‘House of Cards’ Season Six Review: Robin Wright Shines in Uneven Conclusion of the Emmy-Winning Show

★★★½ The final season of House of Cards upgrades Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood to the lead role — with mixed results. After the inexplicable death of her husband and former President Frank Underwood, Claire, as commander-in-chief, must maintain power in Washington DC, even if bigger forces try to prevent her from it. With Kevin Spacey […]

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Review: Rami Malek Leads A Flawed Yet Heartfelt Biopic

★★★½ Led by a star-making performance by Rami Malek, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ overcomes its shaky second act and awkward writing with a killer soundtrack and an amazing conclusion. The film follows Queen’s lead vocalist Freddie Mercury from early life to death in this celebration of his life and music. After almost two decades of being in […]

‘Halloween’ Review: A Satisfying Yet Imperfect Return for the Franchise

★★★ Halloween is mostly a success, delivering the franchise’s best sequel yet — even if it doesn’t really mean much. 40 years after the events of the first film and wiping everything that came in between the two films, ‘Halloween’ finds Laurie Strode, after her traumatic experience, living in exile preparing for the day Michael […]

‘A Star is Born’ Review: An Incredibly Powerful Update to the Classic

★★★★½ Impeccably directed and superbly acted, this third remake of ‘A Star is Born’ shines as the best yet. After Jackson Maine, a famous country singer, encounters a bar singer named Ally and quickly falls in love, a tale of love throughout the years is followed, filled with themes of fame, jealousness, and power. If […]

Venom Review: A Deeply Flawed, Ridiculously Fun Ride

★★½ Venom is a flawed and over-the-top movie that is entertaining enough to justify its existence. While investigating a dangerous experiment, Eddie Brock, a journalist, merges his body with the alien Venom — leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities […]

Opinion: DC Works Best When Grounded in Realism, and The Joker is Proof of It

After getting our first look at the Joker in the Todd Philips-directed origin film, I came to a conclusion that has been building up in my mind for a few months. DC, its characters and stories, have worked best in cinema when being grounded in realism. Not to be confused with darkness, which has been […]

‘The Nun’ Review: A Disappointingly Mediocre Outing in the ‘Conjuring’ Franchise

★★ ‘The Nun’ mostly disappoints with a weak script and minimal scares that make this a lackluster entry in ‘The Conjuring’ franchise. The film follows Irene, played by Taissa Farmiga, a young novitiate, who is teamed up with a priest with a haunting past (Demian Bichir) to investigate a mysterious suicide in a Romanian abbey. […]

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