Latest Movie Reviews
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- IMDb: 6.2/10
- Metacritic: 48/100
Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror is definitely cooler than other conventional and forgettable Marvel movies. The film look great with its CGI but certainly lacks that touch of character, heart, and soul as compared to its predecessors.
The Menu (2022)
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Metacritic: 78/100
Darkly comedic thriller that tears apart the fine-dining world. Ralph Fiennes is terrific as the eccentric and arrogant chef Hawthorne, who puts his rich clientele through a hallucinatory multi-course dinner. Funny, horrifying, with a clever script, and a memorable cast.
Babylon (2022)
- IMDb: 7.2/10
- Metacritic: 63/100
An ambitious and sprawling love letter to early Hollywood. A technical marvel from Damien Chazelle, this film features Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie as a silent movie pair. However, it is a tough watch, clocking in at three hours with episodic pacing.
RRR (2022)
- IMDb: 8.8/10
- Metacritic: 82/100
A Telugu-language action extravaganza that breaks all stereotypes. Expect stunning visuals, breathtaking stunts, and an emotionally ravishing story starring N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan Teja, who are revolutionaries fighting against British rule.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- IMDb: 8.1/10
- Metacritic: 81/100
An epic journey through disparate genres by Daniels is a marvelous take exploring love, family, and the universe. Michelle Yeoh puts in a performance worthy of Oscar recognition, portraying a Chinese-American laundromat owner who happens to travel between parallel bodies and lives to experience various realities. This film is incredibly creative, cathartic, and thought-provoking.
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
- IMDb: 7.2/10
- Metacritic: 82/100
The latest work by Martin McDonagh is a dark comedy about the abrupt end of a friendship on an isolated Irish island. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson shine as the estranged friends, and the buoyant exploration of loneliness, grief, and the fragility of relationships out completely steals one’s breath away.
After Yang (2021)
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Metacritic: 88/100
A science fiction drama, Kogonada’s work is about reflection upon memory, loss, and what it means to be human. Colin Farrell’s father has an Android son, and when the son malfunctions, the father has to face mortality itself along with the nature of relationships. This is visually enchanting, emotionally resounding, and an intellectually stimulating reflection on what the future may hold for us.
Nightmare Alley (2021)
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Metacritic: 60/100
Guillermo del Toro’s noir thriller is visually stunning but what lies underneath is just not grabbing. Bradley Cooper once again takes the helm as a man whose ambition and grasping actually do him in. The film does feature a star-studded cast and exquisite production design, but there is just not the depth and emotional resonance that should really define the best of del Toro’s work.