‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ movie review: trilogy capper the best MCU film since Phase 3
Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Racoon gets his due in the best Marvel movie since Avengers: Endgame.
May 4, 2023
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Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Racoon gets his due in the best Marvel movie since Avengers: Endgame.
A ragtag group of bandits embarks on a connect-the-dots adventure in this lightweight but largely fun adaptation of the tabletop game.
Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman are dueling Gods of Thunder in this sick and entertaining – but ultimately hollow – MCU adventure
Bradley Cooper stars as a carny con man in this visually rich but thematically muddled update of the William Lindsay Gresham novel
This may (or may not) be the best film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, but it is undoubtedly the one all 21 previous films have been leading up to
This fourth version of the familiar rags-to-riches tale is as good as any of them, with dark subtext new to the story
Despite two dozen comic book characters competing for screen time, the biggest Marvel movie to date is also one of the best
The MCU’s best film gets a fitting sequel in this fast, fun, and refreshingly character-driven bit of comic book sci-fi
Miles Teller and Jonah Hill star as a pair Miami Beach stoners who supply the US army with weapons in this shocking-but-true story
The Cloverfield connection is a stretch, but this nifty little thriller delivers on its own terms
Joy is a real-life rags-to-riches story that is impeccably crafted but perhaps not as resonant as the filmmakers want it to be
In Burnt, Bradley Cooper stars as a once-renowned chef who won two Michelin Stars at a Paris restaurant and lost control of his life through drugs and booze
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper tells the story of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in US history with 160 kills verified by the US government
Guardians of the Galaxy is not just the best Marvel movie to date, but also the one of the finest science fiction films in quite some time
American Hustle might be David O. Russell’s best-received feature yet, garnering almost unanimous praise from critics and 10 Oscar nominations
The Hangover Part III opens with a showstopper that sets the tone for the rest of the film, but then dissolves into the usual
Silver Linings Playbook is genuinely funny and genuinely touching, and moves throughout familiar territory with incredible skill
Hit and Run is a labor of love for writer-director-star Dax Shepherd, who cast himself in the lead and real-life wife Kristen Bell as his love interest
The Words is a film that is simultaneously not as clever as it thinks it is, and too clever for its own good
The Hangover Part II is that it’s a carbon copy of the original film, with the setting changed from Las Vegas to Thailand
A thriller about “smart” people shouldn’t be so dumb, but Neil Burger’s Limitless is still a helluva lot of fun
The ADD-inflected A-Team delivers intercuts the setup and payoff for almost all its big action sequences at the exactly same time,
Valentine’s Day is an adequate, pleasant-enough date movie, but it’s utterly unmemorable in almost every detail
At least half of New York, I Love You is unbearable, and only one 7-minute segment is really worthwhile