At the Movies: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Soars Yet Again
By Megan Bianco Tony Scott’s Top Gun (1986) is so ingrained in 1980s pop culture and nostalgia that seeing these characters do ...
By Megan Bianco Tony Scott’s Top Gun (1986) is so ingrained in 1980s pop culture and nostalgia that seeing these characters do ...
By Megan Bianco Alex Garland’s new film, titled simply Men, is the latest in what I guess we can categorize as ...
By Megan Bianco I hate sounding overly dramatic, but the first half of Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive ...
By Megan Bianco Someone—most likely screenwriter Seth Gordon—definitely came up with the concept for Adam and Aaron Nee’s new adventure-romcom The ...
By Megan Bianco Recently, I had the rare occasion in which I went into a new movie release completely blind. ...
By Megan Bianco Joachim Trier’s new romantic dramedy, The Worst Person in the World, has been getting praise since its European ...
By Megan Bianco Jackass Forever is now the fourth theatrical release under the brand name since Jackass 3D (2010), this time with the ...
By Megan Bianco Legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and his favorite muse and actress, Penélope Cruz, are back again for ...
By Megan Bianco While we are at a high in technical advances for the arts and specials effects, film these ...
By Megan Bianco Jon Watts’ third Spider-Man flick, No Way Home, truly proves the power of nostalgia. Movies like this ...
By Megan Bianco A decade ago, I never would have bet on the acclaimed, under-the-radar actor Joaquin Phoenix legitimately settling ...
By Megan Bianco Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard is your standard, rags-to-riches historical drama/biopic on paper that is completely saved by likable ...
By Megan Bianco When I saw the first trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s latest historical drama, Belfast, I instantly thought that it ...
By Megan Bianco One has to assume the origin of Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Bergman Island, was loosely inspired by her ...
By Megan Bianco James Bond has one of the most heavily inconsistent histories of any movie franchise since its origin. ...
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