I Wanted To Love The Animated Captain Underpants Spinoff But The Story Bites Off Way More Than It Can Chew

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I Wanted To Love The Animated Captain Underpants Spinoff But The Story Bites Off Way More Than It Can Chew

The new adaptation of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man attempts to capitalize on the momentum and popularity of its parent series, Captain Underpants, but something is missing in Dog Man. While it's hard to argue with the inherent appeal of a…

A Wrenching Look At A New Civil Rights Battlefield [Sundance]

“A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens,” wrote Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “but by how it treats its criminals.” The United States ranks as an unabashed and alarming failure by that metric. The country’s negligence toward…

‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: Love Meets ‘Misery’ in Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman’s Anti-Rom-Com

Relationships can make people do wild things. Especially difficult are the relationships that don’t go as planned, where two people want opposite things or are simply in different places in their lives. It’s rough when one person cares deeply, while…

‘Atropia’ Review: Hollywood and War Aren’t So Different in Unfocused and Overambitious Satire

Though the term “war movie” may evoke one-note images of guns, blood, and battlefields, in actuality, it’s a rather eclectic genre. Inglourious Basterds and Come and See, for instance, are both technically defined as war movies, though they couldn’t be…

Alia Shawkat Carries The Emotional Weight Of This Entertaining War Satire That Misses The Mark On Its Bigger Message

I often find it fascinating when Hollywood teams up with the US military to promote propaganda or even to inform us about historical secrets that have long been buried. For her feature directorial debut, Hailey Gates takes a shot at…

André Holland, Nicole Beharie, & DeWanda Wise Make For A Winning Trio In Lowkey Dramedy [Sundance]

PARK CITY – An understated yet still thoughtful drama about three people navigating their lives, relationships, and futures, director Rachael Abigail Holder’s “Love, Brooklyn” is one of those works that could easily be overlooked in the hustle and bustle of…

‘Dead Lover’ Review: This Surreal, Sordid, and Smelly Romance Is an Acquired But Fun Taste of Frankenstein

In Frank Zappa’s 1974 song “Cheepnis”, he sings of the poodle-shaped monster “Frunobulax,” and his adoration for the 1956 B-movie It Conquered The World where one could see the 2x4 being used to prod the titular It towards its unsuspecting…

You and Your Kids Will Have a (Tennis) Ball With the Latest From DreamWorks Animation

If you have a little one in your life or at the very least know someone with a kid under 10, there’s a good chance they know who Dog Man is. The popular series of graphic novels by Dav Pilkey…

This Absurd Work-Life Balance Satire Has One Of The Best Movie-Long Punchlines I’ve Seen In Years

Pasqual's pregnant partner Christine is about ready to burst when he gets a call from Drake's representatives asking him and his directing partner to shoot an upcoming music video. Pasqual has already promised Christine he'd spend more time with her,…

Ayo Edebiri And John Malkovich Face-Off In A ‘Mid’ Genre Mishmash

PARK CITY – In an early scene from Mark Anthony Green’s “Opus,” a world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Ariel (Ayo Edebiri) is having sushi with her good friend/maybe boyfriend Kent (Young Mazino). She’s frustrated. Despite pitching compelling…

Josh Ruben’s Bloody Valentine Is a Satisfying Ode to Rom-Coms and Slashers

Another seasonal holiday is just around the bend, so you know what that means — another holiday-themed horror film. Though Christmas and Halloween might have the market cornered on holiday horror — with some members being all-time classics like Black…

‘Elsbeth’ Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: The Hideaway From Hell

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 9. Welcome back, Elsbeth fans! It's only been a few weeks, but it really does feel like forever since we got to spend time with our favorite attorney…

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