Category: One Thing I Like

The third Guardians movie is, appropriately, difficult to love, but is ultimately a cathartic and sincere farewell to the series

Palm Springs is a modern romantic comedy that works best when you watch it as a counterpoint to Groundhog Day

Superman is the superhero comic book movie that best captures the weird, nonsensical joy of comic books. No major spoilers.

M3GAN 2.0 is corny AF and has all kinds of pacing issues, but its best moments are sublime in a way the original only hinted at. (Minor spoilers)

Rebirth keeps to an action movie template that’s been through so many generations that its characters and motivations are purely symbolic. (Major spoilers after a warning)

28 Years Later is full of unconventional flourishes that give it an energy you wouldn’t expect from a story about the post-apocalypse. (No significant spoilers)

Ballerina managed to combine everything I’d expected from John Wick with everything that pleasantly surprised me about John Wick. Spoilers after a warning.

Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of a Stephen King story is so sincere and heartfelt that it’s impossible not to like. Very mild spoilers, you can thank me later.

The latest Wes Anderson movie is funny in the ways I’d hoped for and funny in ways I didn’t expect

John Wick manages to accomplish a lot with the mantra of “tell, don’t show”