There’s a lot of freedom that comes with making a sequel to a successful film. Budgets are higher, confidence is up, actors are familiar with their roles, and the creatives behind the project can stretch their wings a bit more. However, there are downsides to this and unfortunately for audiences, M3GAN 2.0 trades in the
It is extremely rare that I have the opportunity to watch a movie that I had no idea was coming out or what the movie’s plot is. Of course, with a title like Clown in a Cornfield, it’s hard not to have an inkling as to what you will be witnessing. Still, this film, my
Outside of the occasional Marvel super event film, it is exceedingly rare that I have the chance to see a movie twice in theaters, let alone one that I paid for. Sinners, the box office behemoth directed by Ryan Coogler, afforded me this opportunity as I was able to trek down to the Irvine Spectrum
What good is the idea of whimsy? This question is one that I pondered by the end of Snow White, Disney’s new live action adaptation, which has a lot of what we’d perceive as whimsy. The movie hits all the cute buttons, tries its darndest to update the story, and employs a lead who can
Captain America: Brave New World is disappointing in so many ways.
Leave it to Steven Soderbergh to help 2025 kick off with one of its most intriguing films. Presence, which hits theaters this week, is a ghost story, haunted house, familial drama, and formal exercise all rolled up in one. The film follows a family (Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday) who move into