SPOILER ALERT!
An hour into the stylish thriller, things take a disturbing, hard-to-watch turn that sours everything good that had come before it.
Joe Hoeffner is a writer and critic currently based on Long Island.
FAN SERVICE
As the pleased-with-itself raunchfest smashes more box office records, we wonder how much is owed to its status as the quintessential “Reddit movie.” Here’s what that means.
UGH!!!
One Marvel fan offers his take on why this cynical casting decision is evident that things are really bad over at Marvel and proof that they’ve given up entirely.
SWEPT AWAY
Revisiting the original “Twister” movie reveals what that project understood about great blockbusters—and what “Twisters” sorely needed.
RANKINGS
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
The normal reaction to the trailer for the “Gladiator” sequel would be “cool” or “this kicks ass.” Instead, anti-woke trolls are already complaining about it.
‘POLICE ARE LISTENING’
The screwball banter between Glen Powell and Adria Arjona in the Netflix movie’s key undercover wire scene is already a classic.
THE VERY LAST JEDI?
Between another round of frustrating fan backlash and lukewarm responses to new films and TV series, it might be time to send the franchise to a retirement home far, far away.
THE THANKS I GET
Disney fans were ecstatic to hear that the film would have the first traditional villain song in almost 15 years. Then they heard the song…
‘DUMB BOY!’
After seeing Fraser’s scene-chewing acting in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” some moviegoers are demanding he give up his Oscar. Counterpoint: Maybe his performance is genius.