NOBODY 2
2025 | Dir. Timo Tjahjanto | 89 Minutes
3 out of 5
Funnier than its predecessor, with set pieces that are better staged, though somehow with even less thematic meat on its bones, it's an amusing enough action comedy sequel without too much on its mind. Its premise doesn't offer anything particularly fresh, but the picture makes very good use of Bob Odenkirk's comedic timing paired with entertainingly brutal fight choreography and over-the-top pyrotechnics. Sharon Stone steals the show as a psychotic crime lord.
WEAPONS
2025 | Dir. Zach Cregger | 129 Minutes
4 out of 5
Creepy, funny, and brilliantly scripted, the less one knows about its plot going in, the more rewarding the discovery on first viewing. While it takes its time to get going, and even more time to show its hand, its various story threads weave together into an amusing and very satisfying tale of weird horror. Lead by Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, the picture's ensemble cast is magnificent, keeping the film thoroughly engaging through one perspective change after another.
THE NAKED GUN
2025 | Dir. Akiva Schaffer | 85 Minutes
4 out of 5
Relentlessly absurd and infectiously silly, many of the gags in its stockpile of jokes may only elicit some chuckles, but there are more than enough spectacularly-executed sequences to make this consistently amusing comedy reboot truly memorable. The mid-film romantic montage, essentially a totally bonkers genre-bending complete short story, is one for the ages. Leads Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson are both incredibly funny, definitely making a solid case for them to do more comedy.
SUPERMAN
2025 | Dir. James Gunn | 130 Minutes
5 out of 5
Wonderfully earnest, amusingly weird, frequently hilarious, and full of heart above all, James Gunn kicks off a new series of DC superhero films with a bright, fun, and boldly humanist romp through a fully-formed world of heroes and villains with extraordinary powers. Foregoing the standard origin story narrative, the film instead subjects the Last Son of Krypton through an existential crisis to better explore what makes Superman truly righteous and why the world needs him and what he stands for now more than ever. David Corenswet is perfect in the title role, convincingly leaning into both the minor and major flaws of the man only accentuate what makes him so super. It almost goes without saying that Krypto naturally steals every single scene that features the lovably disobedient mutt.
M3GAN 2.0
2025 | Dir. Gerard Johnstone | 120 Minutes
3 out of 5
Wholesale swapping out horror for action, this homicidal robot sequel is far less engaging than its predecessor despite featuring more rampaging android brutality. The self-aware humor is amusing, but the plot twists are incredibly tedious and the human story suffers without a strong emotional core. At best, it's mindless violent fun between scenes of plodding exposition, but it's a mediocre picture that a big swing and miss on its potential overall.
