Rapid Movie Review Roundup: July 2024
Thelma - June Squibb is a Mission: Impossible -inspired everygranny who won’t back down after being swindled in this wonderful antidote to a lifeless summer blockbuster season. It’s also the sweetest portrayal of a grandmother-grandson relationship seen on the big screen (thanks to the terrific Fred Hechinger). ★★★★☆ Maxxxine - Ti West’s deliciously dirty take on 80s pulp thrillers offers adequate servings of sleaze and slasher. Mia Goth commands the screen once again, Kevin Bacon chews it up (and spits it out and chews it up again), and the rest of the ensemble has a ball living in their hard-boiled characters—even though the movie isn’t quite the strongest entry in the X trilogy. ★★★☆☆ Longlegs - While some Silence of the Lambs comparisons are warranted, director Oz Perkins takes his twist elsewhere after skillfully setting an unnerving tone and leading us down a disturbing path. And while a morose Monroe chases after a wildly unhinged Cage, the movie tries really hard to
