Francis Ford Coppola: A Retrospective on the Maverick Director
by Jason F. Koenigsberg The Film Forum in New York City recently concluded their three-week 25-film retrospective on the career of Francis Ford Coppola. He is one of the most […]
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Pays Tribute to the Art of Storytelling on the Grandest Scale
Movie Review: The Odyssey R 2h 52m Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Homer Matt Damon Robert Pattinson Travis Scott By Jason Koenigsberg Christopher Nolan’s first film since his big Academy Award […]
Reliable Spielberg Returns to Sci-fi with ‘Disclosure Day’
Movie Review: Disclosure Day PG-13 2h 25m Steven Spielberg David Koepp Steven Spielberg Emily Blunt Josh O’Connor Colin Firth by Jason Koenigsberg Solid and steadfast sci-fi innovator Steven Spielberg returns […]
‘Masters of the Universe’ Leans Heavily into Campiness and Updates the Action for 2026 Sensibilities
Movie Review: Masters of the Universe PG-13 2h 20m Travis Knight Nicholas Galitzine Camila Mendes Idris Elba by Jason Koenigsberg After 39 years, He-Man returns in live action form to […]
The Best Movies of 2025
by Jason F. Koenigsberg Another mediocre batch of movies has come and gone that will go down in history as the year in cinema of 2025. I am glad I […]
Mission: Impossible-The Final Ranking
By Jason F. Koenigsberg After almost thirty years and eight films the Mission: Impossible movie franchise comes to a close… for now. What started out as a chance for Tom […]
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is More of the Same and Asks Does It Even Matter Anymore?
Movie Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash PG-13 3h 17m James Cameron Sam Worthington Zoe Saldaña Sigourney Weaver by Jason Koenigsberg Well here we are, Sixteen years and three and a […]
Wild ‘Weapons’ is Superb Suburban Horror
Weapons R 2h 8m Zach Cregger Zach Cregger Julia Garner Josh Brolin Alden Ehrenreich by Jason Koenigsberg Writer/Director Zach Cregger returns to tell a tale about suburban decay in the […]
‘The Naked Gun’ Shoots Rapid Fire Goofiness and Hits Its Mark
The Naked Gun PG-13 1h 25m Akiva Schaffer Liam Neeson Pamela Anderson Paul Walter Hauser by Jason Koenigsberg Finally, a comedy that captures the essence of what laughter felt like […]
‘Eddington’ Looks Back at 2020 as a Dark, Scathing Satire About a Polarizing and Confusing Time
Eddington R 2h 28m Ari Aster Ari Aster Joaquin Phoenix Deirdre O’Connell Emma Stone By Jason Koenigsberg Hindsight is 2020, one of the most clever slogans for a movie in […]
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Stands for Truth, Justice, but Omits The American Way
Superman PG-13 2h 9m James Gunn David Corenswet Rachel Brosnahan Nicholas Hoult by Jason Koenigsberg Be careful what you wish for. Myself, and a lot of other people cried and […]
Wes Anderson Ponders Sympathy for the Ultra Rich in ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
The Phoenician Scheme PG-13 1h 41m Wes Anderson Writers Wes Anderson Roman Coppola Benicio Del Toro Mia Threapleton Michael Cera by Jason Koenigsberg Wes Anderson returns to the big screen […]
The Best and Worst of 2024
by Jason F. Koenigsberg If the movies of 2024 were to be described in one word, it would be “whimper”. 2023 was a huge step forward in film returning to […]
‘Megalopolis’ is Francis Ford Coppola’s Self-Financed, Forty-Years-in-the-Making Fever Dream
Megalopolis R 2h 18m Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Adam Driver Giancarlo Esposito Nathalie Emmanuel by Jason Koenigsberg Francis Ford Coppola is usually not a filmmaker known for making […]
