"Nothing comforts anxiety like a little nostalgia," Morpheus says in The Matrix Resurrections. That's a not-so-subtle dig at the onslaught of reboots and remakes dominating our culture — revisiting ...
At a time when Hollywood blockbusters can only seem to be about themselves, Lana Wachowski subverts that trend in extraordinary ways. It’s fitting — maybe even fate — that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ...
When a star’s variety of hair styles is the real star of a movie, you know it’s a sign of trouble. So it is, unfortunately, with “The Matrix Resurrections,” which makes poignant use of hair cuts and ...
“The Matrix Resurrections” is an unholy mess. Was there a reason to make another “Matrix” film after the failures that were “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions” (both 2003)? Maybe a ...
This is a spoiler-free review of The Matrix Resurrections, which hits theaters and HBO Max Dec. 22. Nostalgia naysayers are often quick to trash remakes, reboots, or long-lead sequels. They call them ...
If your answer is “No,” that’s okay. In fact, it might be expected. The last entry in the franchise was “The Matrix Revolutions,” which hit theaters way back on November 5, 2003. It followed “The ...
After nearly two decades, filmmaker Lana Wachowski dared to put forth a sequel to her and sister Lilly’s beloved sci-fi franchise only to receive mediocre critical reviews and an underperforming ...