Reviews by Joe Baker and Peter Martin
Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen do their best in Sam Raimi's woebegone sequel. Frequently incomprehensible, occasionally ludicrous, but never predictable, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness marks a dispiriting return to feature filmmaking for director Sam Raimi, though it's business as usual for producer Kevin Feige. Raimi enlivened the 1980s by helming a trio... Continue Reading →
In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mark Wahlberg hinted that he may be considering retirement.... or at least shifting to more optimistic film roles. His latest film, Father Stu, certainly fits that criteria. Just a few steps removed from the type of faith-based films that have become the rage these days, the only thing... Continue Reading →
Janus Metz's All the Old Knives is the type of intelligent spy intrigue that stands alongside the works of Le Carre. Working through subtle conversation and shades of murky moral compromise rather than gunshots and explosions (of which I think there's only one, and offscreen), it's an engaging effort and the type of adult thriller... Continue Reading →
Jared Leto stars in a Marvel movie adventure, directed by Daniel Espinosa. A dark adventure that gets darker as it goes, Morbius flexes its action muscles early and often, telling the story of a brilliant doctor who is desperately searching for a cure to a rare, blood-borne disease. His latest experiment goes disastrously wrong, turning... Continue Reading →
Gillian Jacobs directs a non-fictional account on true-life heroes and warriors.
The setting in Mariama Diallo's psychological horror film Master is one of those blue blood Northeastern colleges that has the audacity to scoff at Harvard as someone's second collegiate choice. The dorm rooms resemble cozy apartments and the faculty live in large, antique houses just off campus. Needless to say, the climate of tolerance and... Continue Reading →
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