How can you top something that is already ridiculous, joyful and emphatically exaggerated? That is the great existential question that faced George Miller in making Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagathe exciting prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road. The first film is over-the-top maximalist, with screaming, shaven-headed, white-painted War Boys gleefully spraying chrome on their teeth ...
George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga complements and enhances the impact of his 2015 blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road in many ways, but there is only one thing that bothers me: how little the new film has to say about Immortan Joe, the iconic arch-villain from the original film. Sure, Joe’s lack of interaction ...
News culture 8 films you absolutely have to see in the cinema in June 2024: It’s hard! Published on 06.02.2024 at 14:30 Share : Believe us: there are a lot of films to see in the cinema in June 2024. From general audiences, arthouse films, French films, Pixar … No, honestly, there is a lot ...
I watch a fair amount of horror films. While I’m not as passionate about it as some of my peers, I consider myself relatively well-versed in the genre and am used to the depths of depravity it occasionally plumbs. I’m also known for liking gory movies, even if they’re not horror movies. I’m well-documented on ...
This review of Godzilla Minus One was originally posted in conjunction with the film’s theatrical release. It has been updated and reposted since the film is now available on digital platforms. Godzilla Minus One is the retro movie longtime Godzilla fans have been waiting for. We’re living through an age of abundance for Godzilla media: ...
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week we round up the most notable new releases on streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies you can watch at home. It’s a good week for horror, with the surprisingly good omen Prequel on Hulu and a terrifying stop-motion film (…titled Stop motion function) on Shudder. But ...
My Oni Girl is a charming, emotional fantasy where the details don’t quite add up. The ending of Netflix’s anime film, in particular, raises many questions about what an Oni actually is in this setting and what rules apply to the hidden village where these creatures from Japanese folklore live in isolation. Still, in between ...
Not every filmmaker manages to get their debut film included in the Criterion Collection. But not every filmmaker has the necessary clout with their debut film Girl fight does. Decades after its release, Karyn Kusama’s debut film Girl fightis still relevant – it is no surprise that it launched her career as a director of ...
Summer is just around the corner—or maybe it’s already here, depending on the weather where you live. Either way, May is almost over, and that means movies won’t be available on streaming services at the end of the month. This month we have two very different thrillers – one about corporate misdeeds, one about an ...
A life full of science fiction, video games and comics led director Brad Peyton to the job of a lifetime: directing Jennifer Lopez in a damn mech-suit movie. Atlaswhich is now streaming on Netflix, was an easy yes: With two high-budget films by Dwayne Johnson in its luggage, Rampage And San AndreasPeyton was no stranger ...
