Michael Marano

Film Review: “Bugonia” — A Delightfully Warped Night at the Movies

October 23, 2025
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There’s a profound catharsis in watching “Bugonia,” one that echoes the catharsis articulated by those who attended the ‘No Kings’ protests on the 18th.

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Film Review: “Tron: Ares” — It Might Have Been a Contender

October 9, 2025
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 Tron: Ares  hurries from one spectacular concept and one spectacular set piece to another. But it doesn’t take the time to let any of those remarkable things sink in.

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Film Review: “Fantastic Four: First Steps” — Deliciously Self-Contained

July 24, 2025
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My reviewing this movie is like Proust reviewing a tea-dipped madeleine, but I think even old Marcel could spot when bits of the sponge cake were stale or too soggy.

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Film Review: “Superman” — It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Mess

July 9, 2025
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“Superman” is overstuffed and bloated — so much so that it’s impossible to get an emotional toehold in the story being told.

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Film Review: “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” — Of Clickbait and Global Armageddon

May 22, 2025
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“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” is an honest piece of grand entertainment, not as great as “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” but still pretty great.

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Film Review: “Thunderbolts*” — A Great Time at the Movies

May 6, 2025
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It’s pretty interesting that we live in a moment in which our comic-book obsessed culture is creating a number of antagonists based on the premise of, “Hey, what if Superman were emotionally stunted and really evil?”

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Film Review: “Sinners” — Next to Godliness

April 19, 2025
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It takes spine to mash things up this boldly, and the bravery of auteur director Ryan Coogler’s storytelling is breathtaking.

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Film Review: “Mickey 17” — Kicking Capitalism in the Teeth

March 6, 2025
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Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” is one of the most vicious, cruel, and savagely arch vivisections of our global economic and socio-political reality since… well… Bong’s 2013 movie “Snowpiercer”.

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Film Review: “The Monkey” — A Hilariously Sinister Simian

February 24, 2025
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“The Monkey” is a delightful exercise in black humor.

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Film Review: “Captain America: Brave New World” – ‘Tis New to Thee?

February 14, 2025
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“Captain America: Brave New World,” which is loaded with potential for drama and commentary, has less weight and punch than a butterfly’s fart.

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