Thursday, April 18, 2024

Did ‘Oppenheimer’ need to be more than it was?

Propelled by the Barbenheimer internet phenomenon, Christopher Nolan’s unique brand as a director and an enormous A-List cast, “Oppenheimer” became one of the most successful movies of the year, smashing several box office records....

The Horror of the Identity of Crisis

“Seconds” (1966) A man gets another life after visiting an organization that stages their clients’ deaths and performs full-body transformations. What follows is hallucinogenic and a disorientating exercise in smoke and mirrors. At the center...

Spooky, Scary Movie Marathon

Halloween night comes with its terrors and joys — but what happens when staying in and cozying up in front of the TV becomes the best plan? From fantastical horror to classic zombie films,...

Radar Replay: ‘Coraline’ continues to sew in creepy and eerie fan theories years after...

Released in February 2009, “Coraline” is a stop-motion dark fantasy horror film that has become a must-watch Halloween classic. Directed by Henry Selik, the film, based on the novel of the same name by...

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: An American tragedy, reexamined

Across three and a half hours, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” recounts the wealth that oil had brought to the Osage community, the white offcomers that suffused and the string of Osage...

Radar Replay: ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ is a metamorphic romance spanning space and time

It begins and ends with the titular castle. Throughout “Howl’s Moving Castle,” the lumbering steampunk behemoth undergoes many physical changes, whether it be the shedding of its bulky exterior or the polishing of its...

‘Fair Play’ is an exciting romp through an office romance gone wrong

Netflix’s steamy thriller on gender politics in the office was released without fanfare to the streaming platform on October 6. Chloe Domont’s directorial debut follows a young couple who both work at a cutthroat...

Writers and Actors in Hollywood on strike to protect their creative ingenuity

After months of marching in the streets, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal to end their 150-day strike. At a time during which A.I. software has become so advanced,...

‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ review: An explicable act of magic

The last time Wes Anderson brought Roald Dahl’s work to the big screen was in 2009 with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and the result was an autumnal stop-motion delicacy. 15 years later, the director returns...

‘Nimona’: a fierce sanctuary of hope and acceptance this summer

The one theme that has persisted over the years of the greatest stories in the literary canon is that of “monsters.” Dracula, Frankenstein and Godzilla are past works that persevere through the ages, finding...