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Cynical and harsh, Ad Astra isn't afraid to demean humanity's efforts in space when viewed through a family separation.

Underwater's potential goes unfounded in a grating story hunting less for thrills and monsters than any sort of character definition.

A riotous class satire, Ready or Not brings pitch black humor to a story of rich versus poor through a clever script.

While made in a less tumultuous world than the 1942 original, To Be or Not to Be is saved by its humor and universal message.

Kevin Costner As a Wise Dog Man’s best friend. Almost immediately, everyone begins thinking of their favorite dog. It’s a maudlin sentiment, but one that has power for many …

Smart Reboot As a knife-driven horror movie, Child’s Play isn’t out to reinvent the genre. People die in gratuitous ways, usually after the killer lingers in shadows for a …

Phoenix Falling Partway through the arduous Dark Phoenix, a TV newscast mentions the possibility for mutant internment camps, suggesting the X-Men’s future unless they stop the conflicted Jean Gray. …

Special Order 937 Kennedy’s grand plan for space eventually fizzled. NASA’s dwindling budget founded the shuttle program and then floundered. Private investors took over, then corporations saw profitable opportunities. …

Asking Who We Are – Without Answers Marc Streitenfeld composes a masterful theme for Prometheus. Violins rise, evoking a feeling of wonderment, discovery, and emotional excitement. There’s none of …

Rising to Opportunistic Power Vice’s conclusions come in the first five minutes. Low wages lead to overworked, tired people who don’t spend time paying attention to things that matter …

Give and Take The Hate U Give’s most pressing scene happens in a private school soon after a young black man is shot and killed by a white cop. …

An Alien Whoopi Goldberg Three Predator films dealt with human warriors, each of a different type. The first a post-Vietnam memento, the second police in Los Angeles’ gang lands, …