"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” ...

“The Matrix Resurrections” is here, and the gray hairs in Neo’s beard aren’t the only thing that’s different from the original trilogy. The fourth “Matrix” film – directed by Lana Wachowski, who ...

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 ...

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 ...

Neo is back in Lana Wachowski’s very self-referential fourth ‘Matrix’ film. By John DeFore Given the peculiar nature of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections and the plot’s reliance on details ...

The long-awaited sequel is a moving nostalgia trip that reminds us of the franchise's stunning prescience — and brings its big ideas into sharp focus The Matrix Resurrections is a movie that knows you ...

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