Ladies and germs! We gather today to celebrate that which was most important in cinema in 2023
Author: Dan Stalcup
Argylle (2024)
Argylle comes on the heels of his cynical, violent, goofy quasi-parody espionage franchise, Kingsman crumbling to critical and box office oblivion.
The King’s Man (2021)
Who, exactly, was clamoring to see Matthew Vaughn’s World War 1 movie?
X-Men: First Class (2011)
In many ways, I’m the ideal viewer for X-Men: First Class.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is demonstrably worse than Kingsman: The Secret Service, but there’s no single reason why.
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
There are plenty of directors that grow whose work grows in resonance with each release.
Under the Skin (2013)
I have some ambivalence towards Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer’s third film.
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kick-Ass isn’t really one movie.
American Fiction (2023)
American Fiction, the debut film by Cord Jefferson, fills in one of my favorite niches, one that could always use more films
Stardust (2007)
Stardust is a rare breed: A standalone, high-budget, live-action fairytale unaffiliated with any franchise or extended universe.