You can’t say Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese has bad instincts.

The “Taxi Driver” auteur knew on a gut level that David Grann’s nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon” could resonate...

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is unlike any film the director has ever made before, though you could pull “The Age of Innocence” (1993) as a possible reference.

Both are historical...

David Fincher’s new film, The Killer” is exactly the kind of movie you’d expect the brilliant dark prince of cinema to make once he got “Mank” (2020) out of his system.

Not based on the landmark...

John Woo’s “Silent Night” is his first American movie in 20 years, after the so-so “Paycheck” (2003) and the unfortunate 2018 Chinese thriller “Manhunt,” neither of which were worthy curtain...

There’s something surreal about a 70-something auteur like George Miller directing films like a Red Bull-addicted teen.

Miller proved it anew with “Mad Max: Fury Road,” an overrated but dizzying...

“Does your head hurt yet?” … “I have no idea what I’m talking about.”

Key characters in Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” utter those lines in the director’s...

Based on the classic character and book by Norman Bridwell, “Clifford the Big Red Dog” stars Darby Camp as Emily, a girl whose daily run in with a smirking school bully have made her miserable.

Not...

Neil LaBute mastered the cinematic art of sexual politics long before “Me Too” entered the lexicon.

LaBute’s “In the Company of Men,” followed by the nasty “Your Friends & Neighbors,”...

Dwayne Johnson has been playing superheroic souls so long that putting him in tights feels redundant.

That means he’s a snug fit for “Black Adam,” a superhero yarn that isn’t sure if the title...

“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...

James Cameron has done it again.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is a near-perfect sequel to his groundbreaking 2009 original. That isn’t as complimentary as it sounds.

“Water,” the first in...

One of the joys of catching up with the title characters of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is revisiting the perfect synergy of the title character and Antonio Banderas in the lead vocal performance.

When...

The little wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy is having quite the movie year.

Based on Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel, the character has been reborn in the form of two lavish, state of the art 2022...

What if you lined up all the core rom-com elements but forgot the most important ingredient?

Heart. You might have “Your Place or Mine,” a movie that seems perfect for a cozy, date-night style...

The “Creed” franchise survived its Rocky-ectomy.

The saga, now three pictures deep, originally spun from the Rocky Balboa franchise with impressive results. Still, losing Sylvester Stallone’s iconic...

The “Scream” franchise long since ran out of novel ways to mock horror movies.

Final girls. No sex (or else). Never say, “I’ll be right back.” The franchise “rules” change with every installment,...

Filmmakers are finally taking video games seriously.

For years fans gritted their teeth through tepid adaptations like “Super Mario Bros.” (1993), “House of the Dead” (2003) and “Double Dragon”...

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...

In Steven Caple Jr.’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” Anthony Ramos stars as Noah Diaz, a Brooklyn-raised military veteran struggling to find his way as a civilian.

An ill-considered car theft...