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"Megalopolis" plummeted in theaters since its release on Sept. 27, only earning around $4 million in the box office, below average for a well-known director Francis Ford Coppola.

‘Megalopolis’ is a mega-mess of overstimulation and disorganization

By Logan Thompson, Staff Writer October 2, 2024
“Megalopolis” is a $120 million, 40-years-in-the-making, self-indulgent fever dream. Despite a loaded cast — Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf and Dustin Hoffman, to name just a few — the real star of this film, released on Sept. 27, is Francis Ford Coppola. Returning to the big screen after 13 years, the famed director — whose resume includes “Apocalypse Now” and all three parts of “The Godfather” — delivers an entirely self-indulgent project that is impossible to understand. 
Mills (Adam Driver), a pilot from Somaris, finds himself responsible for an exploration mission on a new planet — soon revealed to be Earth 65 million years ago.

Review: Sci-fi action flick is a tonal disaster

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer March 27, 2023
"65" will leave audiences bored with its uninspired mix of action and creature feature callbacks to "Jurassic Park."
Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and Jared Leto dominate the screen in "House of Gucci," an epic telling of the Italian fashion dynasty.

Review: Film effectively tells story behind Gucci empire

By Abbey London December 8, 2021
Lady Gaga, Adam Driver and Jared Leto dominate the screen in "House of Gucci," an epic telling of the Italian fashion dynasty.
Director Spike Lee returns with "BlacKkKlansman," a story of undercover cops infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in 1979.

Review: Spike Lee surprises with true story

By Liam Conway, Staff Writer September 5, 2018
“BlacKkKlansman” manages to be both a powerful social commentary and an entertaining story.
In this eighth installment of the "Star Wars" saga, original characters such as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) team up with new characters. They join to lead the Resistance against the evil First Order to rule the galaxy.

Review: ‘The Last Jedi’ is a force to be reckoned with

By Liam Conway, Staff Writer December 20, 2017
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" still contains what fans love: the Force, lightsabers and the beloved characters, but it utilizes them in variety of new ways.
“Logan Lucky” is the latest film from Steven Soderbergh, the director of the “Oceans Eleven” series and “Magic Mike”. The film details the Logan family as they try to rob NASCAR with the help of master criminal, Joe Bang.

Review: Soderbergh’s star-studded heist film is a wild ride

By Aidan Lentz, Staff Writer August 29, 2017
When “Logan Lucky” does choose to employ humor, it’s usually hilarious and intelligent, but the actual quantity of jokes in the film feels lacking.
Adam Driver stars as Paterson, a bus driver and poet living in Paterson New Jersey. Laura (Golshifteh Farahani), Paterson's partner, insists that Paterson share his writing, but he refuses and is content to drift through life under the radar.

Review: Jarmusch sets poetry in motion with his latest drama

By Aidan Lentz, Staff Writer February 28, 2017
'Paterson' is one of the most comforting movies in recent memory, quietly reassuring its audience that a heavily cyclical life can still be exquisite.
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