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"M3GAN" presents as a mischievous satire on the growing ravenous world of consumerism, and the constant need for new toys, new advances and new ways to be entertained.

Director and writer Scott Cooper ("Hostiles", 2017) creates a sustained melancholy in this 19th century gothic mystery based on the 2006 novel of the same name.

It's PG-13 and visual fun for the whole family, but this sequel is far too much for any science-fiction lover, or movie lover, to take seriously.

In a year when so many American films have famously failed to reach box office glory, filmmakers (and film lovers) need only look to South Korea for new ideas and new methods of cinematic storytelling.

"The Fabelmans" is rich in cinematography showing clear beams of light cutting through darkness at every angle. Yet it works too hard to remain optimistic and sweet.

Viewers will have a good time watching this film. Especially viewers who love movies. Babylon is not the movie of the year for 2022, but it's one of the good ones.

"Tár" avoids taking sides about cancel culture or its characters — that's for the viewer to determine — and that's what makes it such an intellectual cinema experience.

The film focuses on Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, and how she endured criticism to expose the racism behind her son's murder and bring the killers to justice.

"Barbarian" spends lots of time on characters' backstories, but they're too boring or heinous to connect the audience to the characters.

This film's bite could have used a lot more teeth. So instead of enjoying this new English language version of Goodnight Mommy, I kept thinking to myself, "The original version is better."