“Chef” Review (2014)

Check out the Video Lab Podcast, where Sam and I talk about this movie in more detail: “Chef” is a…

“Underwater” Review

A fun and harmless deep sea sci fi romp. Some entertaining thrills aside, “Underwater” struggles with a clear visual telling…

The mesmerizing beauty of “1917” is owed to its dedicated perception as a one-shot film. This continuous motion aesthetic is…

There’s no sugarcoating the fact that “The Rise of Skywalker” (ROSW) is a surprisingly sloppy send off for the new…

It is ubiquitous among any written reception of “Knives Out” to point out that what makes the film particularly effective…

At a time when the leadership and international standing of the United States is in decline, we need someone with…

Blink-182’s ability to make addictive songs endures and then some with their ninth studio album. Fans of the group will…

“Joker” is unique in that it buries itself into realism unlike anything set in the Batman universe before. Most stories…

A sweeping, nostalgic homage to a bygone cinematic age, as much as an introspection of cultural change and personal fame,…

If one were forced to rank the John Wick movies, “John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum” by itself would probably be the…

Endgame fits neatly in the top tier of great Marvel films. For a stand alone experience, its three hour run-time…

“Captain Marvel” threads sobering themes with the quirky, dry humor of Brie Larson and Sam Jackson to great fanfare. Concerns…

The strain that films like “Green Book,” “Hidden Figures,” and “The Blind Side,” encounter is that they are served as…

A struggle in the age of a Trump Republican Party is the constant rage, disgust, and despair that can be…

Tom Cruise is a weird creature of Hollywood, in all of his films playing essentially the same archetype of the…

It is difficult for non-Asian people to full grasp how meaningful it is to see an entire Asian cast. The…

Starting as a standard blue collar struggle, “Sorry to Bother You” is a film continually ramping up its level of…

Ryan Reynolds’ true calling in life. Here is my review for the first film: “Deadpool” Review The no-fucks attitude of Deadpool…

“Ready Player One” has a lot of key differences compared to the book it is based on. This was probably…

“Black Panther” handles covering a remarkable amount of content and story surprisingly well without managing to drag, over what could…