Reeder's Reviews

Luca Guadagnino makes impeccable movies. No matter what their relative merits, every aspect of his work reveals conscious, detailed choices. No matter how complex the emotions of his characters, his direction exhibits a distinct vision.

This Disney project has been fifteen years in the making, renewing a franchise spawned in the 1980s.

In his capacity as screenwriter and bona fide “auteur,” Paul Thomas Anderson has adapted Thomas Pynchon’s novel to suit this new century in America.

When a husband tells a marriage therapist that he would rather live with his wife than a wolf, you may grimace. When she cites having arms as one of his loveable attributes, you may cringe. Or laugh. Or both. Even as you witness the disintegration of a marriage, you can appreciate the subversive connection this couple still shares.

“People are tired of superheroes.”Well, let’s hope not. In this reboot of the classic character from the realm of DC Comics, we get moments of…

Irony can be so delicious. Early in this seventh installment in the Jurassic series, a character dismisses the concept of dinosaur-themed amusement parks…