Category: Review

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family. James Cameron’s ambitious five-part saga continues its journey back to the lush, alien world of Pandora. After …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel IS THIS THING ON? review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Laura Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 dives straight into the spotlight with more confidence and ambition than its predecessor. Director Emma Tammi returns to the helm with a stronger grip on the reins for the franchise’s …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel HAMNET review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Hamnet tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Hamnet is a film that manages to be both quiet and devastatingly loud in its emotional delivery. This is a cinematic experience that demands patience but rewards it with a profound sense of …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ETERNITY review

About the film (courtesy of A24): In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WICKED: FOR GOOD review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) estranged and living with the consequences of their choices. Wicked: For Good continues where the first part, Wicked (2024), left off. Honestly, pulling a fast one like …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE RUNNING MAN review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): The Four Horsemen return along with a new generation of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises, and magic unlike anything ever captured on film. After almost a decade, the master illusionists known as The Four Horsemen have finally resurfaced, dispelling any notion that they had vanished forever. The third …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NUREMBERG review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics): The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman …