Film: The Tourist
On paper, there are plenty of reasons for The Tourist (2010) to be a good film: attractive leads, a solid spy thriller premise, gorgeous location cinematography, and, most importantly, the direction …
Film: Solo: A Star Wars Story
I’m generally not one of those people who thinks there can be too much of a good thing. Twenty-two films in, for example, I’m still not sick of the Marvel …
Film: Avengers: Infinity War
Relentlessly formulaic structure has long been an Achilles heel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it builds to profound effect in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the franchise’s latest megablockbuster. Not …
Film: Captain America: Civil War
Boasting the same creative team as its outstanding predecessor, Captain America: Civil War (2016) once again centers on a perfectly realized hero, but this time surrounds him with an army of …
Film: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Say what you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe—formulaic hitmaker, nostalgic button-pusher, miraculous blockbuster franchise—I still love it, even when I’m apologizing for its flaws and excesses. And yes, the …
Film: Margin Call
Margin Call (2011) is a film with a mission, which it accomplishes succinctly and powerfully. Set almost entirely within the opulent confines of a high-finance investment bank in New York …