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ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas by Sam Dunn (2019)
I know nothing about ZZ Top’s music (other than the obvious hits) but I really enjoyed this.
Eternals by Chloé Zhao (2021)
Though I appreciate what Chloé Zhao tried to do here, the results were flat and unremarkable. Also,…
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters by Scott Conditt and Jeremy Tremp (Review)
A shallow, mean-spirited movie obsessed with proving its own cleverness time and again.
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus by Joshua Wesely and Simon Wesely (Review)
There’s a certain charm to this inept German film about Christians battling religious persecution brought on by the pandemic.
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters by Scott Conditt and Jeremy Tremp (2020)
I can’t remember the last time I hated a movie as much as I hated this one.
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus by Joshua Wesely and Simon Wesely (2021)
An absolute train wreck. A fascinating train wreck. But a train wreck, nevertheless.

The Fable by Kan Eguchi (2019)
Really enjoyable action scenes, but the comedy was too broad and over-the-top. Still undecided as t…

The Matrix Resurrections Subverts Its Own Franchise to Explore Trauma, Grief & Romance (Review)
Borne out of personal loss, the fourth Matrix film trades kung fu and bullet time for something more emotional.

Review Roundup: Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections
Critics respond the return of Neo.
Everything Everywhere All at Once Looks Absolutely Trippy (and I’m Here For It)
The sci-fi film stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Flight of the Navigator’s Special Effects
A 41-minute analysis of the groundbreaking visuals in one of my favorite childhood movies? Yes, please.
Sifting Through Dune’s Visuals
Several videos explain how Dune’s visuals are so impactful and evocative.
What would a historically accurate sword fight look like?
Hollywood could learn a thing or two from this Polish production inspired by historical fencing techniques.
Review Roundup: Chloé Zhao’s Eternals
Most critics agree that Marvel’s latest tries some new things for the MCU, but does so without much success.
Review Roundup: Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die
Critics respond to Daniel Craig’s final adventure as 007.
Trailer Alert: Superman and Batman Face off in DC’s Injustice
Based on the popular video game and comics, “Injustice” imagines a world where Superman becomes a tyrant.