Michael O'Sullivan

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Michael O鈥橲ullivan has worked since 1993 at The Washington Post, where he covers art, film and other forms of popular 鈥� and unpopular 鈥� culture.

From left: Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Cate Blanchett and Awkwafina in “Ocean’s 8.” (Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros. via AP)

Movie review: Yes, 鈥淥cean鈥檚 8鈥� is a heist movie, but it抖阴ap also an empowering, cheeky comedy

June 8, 2018 at 11:27 a.m.

Most every successful heist movie, just like a heist itself, functions by obeying a well-defined formula.

Ryan Reynolds in a scene from 2016's "Deadpool." (Twentieth Century Fox via AP)

鈥淒eadpool 2鈥� review: The sequel is painfully self-referential. And that抖阴ap why it抖阴ap absolutely perfect.

May 18, 2018 at 1:02 p.m.

Watching "Deadpool 2" is like having Deadpool sitting next to you with a bucket of popcorn, trashing whatever is taking place on-screen -- and all of pop culture, really.

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Melissa McCarthy in a scene from the comedy “Life of the Party,” in theaters on May 11. (Hopper Stone, Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Movie review: Can Melissa McCarthy make a good movie anymore? 鈥淟ife of the Party鈥� argues no

May 11, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

Two words: one star.

This image released by Lionsgate shows Liam Neeson in a scene from "The Commuter."

Movie Review: Liam Neeson returns as an AARP-eligible action hero in “The Commuter”

January 11, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

One and one-half stars. Rated PG-13. 105 minutes.

Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in "I, Tonya." (Neon)

Movie review: “I, Tonya” presents a sympathetic — and scathingly funny — portrait of Tonya Harding

January 5, 2018 at 2:34 p.m.

Three and one-half stars. Rated R. 120 minutes.

Plenty of lines that will stay with you in 鈥淟ady Bird.鈥� (Provided by Denver Film Society)

The 10 best lines from movies in 2017

November 17, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

These 10 pieces of dialogue from 2017 will stay with you, be quoted around the water cooler and may even score some awards.

“Wonder Wheel”: Coney Island love triangle makes for monotonous melodrama

December 8, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

Woody Allen's 1950s-set "Wonder Wheel" is not a great movie, but you'll have to admit it does try to warn you.

James Franco in "The Disaster Artist." ...

Movie review: “The Disaster Artist”: A portrait of the filmmaker as an enigmatic hack

December 5, 2017 at 5:42 p.m.

Into this season of the Serious Movie, when every other film seems to speak to the troubled times in which we actually live, the fact-based, yet farcical "The Disaster Artist"...

Alec Secareanu and Josh O'Connor in God's Own Country (2017).

Movie review: “God’s Own Country” a sweet, if improbable, tale of love on an English farm

November 22, 2017 at 3:23 p.m.

Two and one-half stars. Unrated. 104 minutes.

Refugees walk near Idomeni Camp, Greece ...

Movie review: “Human Flow” looks straight at the global refugee crisis and doesn’t blink

November 15, 2017 at 6:23 p.m.

Three stars. Rated PG-13.聽 145 minutes.

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