Michael Douglas

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: Plucky Little Hero In Overstuffed Movie
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: Plucky Little Hero In Overstuffed Movie

Despite an uneven tone, Quantumania mostly works as an enticing superhero adventure.

THE KOMINSKY METHOD Season 2: Finding Solace In An Existentialist Comedy
THE KOMINSKY METHOD Season 2: Finding Solace In An Existentialist Comedy

Thanks to its talented and charismatic leads, The Kaminsky Method overcomes any lack of forward narrative momentum.

ANIMAL WORLD: Clowns, Cards and Crazy Casinos
ANIMAL WORLD: Clowns, Cards & Crazy Casinos

Han Yan’s Animal World is a truly insane but consistently entertaining mishmash of rock paper scissors, bug-eyed aliens, clown assassins and a check-cashing Michael Douglas.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: Captures A Universal Audience With Simple Storytelling & Personal Moments
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: Captures A Universal Audience With Simple Storytelling & Personal Moments

Ant-Man and the Wasp is an enjoyable blend of superhero action and familial comedy, with a strong central cast to make everything work well together.

FALLING DOWN's Mental Breakdown Structured As Video Game Levels
FALLING DOWN’s Mental Breakdown Structured As Video Game Levels

How is Joel Schumacher’s 1993 film Falling Down structured like a video game? Zac Hestand gives us his breakdown.

Why People Love To Hate BASIC INSTINCT
Why People Love To Hate BASIC INSTINCT

Basic Instinct is a famous noir thriller by Paul Verhoeven from 1992; here is why it is still both celebrated and reviled today.

UNLOCKED: An Action-Packed Escapade That Falls Flat
UNLOCKED: An Action-Packed Escapade That Falls Flat

Despite some well-directed action sequences, Unlocked is mostly fleeting entertainment, inserting nothing new into a tired-out spy genre.

Ant-Man
ANT-MAN: Marvel’s Most Human Movie To Date

Before watching Ant-Man, it would be safe to predict that the movie would be the film that destroys the foundations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is a film that has suffered from well-publicised production troubles, leading many to question the artistic integrity of the directors the studio chooses to helm its projects, whose directorial vision has to be sacrificed in order to create another chapter in studio head Kevin Feige’s grand master plan. Production troubles sometimes lead to fantastic movies, but more often than not, they lead to gigantic box office flops – not even the seemingly unbeatable Marvel can overcome that, surely?