Welcome to Marwen
For a movie that takes place largely inside someone’s head, Welcome to Marwen lacks the…
Todd Jorgenson
Capsule reviews for Dec. 21
American Renegades It’s both disheartening and amusing to find Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons barking insults at…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
While not groundbreaking, this fresh twist on the comic-based mythology works best when it ditches the superhero mayhem and remains grounded as a charming contemporary coming-of-age story about a precocious yet mischievous Brooklyn teenager who gets in over his head.
Mortal Engines
An adventure set more than 1,000 years in the future, Mortal Engines features navigators straight…
The Mule
Leo Sharp probably deserves a better movie than The Mule, depending on your level of…
Capsule reviews for Dec. 14
Backtrace The biggest problem with this absurdly incoherent crime thriller is that it’s played with…
Mary Queen of Scots
While the turbulent 16th century life of Mary Queen of Scots was filled with such made-for-TMZ shenanigans, this new biopic admirably shows restraint by dialing down the melodrama in favor of a character-driven examination of a royal power struggle.
Ben Is Back
A church choir harmonizes “In the Bleak Midwinter” over the opening frames of Ben Is…