A surprise sequel weighed down by second-act stumbles It’s rare for a mid-budget film that barely broke even to get a sequel nearly a...

Marvel finds its footing with a darker, character-driven team-up. It has been 13 films and six years since  Avengers: Endgame  (2019)...

A Spy Thriller That Plays It Too Safe Spy thrillers have largely disappeared from film slates in the last decade, with the only...

Ryan Coogler Struggles to Harmonize Horror and History Ryan Coogler was pulled into the franchise machine soon after his debut feature ...

A Gripping War Story That Forgets Some of Its Victims There have been anti-bellicose films since the early days of cinema. You can trace...

A Blocky, Soulless Cash Grab Fails to Build Anything Worthwhile It seemed that the “video game” curse that had plagued movie adaptations...