Last Mission: Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and the Unfulfilled Promise of “The Final Reckoning”

“The Final Reckoning” is one of the bitterest and most baffling cinematic disappointments of my lifetime.
This Is How Childhood Ends: Growing Up in the Shadows of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith”

When “Revenge of the Sith” was released, I was finally old enough to experience the allure of the dark side.
Wong Kar-wai’s “2046” in 2025: A Requiem for Romance, an Elegy For Hong Kong

Fantasias of auteurism hold no allure for Wong, who shows how the story of a man can become the story of a region.
“Being Maria” Review: Dancing Beyond the Degradations of “Last Tango in Paris”

While most biographical movies are infected with momentousness, “Being Maria” is a lithe series of vignettes.
Adam Driver Will Return as Cesar Catilina in “Avengers: Doomsday”

Here’s to the fools who dream.
“Black Bag” Review: Thinker, Traitor, Fassbender, Spy

Like Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy, “Black Bag” is a less a story than style bath, bubbling with dashing performers and delectable fashions.
“Mickey 17” Review: Major Pattinson, You’re Pretty in the Most Peculiar Way

I have some bad news for Robert Pattinson: He is a charming, handsome, and charismatic man.
Taking the Ridley Scott Voight-Kampff Test

Luckily, no physical violence was involved.
Bennett’s Final 2024 Oscar Predictions

We recorded our Predictions Podcast before the SAG, DGA, and PGA Awards. I have altered my predictions accordingly.
“Cleaner” Review: Live Dirty or Clean Hard

“Cleaner” could have been the existential slapstick thriller of the season. Alas, it has other ideas.