Uninspiring Once cover song Dandelion hides KiKi Layne's formidable voiceFilmmaker Nicole Riegel’s stilted sophomore romantic drama offers a familiar look at two struggling musicians…ByCourtney HowardPublishedJuly 10, 2024
Trigger Warning review: Jessica Alba serves up rough justice and mediocrity in Netflix’s Neo-WesternDirector Mouly Surya’s gritty, glossy English-language foray is frustrating, focusing on a daughter’s hometown…ByCourtney HowardPublishedJune 21, 2024
Atlas review: Netflix’s AI propaganda dulls J.Lo’s shineJennifer Lopez plays humanity’s last hope, battling bad robots in this slipshod sci-fiByCourtney HowardPublishedMay 24, 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 review: Jack Black’s panda power remains strong, but this outing is weakEight years after the original Panda trilogy, a follow-up rises only to underwhelm and diminish the franchise's…ByCourtney HowardPublishedMarch 6, 2024
This Is Me...Now: A Love Story review: JLo tells a powerful taleJennifer Lopez masterfully reclaims her identity as a heroine triumphing over heartbreak in this sonically poignant…ByCourtney HowardPublishedFebruary 14, 2024
I.S.S. review: Ariana DeBose’s sci-fi outing fails to achieve liftoffDespite a promising high-concept premise, this would-be thriller leaves viewers lost in spaceByCourtney HowardPublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Society Of The Snow review: Another take on a harrowing true-life plane crashDirector J.A. Bayona comes up short in the latest adaptation of 1972’s Miracle of the AndesByCourtney HowardPublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Ferrari review: Michael Mann mythologizes motorsports and manhoodAdam Driver stars as a man driven by craftsmanship and ego to create success despite devastationByCourtney HowardPublishedDecember 22, 2023
The 30 best films of 2023From blockbusters like Barbie and Oppenheimer to indies like Past Lives and documentaries like Kokomo City, these…BySam Barsanti, Mary Kate Carr, Murtada Elfadl, Saloni Gajjar, Drew Gillis, Courtney Howard, Jen Lennon, Tim Lowery, and Cindy WhitePublishedDecember 19, 2023
Origin Review: Ava DuVernay’s ambitious study of grief and growthAunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives voice to author Isabel Wilkerson’s true life tribulations and triumphs in this…ByCourtney HowardPublishedDecember 8, 2023
Wonka Review: Timothée Chalamet concocts a delightfully infectious confectionIn a whimsy-driven musical, a young chocolatier sets his sights on success in a city governed by morally bankrupt…ByCourtney HowardPublishedDecember 4, 2023
Saltburn review: Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi seek racy thrillsEmerald Fennell’s second feature takes aim at the stuffy British elite, but the derivative dramedy fails to hit the…ByCourtney HowardPublishedNovember 15, 2023
Anatomy Of A Fall review: Palme d'Or winner dissects a death and a marriageDirector Justine Triet and star Sandra Hüller prove a courtroom procedural can be fresh and uniqueByCourtney HowardPublishedOctober 12, 2023
Expend4bles review: Sylvester Stallone sequel is, well, expendableSly, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, and Megan Fox face their most dangerous foes yet: boredom and obsolescenceByCourtney HowardPublishedSeptember 21, 2023
Heart Of Stone review: Gal Gadot accepts an impossible missionNetflix’s derivative franchise hopeful is a spy thriller with ample spying but few thrillsByCourtney HowardPublishedAugust 10, 2023
Barbie review: A pink, plucky, and poignant rumination on womanhoodMargot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play iconic Mattel dolls facing an existential crisis in Greta Gerwig's terrific…ByCourtney HowardPublishedJuly 18, 2023
The Mother review: Jennifer Lopez packs a punch in a film that doesn'tJLo uses her particular set of skills to search for her kidnapped daughter in a generic actioner from Mulan director…ByCourtney HowardPublishedMay 11, 2023
Peter Pan & Wendy review: Disney+ remake lacks pixie dustDavid Lowery's update of J.M. Barrie's story and Disney's animated classic adds diversity but never takes flightByCourtney HowardPublishedApril 28, 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields review: unflinching doc charts a journey from victim to survivorDirector Lana Wilson's comprehensive look at Shields' life and career delivers a powerful condemnation of our…ByCourtney HowardPublishedApril 3, 2023
We Have A Ghost review: David Harbour discovers stranger things in death than in lifeA fractured family moves into a haunted house in Christopher Landon's plodding comedic mysteryByCourtney HowardPublishedFebruary 24, 2023