‘One Battle After Another’ review: Leonardo DiCaprio leads a propulsive, hilarious, and political thriller

‘One Battle After Another’ review: Leonardo DiCaprio leads a propulsive, hilarious, and political thriller

One Battle After Another is sure to be one of the most critically heralded movies of the year. On paper, that might seem obvious. This film is written and directed by 11-time Academy Award nominee Paul Thomas Anderson, maker of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Inherent Vice, Phantom Thread, and Licorice Pizza. True…

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‘Black Bag’ review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender face off in a sexy and sophisticated spy thriller

‘Black Bag’ review: Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender face off in a sexy and sophisticated spy thriller

For many a movie lover, the promise of the ever-elegant Cate Blanchett and the ruthlessly debonair Michael Fassbender co-starring as spies should be enough to cough up ticket money. That’s a powerful pairing of performers who are very well-suited to the sleek and sexy subgenre of espionage thriller. But props to director Steven Soderbergh and…

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