Review of Search for SquarePants, a fine theatrical return for SpongeBob. It might not have the best jokes, but it has a refreshing theme about growing up that makes the juvenile humor go down smoother. #FilmSky #Movies #SpongeBob movieswithmark.com/the-spongebo...

Video review of Avatar: Fire and Ash, a film that plays less like a sequel and more like The Way of Water's Greatest Hits. #Movies #Avatar #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTey...

Imagine being such a loser that you call the cops for being attacked by snowballs. ICE is pathetic.

Streaming soon with reviews of #Avatar, #SpongeBobMovie, Wake Up Dead Man, and a few other surprises. Stop by to hear all about the latest movies for this holiday weekend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHnJ...

Review of Avatar: Fire and Ash, an Avatar sequel that looks good, but is a disappointing return to the familiar with a bad case of deja vu. #Avatar #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/avatar-fire-...

Review of Oh. What. Fun. A Christmas comedy that tries and fails to give moms a worthy Christmas movie, coming off as tacky as cheap bath lotions for a gift. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/oh-what-fun-...

Now Watching #SpongeBobMovie

New essay on The Iron Lady and what it omits about Margaret Thatcher. Stay until the end for a music video edited from that Simpsons episode where Otto called out Thatcher. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaIj...

Review of La Grazia, an Italian drama that meanders with a muted contemplation on existence, freedom, and politics. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/la-grazia-re...

Video review of Zootopia 2, a sequel that vastly improves on the original. #Movies #FilmSky #Zootopia2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpr4...

Review of Sentimental Value, a satisfyingly layered contemplation of a family being more honest with complex feelings through art. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/sentimental-...

Video review of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, a sloppy video game movie with better style but worse characters and dialogue. #Movies #FilmSky #FNAF www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGg3...

I'll be live-streaming in a few minutes with reviews of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Zootopia 2, Sentimental Value, and more. Stop by to hear about the latest movies this December. #Movies #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd2I...

Review of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, a minor improvement on a film franchise that still feels more like lore dumping than competent horror. #Movies #FilmSky #FNAF movieswithmark.com/five-nights-...

#NowWatching #FNAFMovie

Check out my review of Eternity, a charming love triangle amid the absurd quirks of the afterlife. #Movies #FilmSky #A24 movieswithmark.com/eternity-202...

#NowWatching Avatar: Fire and Ash

I dare say Little Amelie might be the best animated film of the year. Check out my review of this charming and earnest movie. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/little-ameli...

Left-Handed Girl debuts today on Netflix, and it's a strong solo-directorial debut for director Shih-Ching Tsou, a producer on many Sean Baker movies. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/left-handed-...

Ever wondered what Jingle All The Way exaggerates about Minnesota? That's what I cover in my latest video. Stay until the end for a music video set to Evangelion. #Movies #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTz_...

Zootopia 2 succeeds as a sequel by building more on the environment and staging a stronger story of discrimination, representation, and cultural theft. #Movies #FilmSky #Zootopia movieswithmark.com/zootopia-2-r...

Over on my Patreon, I wrote about the dark mockumentary Man Bites Dog, a gritty commentary on the media's coverage of violence that remains relevant today. #Movies #FilmSky #Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/banned...

A movie that takes place where you're from

Here's my video review of Wicked: For Good, a colorful musical that loses its storytelling to the luster of the visual and the status quo of a sidestory. #Movies #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LcB...

Coming up at 7pm central, I'll be reviewing Wicked: For Good, Hamnet, and More! Stop by to hear about the latest movies. #FilmSky #Movies #Streaming youtube.com/live/wBoD6fz...

Review of Hamnet, a profoundly moving film with Jessie Buckley delivering one of the year's best performances as Agnes Shakespeare. #FilmSky #Movies movieswithmark.com/hamnet-review/

#NowWatching #Zootopia2

Wicked: For Good is visually gorgeous but thematically adrift, a film that lets the glam overwhelm its off-key storytelling with less catchy tunes. #Movies #FilmSky #WickedMovie movieswithmark.com/wicked-for-g...

#NowWatching #WickedForGood

Video review of Frankenstein (2025), a monster movie masterpiece. #Movies #FilmSky #Frankenstein youtu.be/sK1MdbwtWkA?...

Going live with reviews of The Running Man, Predator: Badlands, Frankenstein, and more! #Movies #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-6Z...

Review of In Your Dreams, another ho-hum animated film by Netflix, with an imagination so routine and uninspired that there's bound to be some deja vu with such a picture. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/in-your-drea...

Review of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, one of the most lavish and thoughtful monster movies I've ever seen. #Movies #FilmSky #Frankenstein movieswithmark.com/frankenstein...

Review of Nouvelle Vague, an engrossing tribute to Jean-Luc Godard delivered with retro allure by Richard Linklater. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/nouvelle-vag...

Review of Peter Hujar's Day, a surprisingly beautiful reenactment of an interview with an artist. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/peter-hujars...

"Aurora borealis!? At this time of year, in this part of the country, localized in Minnesota!?" "Yes." "May I see it?" "YES!"

The Running Man mostly succeeds as a dystopian satire that punches with themes as hard as its brutal action. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/the-running-...

#NowWatching #RunningManMovie

Review of The Baltimorons, a charming Christmas picture akin to The Holdovers, blending humor and tragedy with heart. It's familiar stuff, but still a pleasing dose of holiday catharsis from director Jay Duplass. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/the-baltimor...

Nuremberg opens today in theaters and serves as an essential highlight of the fight against fascism, despite sticking to a familiar historical reenactment route. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/nuremberg-20...

Review of Die My Love, a messy drama about a psychologically adrift rural woman that takes some odd swings, but boasts an incredible performance by Jennifer Lawrence. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/die-my-love-...

My latest video essay is up - Criticless: Letterboxd for Losers. Hear all about the website that tries to be a Rotten Tomatoes alternative and fails to engage with the dusty tactics of the anti-woke playbook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti9C...

Review of #PredatorBadlands, an adventurous take on the alien horror franchise that surprisingly works with its levity, charisma, and tight storytelling. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/predator-bad...

Patrons can now watch my new video, Criticless: Letterboxd for Losers. www.patreon.com/posts/critic...

#NowWatching #PredatorBadlands

Happy Halloween, y'all! Check out my contribution to this Film Inquiry article on the best horror films and why Possessor still sticks with me as a chilling and trippy picture. www.filminquiry.com/staff-inquir...

Review of Anniversary, a provocative drama about rising American authoritarianism from the perspective of an anniversary party that grows darker over the years. It's not great, but it does have some flashes of rare nuance. #Movie #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/anniversary-...

New video is up about my experience working in a video store. Just in time for Halloween, even though it's not that scary, aside from a story about the spooky basement with poor lighting. #Movies #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI90...

Review of Ballad of a Smaller Player, a gambling thriller drowned out more by the exotic visuals than by any greater contemplation on greed and regret. #Movies #FilmSky movieswithmark.com/ballad-of-a-...

Happy 87th birthday to Ralph Bakshi, the legendary director of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, and Coonskin. Celebrate his legacy by watching his three groundbreaking adult animated films, and check out my video essay on why they're so great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Od...