2024

INSIDE OUT 2: Pixar Is Eating Its Own Tail
INSIDE OUT 2: Pixar Is Eating Its Own Tail

Inside Out 2 introduces a bunch of new emotions, but the only one I felt…

Greedy People: Trailer 1
GREEDY PEOPLE TRAILER 1

“Greedy People” follows two bumbling cops who accidentally murder a rich civilian, finding themselves in the crosshairs of foes that wanted to do so first.

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic
YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic

“Young Woman and the Sea” proves it could be a serviceable movie but not strong enough to escape the routine assembly of the genre’s trappings.

The Penguin Trailer 1
THE PENGUIN TRAILER 1

Following the events of “The Batman,” Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot is a gangster aiming to rise to the top of the criminal underworld in “The Penguin.”

One For the Road: A Bite-Sized Horror
One For the Road: A Bite-Sized Horror

‘One For the Road’ is swift, surprising, and leaves you hungry for more, validating the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished.”

30 FOR 30: AMERICAN SON: Celebrating The Rise Of Tennis Star Michael Chang
30 FOR 30: AMERICAN SON: Celebrating The Rise Of Tennis Star Michael Chang

Michael Chang was a pioneer among Asian Americans in professional sports, and he did it at such a young age.

SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense
SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense

She Came Back is a well-crafted horror film that leverages powerhouse performances and exceptional storytelling to create a memorable experience.

TRAP: A Concert You'll Want To Bail
TRAP: A Concert You’ll Want To Bail

Trap is a movie seemingly gift-wrapped for greatness that eventually crumbles under its own logic.

THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie
THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie

The Instigators evokes the Boston movies of yore like a Dunkin’ drinkin’ Ghost of Christmas Past.

New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN &BRUSH OF THE GOD
New York Asian Film Festival 2024: PATTAYA HEAT, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN & BRUSH OF THE GOD

From this year’s New York Asian Film Festival we take a look at Pattaya Heat, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In & Brush of the God!

TWISTERS: Maximum Escapism, Endless Charm, But Same Old Twists
TWISTERS: Maximum Escapism, Endless Charm, But Same Old Twists

While Twisters is pretty much exactly what you’d expect, it will warmly invite you into its merry world of meteorologists and storm chasers.

Tribeca Film Festival 2024: WITCHES
Tribeca Film Festival 2024: WITCHES

Witches may not be the most talked about film at this year’s festival, but it is certainly the most vital.

A Quiet Place Day One — source: Paramount Pictures
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE: Michael Sarnoski Efficiently Tears Apart NYC

Forty-five years after Alien, cat people finally have a new horror movie with Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One.”

BANG BANG: Tim Blake Nelson's Opportunity To Shine
BANG BANG: Tim Blake Nelson’s Opportunity To Shine

Part boxing movie, part familial drama, Bang Bang is further proof of Vincent Grashaw’s directorial expertise and a showcase for Tim Blake Nelson’s talent.

LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny
LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny

Overall, Longlegs is well-directed, artistically apt, and really, really suspenseful.