Wes Anderson has injected some pointed social commentary and a surprising dose of emotion into his signature style here. And while the results are intriguing, the mix doesn’t always fulfill the schematic.
The Phoenician Scheme
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
May 19, 2025
Try as it might to divert us with storyline and verbiage as heavy as its assignment, this “final chapter?” completes its true mission with action scenes that are impossible not to love.
The Accountant 2
April 21, 2025
Quite literally a blast from the past, this sequel feels like the kind of entertainment crowds used to flock to theaters to see. Some action, some fun, a touch of morality. A pretty good way to spend a couple of hours.
Sinners
April 15, 2025
Ryan Coogler’s transcendent vampire movie is a veritable feast. Rich and ambitious, this is gorgeously made film that is hard to shake.
The Penguin Lessons
March 26, 2025
Wrapped in a family friendly gauze, this one’s real lessons remind us of our responsibilities to the Earth, our country and our fellow man.
Black Bag
March 12, 2025
Sharp and sleek, Steven Soderbergh’s spy treat glides us along on a very fun, if somewhat confusing ride.
Captain America: Brave New World
February 12, 2025
This one gets the job done. As long as all you’re asking is to move the story along and set us up for yet more of the franchise.
I’m Still Here
February 3, 2025
Is anyone really safe? Is anyone really safe?
That’s the unshakeable takeaway from Walter Salles’s haunting retelling of what happened to one family, living in Brazil in the early 1970’s.
September 5
January 16, 2025
Taut and eerily thrilling, this retelling of the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympics carries lessons that are as urgent today as they were, decades ago.
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