mother! feels a nightmare in every sense. Aronofsky's twisted vision might be overtly obvious at points, but it never bores. Lawrence delivers her best performance yet as the titular character, and the rest of the cast is no slouch either. That said, it's a movie that annoys as much as it fascinates, coming off as profoundly silly and remarkably stupid a lot of the runtime. However, mother! never fails to captivate the audience through the disturbing images thrown on screen,…

The Nice Guys is ridiculously fun. There's no other way to describe it. It's a solid two hours of non-stop enjoyment, even with a couple of flaws here and there. Before talking about those issues though, let's dwell for a bit on what makes this a truly brilliant summer blockbuster - or at least, what would make it so if audiences had embraced it. Instead, it will have to be happy with being an underseen gem.

The fun of The…

La La Land is a wonder. After a brilliant mainstream debut in Whiplash, Damien Chazelle has matured impressively. He directs with a precision of a orchestra conductor. His films feel like the jazz that they represent, spontaneous, energetic and pleasant. The way he stages the musical numbers never fail to make you smile, and he brilliantly constructs the film to drop out the singing again and again, just making you feel the beautiful music.

Stone and Gosling are both marvelous…