You guys told me “Suspiria” was a deliriously strange movie, but you didn’t warn me about the blind pianist who gets his throat ripped out by his own seeing-eye dog. Long before that shocking, gruesome moment, though, we’re on edge from the very start in Italian horror master Dario Argento’s...
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RogerEbert.com — Borg vs. McEnroe
The performances are strong, particularly from Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe — with the undeniable juiciness of watching one notoriously volatile person playing another. But this telling of the titanic showdown between McEnroe and Bjorn Borg at the 1980 Wimbledon championships is frustratingly superficial, and it does a lot of...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Rampage
“Rampage” is exactly the kind of stupid you want it to be. It’s about a giant, genetically enhanced gorilla, wolf and alligator who fight each other, destroying downtown Chicago in the process. Only Dwayne Johnson — with a lot of help from Naomie Harris — can stop them. It’s the...
Read moreChristy by Request — After Hours
“After Hours” is a decidedly un-Scorseseish Martin Scorsese film: a light, goofy and surreal comedy with no real stakes. And yet all that brilliant craft is on display, the muscular cinematic energy, the taste for danger and the vivid sense of place within New York City that’s so often his...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Where Is Kyra?
Michelle Pfeiffer gives the performance of her long and eclectic career in “Where Is Kyra?” (Even better than “Grease 2,” which I love with zero irony.) Pfeiffer stars as a desperate, unemployed woman who employs increasingly dangerous tactics to avoid being evicted after the death of her ailing mother. It’s...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Blockers
It’s as high-concept as high-concept comedies get: Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. The extremely R-rated “Blockers” already sounded fun, but I knew it would be even better with my dear friend and fellow mom, veteran actress Gina Torrecilla, by my side....
Read moreChristy by Request — Zardoz
Where to begin in discussing the psychedelic, futuristic extravaganza that is “Zardoz”? It’s either one of the most innovative and daring pieces of science-fiction filmmaking or one of the worst movies ever made. Either way, the name alone prompts strong reactions from those who’ve been lucky enough to experience it...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — A Quiet Place
I’ve been a fan of Silversun Pickups for a long time, so I was thrilled to learn that Brian Aubert, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, is a fan of What the Flick?! too. And since he loves movies so much, I knew I had to bring him with me...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Ready Player One
The action is breathless and non-stop in “Ready Player One,” both in the virtual reality and the reality reality, but wallowing in ‘80s nostalgia is only so much fun for so long—even if you’re a child of the era (as I am)—and it only really works when it serves to...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Midnight Sun
“Midnight Sun” does what it means to do for the people it means to do it for — and that might just be enough. Twelve-year-old girls will swoon at this weepy, doomed romance between a beautiful, sick girl (Bella Thorne) and the beautiful, hunky boy who dares to love her...
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