Based on quality alone, the film hangs somewhere near 'Captain Marvel' and below 'Black Panther' in recent Marvel origin stories. Yet, as with those two, the film is less remarkable for what it is now than for what it can be in the future.

Following 'Evangelion's themes of growth and maturity, 'End of Evangelion' is our angsty teenage years, when existence is meaningless, and 'Thrice Upon a Time' is adulthood, when we decide to find our own meaning. One may come before the other, but that doesn't mean the latter isn't equally important.

Just because something is gory or violent or cruel, doesn't mean it's enjoyable, or even necessary. And just because a filmmaker has crafted one excellent, fun, well-written film franchise, doesn't mean everything that filmmaker does will be equally brilliant.

The Green Knight is not a film in which a lot of stuff really happens. It's not an easy or breezy viewing experience. Instead, it's a film that gives as much as it receives.

"What if we made John Wick but replaced all the tedious character development with women shooting people?"

An old show biz adage says: Always leave them wanting more. The saddest thing is, with 'Black Widow' and Natasha Romanoff, we already know there isn't.      

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There's a zombie tiger! There's a dude who carries a giant buzzsaw into a city over run by zombies! Turn off the somber acoustic cover of "Bad Moon Rising" and have some ******* fun!

If you're a fan of what Synder's done in the past, then "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is four hours of what you loved. If you were not a fan of previous Snyderverse films, then this is four hours of what you did not enjoy the first time.

It's great when audiences celebrate a film, including "Coming to America," but it's a lot less meaningful when a film celebrates itself.

'Soul' is the kind of film you show children when they still see the opportunity of play in everyday things like fallen leaves or their own two legs, and adults when they forget that they too were born to play.

'Wonder Woman 1984' has a handful of pretty moments held together by strong performers and a lot of goodwill. But it could have been more.

Despite its technical mastery, surprising relevance, and outstanding performances by Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, there is something missing from 'Mank.'

The trouble with 'Tenet' is that after so many mindbenders, audiences have reshaped themselves to Christopher Nolan's machinations. Once bent, an object never goes back into shape.

As a film audience it is our obligation to decide what we will allow in our art. If we are offended or invested, we are giving it power. If we feel nothing, we are taking its power away. "Performaniax" makes us question why we grant art this power.