All we wanted was a dumb Jason Statham giant shark movie
Let’s be reasonable: No one was expecting cinema gold from an August release in which Jason Statham fights a big…
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BlacKkKlansman is Spike Lee’s best and most entertaining film in ages
On this week’s episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky sit down to discuss the latest from…
Christopher Robin gives Winnie The Pooh and his furry friends the Hook treatment
On this week’s episode of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky take a look at Disney’s new live-action …
How is Mission: Impossible still this good?
The summer movie season starts to wind down this weekend with Mission: Impossible—Fallout, the latest entry from one of…
Not even Denzel can save the bland Equalizer 2 from itself
Welcome back to another edition of Film Club. For this week’s second episode , A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky…
"Here we go again" indeed: Our critics see more jukebox tackiness in the Mamma Mia! sequel
For the first of two Film Club segments today, critics A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky discuss the jukebox musical Ma…
Even with a much bigger building, Skyscraper falls way short of Die Hard
On this edition of Film Club, critics A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky sit down to discuss Dwayne “The Rock”…
Ant-Man And The Wasp is a fun (but inessential) entry in the MCU
Did the crushing cliffhanger of Avengers: Infinity War leave you anxious to find out what happens next? You’ll have to…
Leave No Trace proves that Winter’s Bone was no fluke
Debra Granik’s low-budget Ozarks crime drama Winter’s Bone jumpstarted the career of the then-unknown Jennifer Lawrence…
Did Sicario really need a sequel?
Though it wasn’t a monster hit, 2015’s Sicario has more than earned its reputation as one of the sharpest thrillers in…
Is the new Jurassic Park movie dumb fun or just dumb?
Twenty-five years and four films later, Hollywood is still trying to recapture the magic of the original Jurassic Park.…
Superhero set-pieces don’t come much better than the ones in Incredibles 2
It’s mid-June, which means Pixar is racing another shiny all-ages blockbuster into theaters: Incredibles 2, Brad Bird’s…
Is Hereditary as scary as they say?
Does Hereditary live up to the hype? Or is its scariness a matter of personal taste? On this edition of Film Club, A.V.…
Despite a game cast, Ocean's 8 lacks the style and substance of its predecessors
A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky are back with another edition of Film Club, this…
Solo provides the easy fan service that The Last Jedi daringly denied us
After a brief hiatus, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky are back with a new edition…
Our critics weigh the strengths and weaknesses of the biggest, busiest Avengers movie yet
Is Avengers: Infinity War too much of a good thing? Or do its merits—a daring finale, breakneck pacing, Drax—compensate…
Rampage is crazy violent for a movie sort of targeted toward kids
On this week’s episode of Film Club, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky take a look…
Our critics sound off on A Quiet Place
Welcome back to Film Club. This week, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky discuss the…
Our critics plug in to Ready Player One
On today’s episode of Film Club, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky sit down to…
Is Isle Of Dogs one of Wes Anderson’s best movies, or just his most overtly political?
On today’s episode of Film Club, A.V. Club film editor A.A. Dowd and staff critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky sit down to…