REVIEW: SOUND OF METAL IS A MODERN MASTERPIECE
(SOUND OF METAL is out now on Amazon Prime Video and will have a theatrical release starting May 15th.) Intro It’s effortless to
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Wonder Woman 1984 feels like a dated relic
★★ | Streets behind Arriving finally in Finland on HBO Nordic, WONDER WOMAN 84 hasn’t exactly had an easy ride. Initially delayed by the COVID-
Zack Snyder's Justice League is a bloated, dreary mess
★ | Vanity fare Watching ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, a single thought repeated itself in my head: I don’t want to do this. I
Coming 2 America is an undeserved victory lap
★★ | The king has no clothes Almost three decades after the original proved itself an unexpected cult classic, COMING 2 AMERICA feels like an awkward
Raya and the Last Dragon is disappointingly mediocre
(RAYA premieres on Disney+ Premiere March 5th and in limited release across Finland.) ★★★ | It’s fine, just fine Gorgeously animated with superb acting, RAYA
The Witches is a mixed take on classic material
★★★ | Boil and trouble Arriving finally in Finland in a limited capacity due to COVID-19, THE WITCHES is a reasonably faithful adaptation of Roald
News of the World is a timely and masterful western
★★★★ | Read all about it NEWS OF THE WORLD, directed by Paul Greengrass, is a delightful and emotionally rewarding revisionist western that knows exactly the
Disenchantment: Season 3 goes through growing pains
★★★ | The middle child (DISENCHANTMENT continues on Netflix Nordic, January 15th. Full season viewed for review.) DISENCHANTMENT is an odd duck. It’s not as
Pretend It's a City is a loving portrait of both a person and a city
★★★★ | I’m walkin’ here! New York is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It’s an unwieldy behemoth, ever-changing, and
American Gods: Season 3 fumbles a good thing
★★ | Generational gap This is not death, but a rebirth, one could say. After a mostly aimless second season and months of behind the scenes
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 ends with a whimper
★★ | The magic has run out When the reimagined SABRINA burst on the scene in 2018, it was a surprisingly sharp, if Hot-Topic-infused
The Stand is an ambitious missed opportunity
(THE STAND streams on HBO NORDIC weekly) A pale horse It’s nearly a universal fact that Stephen King and endings don’t mix.