Marvel’s so-called “First Family” returns not with a bang, but with a strangely warm crackle—a mid-century fireplace in the corner of a laboratory humming with unstable molecules. Matt Shakman’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is both a reset and a provocation, asking whether a property that’s been burned twice in the past two decades can still find […]
GLADIATOR II (R) Dir. Ridley Scott Twenty years later, there is still plenty of strength and honor in the Roman Empire to fight for, only with more special effects and a more powerful focus on the need for a free Republic…and Paul Mescal’s neck muscles. Grade (3.5 / 5.0) Ask anyone who is a
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (PG-13) Dir. Michael Sarnoski Prequel breaks a silent promise with audiences with no new answers, hushed scares, and muted tension, but loud echoes of humanity from two very strong performances (3.0 / 5.0) C+ A Quiet Place: Day One, from its title to its pedigree, promised to show audiences