No, “Get Out” wasn’t a fluke.

Jordan Peele, the funny sketch comic and Obama apologist from “Key & Peele,” stunned virtually everyone with his 2017 directorial...

Some stars shine brighter in limited light.

Is anyone clamoring to see Charlie Day as a leading man?

Even the Minions, those yellow pranksters from the “Desp*cable Me” franchise,...

Modern day America gets a thorough workout in “Luce,” the year’s second showcase for a remarkable young actor.

Kelvin Harrison, Jr. of “Waves” fame is front...

If you’re not exhausted by the multi-verse concept already, you will be by the end of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

The sequel to 2018’s groundbreaking film goes all-in on the gimmick,...

Quick show of hands – who loves laughing at babies plunging from tall buildings?

Anyone? The creators of “The Flash” sure do, and while it’s never in doubt the tykes will survive it shows the...

Forty years ago a filthy little film was unleashed upon the world.

This movie would go on to make back its meager $3 million budget 47 times. That made it one of the most profitable films ever...

Crime pays on the big screen, or at least it does until Johnny Law enters the frame.

That’s true of most gangster movies. Living large looks amazing until those good times come to a...

Few films hit Oscar season with the buzz and high expectations “Roma” enjoys.

Director Alfonso Cuaron’s deeply personal film follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic...

Emma Thompson’s character in “Late Night,” Katherine Newbury, has held sway over the TV landscape for ages.

Think Johnny Carson, Jay Leno or David Letterman. She’s...

The best superhero movies downplay their ties to their ink and paper past.

Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy slathered the Bat with layers of grit and realism. “Captain...

An ‘A’ for effort only goes so far.

The long-awaited film adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time” lives up to the hype … visually. It’s gorgeous to watch, from...

At the start of Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal,” Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is furiously pounding away at a drum set, while the band’s lead singer (an initially unrecognizable Olivia Cooke)...

Disney has one mission when it comes to its massive “Star Wars” investment – “stay on target.”

“Rogue One: A  Star Wars Story” shows this Mickey Mouse operation...

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” begins with a death that rocked Hollywood and Comic Con Nation.

Chadwick Boseman’s 2020 passing forced the MCU to alter the obligatory sequel to 2018’s “Black...

The teen comedy “Booksmart” is nothing short of a miracle.

It’s not “walk on water” material, mind you. Still, it could be the wokest film in modern screen history....

Is it possible for a teen sex comedy to be vulgar and sweet at the same time?

Can a movie be a thoughtful exploration of hypocrisy in religious organizations but also be focused on a young high school...

Yet despite some straight-to-video “Twilight” send-ups we haven’t seen a bloody good vampire comedy in some time. And no, Mel Brooks’ “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” doesn’t...

Lana Wachowski’s “The Matrix Resurrections” is proof that two Wachowskis are better than one.

I can’t blame the disappointment of the fourth “Matrix” entirely on the absence of Lana’s sister...

Love often blooms between damaged souls, but in “Love Lies Bleeding” there’s another element in play.

Iron. The story of a female bodybuilder falling for the daughter of a small-town thug feels...

There’s one critical element missing from today’s action films.

A hero who takes as many punches as he throws. Or as she throws, to be more inclusive.

Charlize Theron single...