Reviews

Punctuation in a movie’s title can seem natural (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Face/Off) or a little forced (Mother!, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise...

The title of the new horror dud Brahms: The Boy II raises some questions the film can’t answer. It flouts all conventions of sequel-naming, appending serious-business Roman numerals to the...

The anticipation for Pixar’s new animated fantasy Onward has been recklessly high. The rambunctious trailers have been promising, but the company’s history is more of a telling factor. Back in...

The Bayonetta and Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may divide some fans, but I’m glad it exists at all. Vanquish is a third-person shooter...

The central conceit of Netflix’s science-fiction series Altered Carbon gives its writers a unique opportunity for casting adventures. Set in a future where humanity has used alien technology to store...

If you glance away from Netflix’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon for a second, you won’t have any trouble picking up the plot, but you’ll miss at least one...

Over the last decade, most science-fiction fans have experienced at least some level of teen-dystopian-series fatigue. After Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy took over the world, movies and shows about...

Halfway through Sonic the Hedgehog, the notorious blue speedster chants “Guac! Guac! Guac! Guac!” at a country road bar full of American lager product placement. A few minutes later, he...

The best kind of gossip is the kind you have no personal stake in. It’s fun when the details are juicy, but it’s even better if you don’t stand to...

The production-company powerhouse Blumhouse makes all manner of horror films following all sorts of genre traditions, from found footage (Paranormal Activity; Unfriended) to revivals of classic characters (David Gordon Green’s...