fanning, an awesome lead character, and a tribalistic score that slaps, Predator: Badlands is a hunt worth taking.
'Hedda' Is a Slight Cut Above The Typical Evil Rich People Movie
With a little more work in the editing room and motivation other than greed from Tessa Thompson, Hedda could be even more notable than it already is.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Can't Deliver Itself from Familiarity
The movie had the potential to end beautifully. Still, it just had to have a predictable final scene, which might make you wonder when it will be available on streaming, saving you from spending a lot of money on a movie ticket.
'Bugonia' Achieves Greatness, UNTIL...
Bugonia was just an inch away from being one of the year's best pictures. And then the ending happened.
'Frankenstein' Has Some Sparks of Life Amidst a Slow First Act
Amidst a sea of abysmal adaptations, Guillermo del Toro's depiction of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is miles better than the competition. Still, that doesn't prevent it from being a little lifeless at times.
'Good Fortune's' Charm Ascends its Comedy
During a time of great division, Good Fortune thrives for unity.
'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' Is an Emotional Kick In the Gut
This film has changed my mind about Rose Byrne as an actress.
Why There's Little to Like in 'John Candy: I Like Me'
There's a certain gloss to the picture that feels artificial.
'Roofman' Is a Charming Step Above
It might be through conventional means with a standard look and premise, yet there's something much deeper and more honest with Roofman than your typical romcom.
'Tron: Ares' is a Pain in the Arse
The whole draw to Tron is the grid, and they almost completely abandon it?
'The Smashing Maching' is More of a Doink on The Noggen Than a Knockout
Some of that subtlety gets lost in a picture that lingers on for too long in its brutality and wraps up too quickly with its cheesy finale.
'Anemone' Daniel-A Returning Day-Lewis Lifts a Mixed Narrative
Despite some of the picture's failed intentions, much of it also works.
'Him' Succumbs To Silly Metaphors
For a film about emotional immaturity, the film is emotionally immature in and of itself.