Brandon Yu
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‘Transformers One’ Review: Back to the Beginning
An animated prequel maps out a tidy mythology while indulging in the toy-smashing thrills of the ’80s cartoons.
‘Slingshot’ Review: Trapped in Space
The paranoia sets in all too quickly in this spare psychological thriller, starring Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck.
‘The Crow’ Review: Resurrected and It Feels So Bad
Hoping to skate by off moody vibes, this revamp of “The Crow” comic book series seems derived from a flattened, Hot Topic image of the...
‘The Imaginary’ Review: Off to Another World
This poignant animated film casts the world of imaginary friends as an arena to reckon with emotional turmoil and loss of innocence.
‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: This Time They’re Superheroes
The crew is back, but this time around they need to lie low. Sort of.
‘Fancy Dance’ Review: The Search for a Sister
This debut feature about a missing woman on an Oklahoma reservation is an imperfect but palpably emotional portrait of desperation and hard-won hope.
‘The Garfield Movie’ Review: This Feels Like Too Much Effort
Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, is joined by Samuel L. Jackson as his father, in an inert big-screen adaptation that fundamentally misunderstands its protagonist.
Hong Sang-soo’s Film ‘In Our Day” Meditates on the Spice of Life
The Korean director Hong Sang-soo winds together the slenderest strands of two intersecting stories to make a tender film about simple pleasures.
‘Wildcat’ Review: Seeing Flannery O’Connor Through Her Stories
Ethan Hawke teams up with his daughter, Maya Hawke, for an unconventional and somewhat muddled portrait of a singular author.
‘The First Omen’ Review: The Days Before Damien
A prequel to the original franchise, this debut feature from Arkasha Stevenson is a thrilling mash-up of horror tropes that gives the story new life.