Absolutely horrifically underrated. Positive reviews will cite the musical numbers and performances of Jennifer Hudson (deserved, as well as her Oscar, probably a knighthood, the Presidency and a VIP spot on the first spaceship off the doomed planet) and Eddie Murphy (who will promptly receive Alan Arkin's wrinkled head on a platter), but not much else. This is bullshit. This film is utterly transcedent - the direction gently brings the best out of every scene, the sound is effervescent, every…

I'm not sure why critics call Adam McKay a comedic director. Anchorman, sure, but none of his films since The Big Short have been anywhere close to what I would call comedic, a hyperactive editor notwithstanding.

Don't Look Up is one of the least funny films I've seen in a long time, and I mean that as a compliment. A genuinely frightening and depressing film. "Heavy-handed" might be a technically correct description of its satire, but the film is also,…

A compelling portrait of a monster and the world that creates him, without any of the bad-boy romanticism of Joker or Taxi Driver, nor the oppressive bleakness of something like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The slow twisted sadness of it is more Shakespearean than anything, and Daniel Plainview is a character that sticks in the mind as much as King Lear or Macbeth. It's impressive how a 2 and a half hour long film doesn't feel indulgent or…