The Meg
Take the lesser entries in the Jaws franchise, toss in a bit of Sharknado, and…
Capsule reviews for Aug. 10
Elizabeth Harvest A stylish attempt to recombine horror and science-fiction tropes, this thriller from Venezuelan…
TIFF 2018: Platform Programme
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® unveiled today the 12 feature films that comprise…
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT – Karyn Kusama’s “Destroyer”
Representation in Hollywood is an ongoing discussion of great importance, with popular media functioning as contemporary culture’s mythology. Films serve as the window to our collective soul…
The Darkest Minds
The Darkest Minds is mostly laying the groundwork while forgoing the payoff. Withholding some of the key developments from the source material — which has expanded into a six-book series thus far — is essentially a gamble that the series will continue.
Christopher Robin
Less than a year after the period drama Goodbye Christopher Robin, we say hello again with Christopher Robin, a much different attempt at spinning the mythology of A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s characters in a new direction.
The Spy Who Dumped Me
It doesn’t take a secret agent to uncover the best part of The Spy Who…
Capsule reviews for Aug. 3
The Forest of the Lost Souls More concerned with atmosphere than plot, this black-and-white psychological…