the @popcollin reviews

Stuffed to the gills with more raunch and violence and meta humor than maybe any movie in history, the third in this wildly irreverent franchise teams Ryan Reynolds with his longtime real-life buddy High Jackman (along with a host of nifty cameos) for a genuine summertime popcorn hit. In all […]

Though the title may seem like a punchline in and of itself, this filmed version of the staged 2023 UK revival of the Tony-winning 1997 musical is a gripping and emotional ride. Though it doesn’t necessarily include any hummable songs that’ll stick in your head once the credits roll, the […]

Chronicling the life (and amazing ideas) of the father of The Muppets, this snazzy documentary directed by Ron Howard takes you on a wildly imaginative and creative journey. It’s a moving and fairly comprehensive look at Henson without ever being just a video version of a Wikipedia entry. Contributions from […]

This desert-set neo-noir is a quintessential one-room, real-time white-knuckle ride. A gaggle of folks find themselves in a 1970’s diner in the middle of nowhere waiting for a gas truck that may or may not ever come. When two gnarly bank robbers arrive on the scene, it’s only a matter […]

The Beatles’ 1970 documentary (directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) about the production of their last studio album gets a fresh new look thanks to Peter Jackson, following up his expansive ‘Get Back’ series for Disney+ back in 2021. Essentially a lead-up to (and including) the famed rooftop concert, the film shows […]

It certainly makes sense that, if anyone would make a gangbusters popcorn flick about stuntmen, it would be David Leitch. The former stunt double for Brad Pitt, he then graduated to stunt coordination before becoming a director (‘Atomic Blonde’, ‘Deadpool 2’). His fifth full-length feature is (very) loosely based on […]

Based on the true story of how a rogue group of British ne’er-do-wells helped cripple the Nazi U-boat program in the early stages of World War II, this Guy Ritchie film is a solid action-adventure laced with comedy and oh-so-much violence (but it’s killing Nazis, so it’s okay). Henry Cavill […]

Like a slow-burn drama from the Coen Brothers’ playbook (think ‘Blood Simple’ or an un-quirky ‘Fargo’), this dark and violent pseudo-thriller features Scoot McNairy as a down-on-his luck salesman with a past, who teams up with his old partner in crime (Kit Harington) to run drugs in Big Sky Country. […]

Winner of the Fipresci Prize for enterprising filmmaking at Cannes in 2023, this dark and violent film about three men in late-19th century Chile trying to clear the land of natives is a haunting and at times terrifying work of art. Along with the story of the bloody expedition, the […]