film-reviews

Donald Glover’s Incredible, Disappointing Weekend

Plus some other random thoughts on Childish Gambino’s phenomenal Coachella performance and so-so ‘Guava Island’

‘Shazam!’ and the Long-Gone Innocence of Superhero Movies

Plus some other random thoughts about the new DC blockbuster

‘The Highwaymen’ Won’t Let the Old Ways Die

Plus some other random thoughts about the new Kevin Costner/Woody Harrelson crime drama

The McConaissance Was Always an Illusion

Plus some other random thoughts about ‘The Beach Bum’

Mötley Crüe Is Terrible, and ‘The Dirt’ Is the Biopic They Deserve

‘Us,’ ‘Psycho,’ and the Challenges of the Explain-It-All Ending

Netflix’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ Problem With Their (Bad) Original Movies

‘Captain Marvel’ and the Challenge of Rooting for Progressive Superhero Movies

In ‘Paddleton,’ Telling Your Straight Friend You Love Him Is Scarier Than Death

A Completely Last-Minute, But Totally, 100-Percent Necessary, Guide to the Oscars