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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ is Summer’s Best Blockbuster (Review)
Ethan Hunt is back and hasn’t skipped a beat in this thrilling seventh entry of the franchise. The dog days of summer are here, and it’s more than just the heat that we’re feeling. Outside of a couple of hits, studios are feeling the effects of...
‘Dial of Destiny’ Sends Indiana Jones off on a Pleasing High Note (Review)
Indiana Jones must keep an ancient time-bending artifact from falling into the wrong hands in his latest, and possibly last, adventure. After the original Indiana Jones trilogy established Harrison Ford’s titular hero as an adventure movie icon in the 1980s, creators...
‘Past Lives’ is a Beautiful Odyssey of Love’s Spiritual Power (Review)
Two Korean childhood sweethearts reunite after 24 years apart to confront their fates and feelings for one another in Celine Song's directorial debut. A24 has done a remarkable job of giving Asian filmmakers a home to tell their stories, from Lulu Wang’s...
‘Elemental’ Plays it Safe but is Solid, Breezy Fun from Pixar (Review)
A hotheaded fire elemental and an emotional water being explore the world around them and each other in Pixar's newest animated adventure. The Pixar arm of the Walt Disney Corporation has had hit-and-miss success during and coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic: while...
‘The Flash’ Finally Races Past the Finish Line with Great Results (Review)
Worlds collide in the Scarlet Speedster’s first-ever solo film, which is filled with awe and nostalgia. After nearly 20 years in development with numerous directors, writers, and actors attached to the project, The Flash finally has raced past the...
White Lies Examined in Exceptionally Funny ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ (Review)
This smart and sincere dramedy from A24 makes a case for the best film of the year (so far). Relationship dramadies can be tricky, as everything from the cast, script, and message need to click in order for the film to be more than just an afterthought once...
The Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ is a Middling Tale of Two Films (Review)
The animated musical that kickstarted the Disney Renaissance gets a new live-action treatment from director Rob Marshall. Ever since Disney released Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland in 2010, the live-action spins of their animated classics have fallen on two...
‘Fast X’ is a Family Extravaganza (Review)
It's all for family in the tenth entry of the franchise. It's hard to believe that the Fast and the Furious franchise is still going in the year 2023. We're a long way from seemingly innocent street racing and Paul Walker saying "cuh" in an actual sentence. It was...
Humorously Thrilling ‘BlackBerry’ Will Have You Glued to the Screen (Review)
Recounting the rise and fall of a tech empire, this dramedy makes for one of the most entertaining films of the first half of the year. With summer moviegoing just beginning, it’s an annual reminder not to forget about the films not labeled as “blockbusters” also...