It’s the spiritual companion to UHF I never knew I needed, and it’s the most fun I’ve had watching a movie in a long, long time.

Thanks to Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision and now Ms. Chukwu’s potent rendering of her story, Emmett Till’s casket remains forever open. It’s not what we may want to see reflected in the mirror, but it’s essential viewing.

Raise a pint. The Banshees of Inersherin is film-craft at its highest level.

It’s not as bad a movie as a lot of critics are saying. But it ultimately feels soulless because it’s trying so hard to be someone else instead of exploring its own exciting possibilities.

Therapist Dr. Rose Cotter learns the hard way that just because someone smiles at you, it doesn’t mean they want to be your friend.

Too often Shakespeare is handled like it’s holy - too sacred to be fun. It’s wonderful to see a movie treat the Bard’s work as something to enjoy, and not to kneel down before. 

Director Brett Morgen doesn’t ask us to open up our David Bowie textbooks. He shoves us out the airplane doors, and we pray our parachutes work. We are flung into David Bowie’s world and are forced to make sense of him on our own terms.

I picture blue-faced Birdy riding a horse in front of a bunch of teenage girls screaming, “Freedom!” as they prepare to battle enormous armies of repugnant arranged marriages.

What is home? Is it a physical place? Is it the place you feel safest? Is it a place that you need to leave in order to find?

I’m watching a 57 year old woman swinging machetes at 280 pound dudes and saying to myself, “I actually like her chances in this fight.”

So far, Andor is fantastic. Its gritty tone has long simmered beneath the neutered surface of the Star Wars franchise.

Barbarian seems to want to be everything. A tantalizing thriller. A bizarre puzzle box. A gonzo slasher. I love the attitude and applaud the effort. In the end I think it reaches a little too far for its own good, but it’s still a great time.

The first step to transforming our world into a place where anyone can be anything is to begin forging those places in our fictional stories. I’m happy the people behind The Lord of the Rings are doing their part.

Few trailers have ever shared more of a movie ‘s story than this one. Director Jessica M. Thompson makes up for that by delivering some of the non-surprises with way more gusto than you could ever see coming.

You’re the donut. And while you have to be aware of all those things you can see through the hole, it’s important not to focus on that stuff more than you, yourself.

If you want to spend 90 minutes laughing and crying (and then many days afterward thinking about the way we move through our modern world), please make plans to hang out with Marcel.

Even though it’s got more on the menu, Prey never pretends to be something it’s not. Its authenticity demands your attention. Its quality keeps it.

Nope may be the least frightening of Peele’s work, but it’s the most intricately designed of the three. This film asks you to do more work than the others. But remember - the best things in life are the things you need to work for.

This finale accomplishes a rather impressive trick: despite having already seen this play out three times, it’s still gripping, intense, and a blast to watch.

Pixar diehards will dig it. I think younger audiences will also find it entertaining. But people who merely “really like” Pixar might be left wondering why this mission was necessary.