Mark Keizer

9/29/22

Sigourney Weaver saves <i>The Good House</i> from being a teardown

Sigourney Weaver saves The Good House from being a teardown

Sip happens to Weaver and Kevin Kline in this broad, clunky dramedy about a small-town real estate agent with a…

9/29/22

Every movie you need to know about for October, including <i>Ticket To Paradise</i>, <i>Black Adam</i>, and the final <i>Halloween</i>

Every movie you need to know about for October, including Ticket To Paradise, Black Adam, and the final Halloween

Your October moviegoing schedule figures to be packed, with films starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, Dwayne…

9/20/22

Lena Dunham's <i>Catherine Called Birdy</i> is a boisterous, ballsy, medieval delight

Lena Dunham's Catherine Called Birdy is a boisterous, ballsy, medieval delight

Game of Thrones’ Bella Ramsey is a 13th-century teen with a 21st-century attitude in Dunham’s deliciously clever YA…

9/16/22

<i>Jane</i> is a high school thriller that barely earns a passing grade

Jane is a high school thriller that barely earns a passing grade

Riverdale’s Madelaine Petsch is an overachieving teen who hijacks a dead classmate's social media account in this…

9/13/22

In <i>The Retaliators</i>, revenge is a dish almost too messy to serve

In The Retaliators, revenge is a dish almost too messy to serve

A pastor trades his bible for a blade in this confusing horror-meets-heavy metal mashup

9/6/22

Everything we're excited about for Fall 2022

Our super-sized preview eyes a return to Wakanda and The White Lotus, dates with Weird Al and Taylor Swift, and the…

8/22/22

From a Marilyn biopic to a Bowie doc to a Billy Eichner rom-com, here are all the movies you need to know for September 2022

Plus, Kevin Smith returns to Clerks, Hocus Pocus 2 tries to cast a new spell, and Harry Styles and Florence Pugh aim…

8/17/22

<i>Spin Me Round</i> is a modest but overbaked rom-com

Spin Me Round is a modest but overbaked rom-com

Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza head to Italy for a corporate retreat in Jeff Baena’s most mainstream film to date

8/3/22

In the murderously fun <i>Bodies Bodies Bodies</i>, Gen Z privilege is the first victim

In the murderously fun Bodies Bodies Bodies, Gen Z privilege is the first victim

Amandla Stenberg leads a killer cast through a night of bloodshed, parlor games, and social satire

8/2/22

In <i>I Love My Dad</i>, the father-son make out session is only the beginning

In I Love My Dad, the father-son make out session is only the beginning

Patton Oswalt excels as a deadbeat dad who catfishes his son in James Morosini’s cringe-filled comedy

8/2/22

Let's fight (club) about Brad Pitt's 20 best movies

The first rule about ranking the iconic star's finest films is, well, to actually talk about those performances

7/8/22

In <i>The Road To Galena</i>, farmers plant a vast crop of clichés

In The Road To Galena, farmers plant a vast crop of clichés

In Joe Hall's melodrama, a small town boy will literally spend 20 years pursuing misguided big city dreams instead…

7/6/22

<i>Hello, Goodbye, And Everything In Between</i> has picture-perfect teens and an imperfect story

Hello, Goodbye, And Everything In Between has picture-perfect teens and an imperfect story

Netflix drama about a high school couple's short-term romance barely musters a passing grade

6/23/22

In the powerful <i>Beba</i>, a woman searches for racial and ethnic identity

In the powerful Beba, a woman searches for racial and ethnic identity

Director Rebeca Huntt’s documentary about generational trauma is an intoxicating, sometimes self-indulgent, mix of…

6/22/22

<i>Nope</i>, <i>Thor</i>, <i>Minions</i>, and more good reasons for moviegoing in July

Nope, Thor, Minions, and more good reasons for moviegoing in July

Summer movies are in full swing, and it won’t take much Persuasion (starring Dakota Johnson) to check out these…

6/16/22

In the charming, <i>Good Luck To You, Leo Grande</i>, sexual awakening is available by the hour

In the charming, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, sexual awakening is available by the hour

Emma Thompson shines as a repressed widow who hires a male escort to give her an orgasm

6/15/22

In the droll comedy <i>Official Competition</i>, filmmakers fight to see who's most insufferable

In the droll comedy Official Competition, filmmakers fight to see who's most insufferable

Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz have a blast spoofing the film biz in this satirical swipe at the acting process

6/14/22

In the winning <i>Cha Cha Real Smooth</i>, getting older doesn’t mean you’re growing up

In the winning Cha Cha Real Smooth, getting older doesn’t mean you’re growing up

Writer/director Cooper Raiff’s follow-up to the well-received Shithouse is another charming and insightful account…

6/6/22

For <i>The Righteous</i>, it’s not a sin to fall short of your ambitions

For The Righteous, it’s not a sin to fall short of your ambitions

Mission: Impossible’s Henry Czerny plays a priest whose past literally comes back to haunt him in Mark O'Brien's…

5/27/22

<i>Jurassic World: Dominion</i>, <i>Elvis</i>, <i>Lightyear</i>, and 15 other must-see movies for June

Jurassic World: Dominion, Elvis, Lightyear, and 15 other must-see movies for June

Summer films head to infinity and beyond with a return to form by David Cronenberg, an adorable League Of Super-Pets,…

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