ALIEN ROMULUS
(**½)-VITO CARLI
"...always watch able but it is also frequently predictable."

AMERICAN FICTION
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"...a very good, provocative film which would be ideal for seeing and discussing..."

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: DELICATE
(*½)--VITO CARLI
"If future seasons are as disappointing as this, they should just pull the plug..."

ANORA
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...it starts out fun and positive and at a certain point-things get dark..."

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...the film’s strong elements outnumber its weaknesses..."

BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...it’s hard to imagine a better Halloween treat than Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice."

CHALLENGERS
(***)--VITO CARLI
"In the hands of a lesser director this could have been as banal as a Lifetime film"

CINEMA RETROSPECTIVE
(MID YEAR 2024)-VITO CARLI
The "Big Tuna" Vito Carli weighs in with Year in Film at the half way point

CIVIL WAR
(***)--VITO CARLI
"...skillfully done and engaging..."

the CONCLAVE
(****)--VITO CARLI
"...one of the finest and smartest dramatic American films of the year"

DAISY JONES AND THE SIX
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"...a solid, enjoyable, and lively effort."

DEAD BOY DETECTIVES (DC Universe limited series)
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...it feels overstuffed-with more ideas and characters than necessary"

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...just the high-quality Marvel product that Disney needed at the perfect time"

DRIVE AWAY DOLLS
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...an exercise in some good mindless fun..."

DUNE: PART 2
(****)--VITO CARLI
"...science fiction films simply do not get much better than this."

FALLEN LEAVES, (Kuolleet lehdet)
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...one of the finest romantic films of the year"

the FALL GUY
(**½)--VITO CARLI
"The dialogue never pops and it’s all sort of predictable."

FLOW (Straume)
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...a superb and lovingly done animated film..."

FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...one of the best adventure films of the year"

GLADIATOR 2
(***)-VITO CARLI
"The action scenes are superb-they work better than the lackluster drama scenes."

HEART OF STONE
(*)-VITO CARLI
"...abysmal, still born cinematic failure in almost every sense"

THE HIT MAN
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...intelligent and philosophical-without ever being heavy handed"

I SAW THE TV GLOW
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...it could become a modern cult classic"

INSIDE OUT 2
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...more than just a kid’s film and it is better than it had to be"

JUNJI ITO MANIAC: JAPANESE TALES OF THE MACABRE
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"...as creative, stylish, and entertaining as any other horror show currently on TV."

LA CHIMERA
(***)--VITO CARLI
"...provides a few moments of merriment..."

LISA FRANKENSTEIN
(**½)-VITO CARLI
"If I was an alienated 15-year-old girl this might be my favorite movie"

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...mandatory viewing for fans of early rock n’ roll."

LONGLEGS
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...a fine, moody and atmospheric film that will disturb and enthrall you."

LOVE LIES BLEEDING
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...one of the better recent suspense films..."

MAESTRO
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"The biggest crime this film commits is it only very good in an excellent year..."

MAXXXINE
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...an invigorating and consistently enjoyable piece of cinematic sleaze"

ORIGIN
(****)--VITO CARLI
"...one of of the best films of the year"

PERFECT DAYS
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"...it makes visual poetry out of-everyday occurrences."

POOR THINGS
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...lingers in your imagination like a vivid fever dream."

ROBOT DREAMS
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...should go to the top of your must watch list."

SATURDAY NIGHT
(***)--VITO CARLI
"...a lively and mostly satisfying film..."

SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...as creative, stylish, and entertaining as any other horror show currently on TV."

SING SING
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...close to matching the all-time great American prison films..."

the SUBSTANCE
(***½)--VITO CARLI
"...an intriguing, intelligent and very gory feminist body horror film"

TASTE OF THINGS
(****)-VITO CARLI
"...the finest example(s) of culinary foreplay I have ever seen in a film..."

3 BODY PROBLEM-SEASON ONE
(***)-VITO CARLI
"...more successful on an intellectual than emotional level."

VAMPIRE NEXT DOOR
(*½)-VITO CARLI
"...a low-brow vampire variation on a teen male initiation story."

VENOM THE LAST DANCE
(**)--VITO CARLI
"The cast can’t overcome the script-which is a bombastic, muddled mess"

WILD ROBOT
(***½)-VITO CARLI
"...it would be difficult to find a better film for families to enjoy together..."

WYNONNA EARP: VENGEANCE
(*)-VITO CARLI
"...exist(s) to squeeze out the last dollars from the final fans of a mediocre show"

ZONE OF INTEREST
(***)-VITO CARLI
"I admired Zone of Interest from a distance more than I loved it."