BARBIE Review — Worth the Big Pink Hype?
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Barbie review asks if any movie in recent memory has had more buildup than…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Review — Sublime
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One review says don’t let the lengthy run time…
WHO’S WATCHING WHO Review – Family Ties Save the Day
Staci Layne Wilson’s Who’s Watching Who review says it’s a charming short with more going on beneath…
RUBY GILLMAN – TEENAGE KRAKEN Review — A Fishy Tale of Fealty and Fun
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Ruby Gillman – Teenage Kraken review says the film embraces the delightfully twisted and…
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY Review — New Nostalgia
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny review says the film pays appropriate homage…
WONDERWELL Review – Carrie Fisher’s Final Film is a Charming Fairytale
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Wonderwell review says that Carrie Fisher fans and younger audiences will enjoy this flowery…
ASTEROID CITY Review — As Wes Andersony as It Gets
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Asteroid City review says that Wes Anderson fans will go gaga over the film…
NO HARD FEELINGS Review — See It Just for the Fun of It
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s No Hard Feelings review finds glorious guilty pleasure in the summer’s raunchy romcom starring…
ELEMENTAL Review — Fiery, Splashy But Too Airy to Really Take Root
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Elemental review says it’s a classic tale of drippy guy meets hot girl, romance…
THE FLASH Review — In the Pan and Overdone
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s The Flash review says the film has its moments—there just aren’t enough of them…
THE LITTLE MERMAID Review — Splashy, But Doesn’t Dive Deep
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s The Little Mermaid review says the outrageously gorgeous special effects delight, but the sum…
TRAVELING LIGHT Review – Heavy Ruminations on Class, Cults, and Covid-19
Staci Layne Wilson’s Traveling Light review says the new Tony Todd vehicle is a departure from his…
