I review Mandy, a Nicolas Cage vehicle that captures his overblown acting style and serves up some gruesomely violent thrills.

I review The Hate You Give, a film with affecting, culturally relevant themes and a talented cast. However, it had several pacing issues, and it is overstuffed with unnecessary subplots.

I review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a delightful popcorn film that went above and beyond my expectations. It’s an artistic, entertaining, non-formulaic origin story.

I review Aquaman, which was not a complete garbage fire. It had good moments, but the VFX were murky and out of focus, the acting was shamefully bad in parts, and it was an unwieldy 2&1/2 hours long.

I review Vice, a documentary-style film about the two-term Vice President Dick Cheney (impersonated by Christian Bale) that takes a reserved approach and doesn’t level much criticism.