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2.5/4
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The Rip
(2026)
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Kevin Slane
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We won’t be seeing Affleck and Damon re-creating their "Good Will Hunting" speech at the Oscars for this one, but giving audiences a moderately entertaining two hours is good enough.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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3.5/4
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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Despite making its theatrical debut Thanksgiving weekend, "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" might be better suited for Halloween – or, given its subject matter, Easter Sunday.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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2/4
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Wicked: For Good
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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Despite two brilliant lead performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, "Wicked: For Good" cannot transcend Universal’s original sin of prioritizing profit over storytelling.
Posted Nov 20, 2025
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2/4
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After the Hunt
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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Despite hinting at a grand thesis tying together cancel culture, #MeToo, power dynamics, and the cloistered world of academia, Guadagnino is content with light provocation and half-measures.
Posted Oct 23, 2025
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2/4
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“Deliver Me from Nowhere” tries to subvert the conventional biopic template by slowing down and telling a focused, highly personal story. But the result is a film that drags unnecessarily while still unable to break free from the trappings of its genre.
Posted Oct 23, 2025
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4/4
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One Battle After Another
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“One Battle After Another” is the director’s most purely entertaining film to date, an alchemic mix of political intrigue, thrilling action, and giddy comedy, all undergirded by some of the most technically spectacular filmmaking in recent memory.
Posted Sep 25, 2025
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2/4
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Honey Don't!
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“Drive-Away Dolls,” was a fun but disjointed genre exercise, coasting on ambience and the strength of individual scenes. “Honey Don’t!” plays in a similar register, but with diminishing returns.
Posted Aug 22, 2025
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3.5/4
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The Naked Gun
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“The Naked Gun” would warrant a trip to the cineplex in any decade. But in 2025, its commitment to delivering the highest volume of jokes per minute is not only admirable, it’s without parallel.
Posted Jul 30, 2025
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3/4
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Happy Gilmore 2
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“Happy Gilmore 2” is a lot like its star: A little bit flabbier, a little bit shabbier, but still undeniably funny after all these years.
Posted Jul 25, 2025
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2.5/4
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“Fantastic Four: First Steps” lives up to its title. Rather than a bold leap forward, the film is a toddler tentatively putting one foot in front of the other. It never falls, but you can tell there’s a team of Marvel execs hovering around their baby.
Posted Jul 23, 2025
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3/4
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Superman
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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Superman’s humaneness stands in stark contrast to that of Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, a billionaire styled to look like Andrew Tate but with the intellect, temperament, and ambition of a Silicon Valley technocrat.
Posted Jul 09, 2025
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2.5/4
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Materialists
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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Though “Materialists” occasionally stumbles in pursuit of its lofty objectives, the film does succeed in elucidating some unpleasant truths about dating in a capitalist society defined by the widening gulf between the haves and have-nots.
Posted Jun 13, 2025
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2.5/4
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” is a flawed, overstuffed, vainglorious monument to radical self-belief. But when Ethan Hunt looks you dead in the eye and says, “I’m the only one who can do this,” you believe him.
Posted May 14, 2025
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2.5/4
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The Accountant 2
(2025)
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Kevin Slane
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The end result is a sequel that’s both funnier and more violent than its predecessor, but also a lot more by-the-numbers in its approach.
Posted Apr 24, 2025
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3/4
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The Instigators
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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Clocking in at a brisk 102 minutes with credits, “The Instigators” is the perfect after-dinner streaming choice. Unlike its protagonists, it knows how to get in, do its job, and get out before overstaying its welcome.
Posted Aug 02, 2024
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2.5/4
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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Stylishly choreographed combat, winking fan service, and above all, a dogged dedication to burying itself up its own ass.
Posted Jul 24, 2024
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2/4
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Twisters
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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With a heavier focus on personal tragedy and a plot that largely spins its wheels, “Twisters” only has one thing going for it: Glen Powell, Grade-A movie star.
Posted Jul 19, 2024
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2.5/4
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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Ultimately, “Inside Out 2” doesn’t quite capture the magic of the original, but it’s still an enjoyable 90 minutes at the movies.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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4/4
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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Miller masterfully weaves the breathtaking action sequences he is known for into a compelling origin story that both enhances “Fury Road” on repeat viewings and stands on its own.
Posted May 24, 2024
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3/4
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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In a movie landscape in which Disney is promising to limit its Marvel output and studios are scrambling to figure out what’s next, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” offers one possible blueprint.
Posted May 10, 2024
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3/4
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Challengers
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor grunt, groan, and scream their way through one of the most over-the-top, deliriously entertaining movies of the year.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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3.5/4
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Dune: Part Two
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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“Dune: Part Two” not only does justice to Herbert’s groundbreaking novel, it eclipses 2021’s “Dune” both in scale and ambition.
Posted Feb 21, 2024
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0.5/4
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Argylle
(2024)
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Kevin Slane
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I saw more than 100 new movies in 2023. Not one of them was as ill-conceived or as stunningly awful as “Argylle.”
Posted Feb 01, 2024
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2.5/4
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Deep Water
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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“Deep Water” can be a bit shallow and silly at times. But the basic thrills and surprising laughs it provides are more than enough to make for an entertaining evening.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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2/4
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The Gray Man
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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Given Netflix’s expenditures and the star pedigree on screen, audiences deserve — and should expect — more.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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1/4
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Me Time
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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Instead of putting time and effort into crafting a competent script, it feels like Netflix simply fed Hart and Wahlberg into its famed content recommendation algorithm and released whatever came out.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3/4
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Hocus Pocus 2
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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While there are plenty of fan service nods to its 1993 predecessor, “Hocus Pocus 2” stands capably on its own, offering a spooky diversion for a whole new generation of viewers.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3.5/4
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a powerful treatise on grieving, and how that process can seep into every thought and action, even subconsciously.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3/4
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Air
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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The goal of “Air” is to provide audiences an enjoyable two hours watching Damon, Affleck, and co. crack wise on screen while telling a feel-good story. By that metric, “Air” is a slam dunk.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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1.5/4
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Ghosted
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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Like most contemporary blockbusters, Fletcher and co. plant the seeds for a potential sequel if the movie turns out to be a hit for Apple TV+. But I doubt too many people would be upset if we never heard from “Ghosted” again.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3/4
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The Flash
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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Setting aside the actor’s numerous legal issues, Miller turns in a masterful pair of performances.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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2.5/4
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Spirited
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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Given its 127-minute runtime, “Spirited” could have been even better if director Sean Anders had trimmed some of the self-referential humor and fully embraced the holiday spirit.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3.5/4
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is more of a madcap film than “Knives Out,” piling on the absurdity from the opening credits. And just like the 2019 version, the cast is its biggest strength.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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2/4
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
(2022)
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Kevin Slane
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You get the sense that someone handed screenwriter Anthony McCarten (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) a studio note that simply read, “Play the hits.”
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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2/4
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80 for Brady
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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The film is full of sitcom-level jokes, Screenwriting 101 plotting, and cameos from former Patriots stars that play out exactly as expected.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3.5/4
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Boston Strangler
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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At a time when seemingly every streaming service debuts new true-crime programming on a weekly basis, “Boston Strangler” stands far above the crowd.
Posted Aug 09, 2023
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3.5/4
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Oppenheimer
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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The movie is an incredible achievement, and might be one of the most thorough, ambitious historical dramas ever put to film.
Posted Jul 21, 2023
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3/4
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Barbie
(2023)
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Kevin Slane
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Barbie is one of the most subversive, unexpected summer blockbusters in recent memory.
Posted Jul 21, 2023
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