There isn’t a moment in Mary Poppins Returns that I would put above the 1964 classic, but there also isn’t one worth throwing away in this magical, if formulaic production.
Poorly written and with hardly any thrills, The Mule disappointingly depends on the amiability of Eastwood’s character, whose extreme social ineptness is far beyond the redeeming powers of star power.
For a film whose hero’s purpose is to uppercut the expectations embroiled in his name, Creed II ironically and regrettably takes refuge in its franchise’s beaten down, yet irresistibly feel-good formula.
The best ensemble cast of the year live through Steve McQueen’s Widows, an entertaining, intelligent, but altogether familiar rendition of the heist film.
Bohemian Rhapsody may not totally rock you, but Rami Malek channels the thrilling, show-stopping charisma of the late Queen super singer, ensuring this inappropriately timid biopic is as entertaining as it can possibly be.
Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Mid90s, offers a resonating perspective of adolescence that thrives off of its titular setting instead of relying too heavily on nostalgia.
First Man hardly come close to capturing the overwhelming triumph behind Neil Armstrong’s lunar explorations, though the journey to get there is technologically masterful.
