★★★★ Much ado has been made of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe being a bit all over the place in its fourth phase. It contained some of Marvel’s finest works (WandaVision, Spider-Man: No Way Home) but also some major missteps (Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder). Consistency is key, and at least in the first entry of phase … Continue reading Film Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Film Review: South of Heaven
★★★ South of Heaven represents a thrilling neo-noir addition to the mostly comedic-leaning filmography of Jason Sudeikis. While I loved seeing him stretch his dramatic wings, I am not sure this was really the most successful project or match. How do you retread the same ground as so many other crime thrillers and still come … Continue reading Film Review: South of Heaven
Film Review: Crisis
★★★ Crisis is a new crime drama that’s desperately trying to get out from underneath the shadow of 2000’s Oscar-winning Traffic like so many of the clones that emerged around that time. Three separate stories about the opioid epidemic never quite come together in a satisfying way, though just honing in on one of them … Continue reading Film Review: Crisis