With the release of The Fall Guy last week, we’re officially in the start of 2024’s summer box office. Commander Shipp provides his insight and predicts where he thinks every movie will end up when the summer ends.
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review
Director Wes Ball kicks off a new trilogy in the Planet of the Apes series that delivers plenty of promise and intrigue, leaving the door open for new exploration or potentially rehashing the same old themes.
Civil War review: An Inferno You Can’t Look Away From
Alex Garland crafts a visually dense and emotionally tense thriller centered on the lives of 4 journalists as they wrestle with their roles in covering the war of the century.
Late Night with the Devil review: Reinvigorating Found Footage Horror
David Dastmalchian takes his leading role shot as fictional late-night host Jack Delroy in a horror film that could invoke the best supernatural occult scares of the 1970-80s in a fresh found footage package.
Commander Shipp’s New-ish Scoring System and Other Thoughts on Reviewing Movies
Because picking numbers or stars is so 2023…
Drive-Away Dolls review: A Hilarious Lesbian Romp
While there are a few Coen trademark touches that don’t land well in this solo outing by Ethan, two rising stars in Qualley and Viswanathan make a great duo and generate plenty of laughs in this short screwball travel story.
How I Learned to Love “Star Trek” as a Lifelong Trekkie
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Dune Part Two review: A Masterpiece Among Scifi Greats
Denis Villeneuve’s carefully crafted sequel ups the ante as Timothée Chalamet’s performance as Paul Atreides wrestles with his destiny and sets the stage for further exploration within the Dune universe.
The Taste of Things review: A Tender Exploration of Longing
Trần Anh Hùng crafts an incredibly intimate journey across French cuisines through the eyes of characters portrayed by former, real-life partners Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel in a romantic drama you won’t soon forget.
Lisa Frankenstein review: Promising Debut for Zelda Williams
While it doesn’t hit on every mark, Frankenstein channels all the fun of 1980s teenage quasi-horror and supernatural cult hits with a modern, raunchy approach.