The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

[7] Jesse Eisenberg and Alessandro Nivola star in this pitch-black comedy about a socially awkward young man (Eisenberg) who joins a karate class after he's assaulted in the street one night. His instructor (Nivola) is a curious character who at first inspires…
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

[6] Tom Holland is far and away the best reason to ever see a Spider-Man movie these days. He's charming, charismatic, funny and incredibly watchable. So as long as he's our Spidey/Peter Parker, I guess I'll keep watching these spider flicks. What…
Midsommar (2019)

Midsommar (2019)

[7] Writer/director Ari Aster left an impression with last year's Hereditary and follows up with another slow-burn, visually beautiful movie with incredibly similar structure and subtext. Midsommar is about a young woman named Dani (Florence Pugh) who experiences the tragic death of…
Yesterday (2019)

Yesterday (2019)

[6] Himesh Patel stars as a struggling singer/songwriter who wakes up from a street accident to learn the world is just a wee bit different than it was before he blacked out -- The Beatles no longer exist. There are other changes,…
Blue Ruin (2013)

Blue Ruin (2013)

[7] Writer/director Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) serves up an attention-worthy revenge tale with Blue Ruin. Macon Blair stars as a loner who let his life fall apart after the double murder of his parents. When the man convicted of the crime is…
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

[2] The days become unnaturally long in the town of Centerville, where two cops played by Adam Driver and Bill Murray drive around protecting the community. But when zombies begin roaming the streets, they find themselves in over their heads with only…
Late Night (2019)

Late Night (2019)

[7] Mindy Kaling wrote and co-stars with Emma Thompson in this fluffy but satisfying comedy about a factory worker (Kaling) who aspires to work as a writer for late night television. When she finally gets her chance to work for a TV…
Dark Phoenix (2019)

Dark Phoenix (2019)

[5] I would call myself a pretty big fan of the X-Men movie franchise. I've enjoyed all but a few of them, and regard X2: X-Men United, Days of Future Past, and Logan as exceptional entries. I even enjoyed the more maligned…
Ma (2019)

Ma (2019)

[7] Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer reunites with The Help director Tate Taylor on this horror-thriller about a lonely woman who befriends a group of high school teenagers. The teens enjoy hanging out and drinking beer in her basement until the woman, affectionately nick-named…
Booksmart (2019)

Booksmart (2019)

[7] Two academically high-achieving young ladies decide to party hard the night before high school graduation to make up for all the nights they spent studying and doing their homework. Booksmart is about the friendship between these two women and their determination…