Anya Taylor-Joy

Cannes Film Festival 2024: FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
Cannes Film Festival 2024: FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is a prime example of how to craft a narrative expansion that ignites a creative spark worthy of praise.

THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE: It’s-A Meh Movie!
THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE: It’s-A Meh Movie!

The most positive praise that can be bestowed on The Super Mario Bros Movie is that it’s not as bad as 1993’s Super Mario Bros.

THE NORTHMAN: A Tale As Old As Time
THE NORTHMAN: A Tale As Old As Time

Both beautiful and brutal, Robert Eggers’ The Northman is a saga worth seeing.

THE NORTHMAN Trailer
THE NORTHMAN Trailer

From acclaimed director Robert Eggers, The Northman is an epic revenge thriller that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice.

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO: There’s A Ghost In My House
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO: There’s A Ghost In My House

Last Night in Soho immediately pulls you in with its colorful visuals and strong performances but it lacks the subtlety necessary to be truly impactful.

TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Despite a rather disappointing third act, Last Night in Soho still manages to be an engaging cinematic experience thanks to its impressive technical and performative entities.

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Trailer
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Trailer

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer.

THE QUEEN´S GAMBIT MINISERIES: A Striking But Unfulfilling Match
THE QUEEN´S GAMBIT MINISERIES: A Striking But Unfulfilling Match

The Queen’s Gambit is stunning and exhilaratingly enjoyable, but it ultimately leaves me as a viewer just wanting more of it as a whole.

THE NEW MUTANTS: An Era Fizzles Out
THE NEW MUTANTS: An Era Fizzles Out

Far from the dumpster fire many feared, The New Mutants is a much more mundane disappointment: a near miss.

EMMA: Gossip, Regal Mayhem & Love
EMMA: Gossip, Regal Mayhem & Love

Emma is able to seamlessly adapt the Jane Austen novel with all the nuance and pizzazz that it deserves.

THE NEW MUTANTS Trailer
THE NEW MUTANTS Trailer

In The New Mutants, five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE: The Dollar Store Lego Movie
PLAYMOBIL THE MOVIE: The Dollar Store Lego Movie

Sadly, Playmobil The Movie merely serves as a reminder of how studios forcing a film around a product didn’t always make for the greatest of entertainment.

GLASS: A Grossly Disappointing Superhero Film
GLASS: A Grossly Disappointing Superhero Film

Glass may have been a film nineteen years in the making, but it feels superfluous and incredibly out of touch in a world littered with superhero films.

THE SECRET OF MARROWBONE: A Ghost Of The Film It Tries To Summon
THE SECRET OF MARROWBONE: A Ghost Of The Film It Tries To Summon

A ghost of the film it tries to summon, The Secret of Marrowbone is unable to pull everything together and its disparate elements fail to coalesce into anything approaching satisfying.

THOROUGHBREDS: Nothing New, But It’s Still Snarky Fun

Watching Thoroughbreds, one is fully aware of the debt it owes to the similar films that came before it. But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable to watch. Female friendship has never looked so deliciously dangerous.