Lazy spy thrillers turn to large action sequences to resolve everything, or when the plot runs out of gas. It is much more difficult to do something like Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag,”…
Right now we need a good laugh, even if it entails gags about the world facing potential doom. “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” harkens back to a…
We have been here before. “Novocaine” is another action romp about a regular guy who somehow gets pulled into a violent set of challenges, revealing the inner strength he did not know…
Apple TV+ demonstrates versatility within its own brand of television with the entertainingly gritty “Dope Thief.” It features the streamer’s taste for moody lighting and despairing situations, but with morbid humor and…
Netflix’s “Adolescence” is a major step forward for crime dramas, both in streaming and theatrical releases. The most basic premise, a teenager accused of killing a classmate, is familiar territory for the…
Radical artists continually return to their obsessions because they always retain a stubborn relevance. Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho’s films over the past decade have revolved around dystopian or contemporary visions of brutal…
