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...

“American Fiction” is a blistering takedown of Identity Politics that keeps getting interrupted by a lesser story it cares too much about.

Jeffrey Wright plays a black professor who can’t find...

Chris Sanders’ “The Wild Robot” has emerged as a true sleeper in an age where animated movies are mostly sequels or spinoffs of toys or games.

Based on Peter Brown’s 2016 book, Sanders’ CGI-animated...

Mocking Hitler and his Nazi ghouls is like shooting dead fish in a Fisher Price-sized barrel.

It’s already been done, too, and expertly so via “The Producers” more than...

Glen Powell wears a cowboy hat in “Twisters,” the spiritual sequel to the 1996 hit.

How unnecessary.

His swagger and old-school machismo make such headgear moot. And he’s a perfect fit for this...

The glory days of the MCU seem so long ago.

Sure, “Avengers: Endgame” came out in 2019, but plenty has changed since then. Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Evans have hung up their tights....

The horror yarn opens with an abduction so startling we barely have time to register shock. That’s only the appetizer. The main course is just as unnerving even if it leaves a bitter aftertaste.

What...

Did we really need another “Mean Girls?”

Yes, the Broadway musical inspired by the 2004 film made waves, and that toe-tapping music is part of the new “Mean Girls” remake.

Update? Reboot??...

Hollywood’s quest for inclusivity is both maddening and noble.

Forced diversity and Oscar-themed box checking are anathema to the creative process. Allowing more voices to share their stories?

Wonderful.

Enter...

Resistance remains futile in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

What else can you say about the Marvel juggernaut after witnessing “Thor: Ragnarok?” The MCU is simply...

As "Thor: Ragnarok" hits theaters, let's take a look back

We all have a certain pain tolerance, but what’s our threshold for cinematic stupidity?

Consider “Rampage” as the ultimate test for the latter. Pass it, and you’ll enjoy...

The team behind “Pacific Rim Uprising” should send a cookie bouquet to Michael Bay.

The director’s “Transformers” franchise delivered a robot sequel so embarrassingly...

Writer/ director Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has a lot in common with her prior film, the celebrated “Promising Young Woman” (2020).

I’m not being complimentary.

Like “Promising Young...

“Idiocracy,” indeed.

Mike Judge’s 2006 classic predicted the dumbing down of society. If Hollywood has its way, we’ll get there sooner than later.

And we can partly blame “The Fall Guy.”

The...

“Long Shot” is a fantasy in more ways than one.

What if a schlubby guy, a Seth Rogen type, fell for a Charlize Theron-level beauty? Only she’s a presidential candidate and...

There’s a reason Hollywood can’t quit Shia LaBeouf.

Sure, he played a part in that dispiriting “Indiana Jones” sequel and can’t keep himself out of embarrassing...

The sixth time turned out to be the charm.

The worst part of enduring “Transformers: The Last Knight,” the fifth film in the series, was knowing “Bumblebee” would...

I’m not sure when the right time would have been to release David Lowery’s “The Green Knight,” only that right now is not it.

Here is a true work of vision, one that will puzzle and delight audiences,...