Free Beacon Sonny Bunch

Sonny Bunch is culture editor at the Bulwark and a contributing columnist to the Washington Post. A cohost of the Sub-Beacon, he was formerly executive editor of, and film critic for, the Washington Free Beacon.


'Rocketman' Review

Big screen jukebox musical an enjoyably chaotic mess

Dark Phoenix

'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' Review

A tribute to the franchise that most closely approximated what it's like to read comic books

Godzilla: King of Monsters

'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' Review

It's got monsters punching each other, what more do you people want?

Aladdin

'Aladdin' Review

Utterly unnecessary, but not charmless

John Wick 3

'John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum' Review

Great action masks a meditation on the natural order

Shadow

'Shadow' Review

Shakespearean Chinese martial arts epic takes a little while to get going

Under the Silver Lake

'Under the Silver Lake' Review

Meandering, Pynchonian, noir-ish critique of mass culture and modernity

Avengers: Endgame

'Avengers: Endgame' Review

A decade of Marvel movies culminates in three hours of (awesome) fan service

'Shazam!' Review

Fun and funny, Levi's charismatic captain is a marvel