Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ is a hit for all the right reasons
With fantastic fight scenes, characters and story, ‘Shang-Chi’ deserves to break records.
Category: Culture
‘Candyman’ sequel gives social commentary, callbacks and the creeps
The “Candyman” sequel succeeds at the horrors both real and supernatural as it tops the box office
Hugh Jackman did what he could with ‘Reminiscence,’ but it wasn’t enough
Lisa Joy’s “Reminiscence” delivers a lackluster movie not many will be reminiscing about.
The best and worst films of spring in this semester’s Mesa Legend Critic Awards
The Mesa Legend film critic hands out awards to films she’s reviewed this semester.
The cool violence won’t save ‘Mortal Kombat’
Even with cool visual effects and epic action, “Mortal Kombat” just fell short.
‘Kid 90’ throws it back to the dark side of being a child star
Soleil Moon Frye recalls her time as a teen in Hollywood past the veil of our nostalgia.
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: we know you’re here to see fighting monsters
Predictability only means so much when the fights are this good in “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
Andra Day stuns in ‘United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Andra Day was extraordinary in the Billie Holiday biopic, but the rest of the movie falls short.
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the side of history we should know
The film is important for Black History Month and our understanding of the fight for equal rights.
‘Malcom and Marie’ brings character study to Netflix
It’s not for everyone, but “Malcom and Marie”‘s brutal disputes force you to focus on just them.