Pee‑wee Herman cannonballing into that absurdly oversized pool at Francis’ house (er, mansion) is exactly the energy Criterion leans into with their release of Pee‑wee’s Big Adventure—big, splashy, unapologetically weird, and so committed to its own vibe that you either surrender to the joy or  ...

If you want to understand Casino in one shot, start with the opening: De Niro in that immaculate suit, walking toward his car like a man who believes in order, control, and the power of a well‑managed casino — and then boom, the whole thing goes up in a fireball of betrayal and bad decisions. It’s  ...

Rewatching Planes, Trains and Automobiles always feels like catching up with two old friends who are somehow both doing great and absolutely falling apart. Steve Martin’s Neal Page is every overworked adult who’s ever tried to get home for the holidays and immediately regretted leaving the  ...

Anaconda (2025) plays like cracking open your old Trapper Keeper and finding a chaotic shrine to your misspent youth: stickers peeling at the edges, detention slips you definitely earned, and a half‑melted Jolly Rancher fused to a math worksheet you never finished. It’s  ...

Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead crawls into the zombie genre with more than just a craving for human brains. It’s dragging grief, guilt, love, and an Australian sense of place, while somehow managing to make all that metaphorical baggage look easy. In a movie world where  ...

There’s something deeply satisfying about a mystery that starts with a crossword puzzle found on a dead guy. It’s so wonderfully specific—like the killer is taunting the New York Times Sunday edition. And that’s exactly the energy A Puzzle to Die For brings to the table: cozy crime    ...

If ever there was a movie that could make “Sweet Caroline” feel new again, it’s Song Sung Blue. Filmmaker Craig Brewer, best known for bringing earthy, musical energy to Hustle & Flow, turns his attention to a love story so improbably true it almost feels like a tall tale told  ...

If the first Crossword Mysteries movie was about proving Tess Harper could solve a crime with nothing but a pencil and a pattern‑obsessed brain, the second film, Proposing Murder, is about showing she can do it while juggling emotional chaos, romantic expectations, and a   ...