Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ If there is a specific circle of cinematic hell reserved for films that are simultaneously aggressively competent and spiritually bankrupt, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, currently streaming on Netflix, has just signed a perpetual lease on the penthouse suite. Clocking in at a bloated 132 minutes, this film is not merely a misfire; it is a meticulously crafted, star-studded void. It is a film that demands you weep for the plight of the ultra-wealthy, ultra-famous, a

Rating: ★★★★☆ Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott Non-spoiler review If Knives Out was Rian Johnson’s love letter to Agatha Christie’s cozy country houses, and Glass Onion was his satire of the tech-bro elite bathed in Mediterranean sun, then Wake Up Dead Man is his descent into the gothic, fog-drenched soul of American belief. It is a colder, sharper, and significantly more s

Rating: ★★★★☆ The year-long intermission is finally over, and director Jon M. Chu has returned to finish what he started with Wicked: For Good . If the 2024 predecessor was the candy-coloured, effervescent setup, this 2025 conclusion is the emotional payload—a darker, richer, and almost satisfying finale, despite a few pacing wobbles along the Yellow Brick Road. When Universal announced Wicked would be split into two films, skepticism ran high. Could the second act of the sta