Movie Film Reviews

Heretic 's high concept offers intriguing ideas, yet its payoff doesn’t quite fulfill the potential of its setup. Thematically, it...

Don't Move has a high concept, a meaningful arc, and solid themes. However, the drama is often overshadowed by a formulaic plot. Its...

More a storytelling exercise than a realized story, Here is ambitious yet simple. There are grand themes of time, nostalgia, place,...

Anora cultivates dense substance under the surface. Through the perspective of a marginalized protagonist, it critiques classism and...

Jaws is the quintessential creature feature. Centered around a classic hero's journey, its protagonist arc is directly interwoven with...

The Birds is fundamental. Its high concept works as a metaphor for rich drama and themes. Characters and settings are layered with...

The Invisible Man repurposes its high concept as a metaphor for social commentary, exploring themes of PTSD, gaslighting, isolation,...

Placing schemes for power in a religious setting, Conclave  is a model political thriller. This contrasts themes of ambition and faith,...

Venom: The Last Dance is an aimless jumble of plot fragments, loosely tied together by a vague threat that never fully materializes....

Woman of the Hour has powerful themes but clunky storytelling. It uses its true-crime premise as a jumping-off point for broader...

We Live in Time is heartfelt. Some might consider it saccharine or obvious, but that's debatable. The protagonists have established...

Using its premise as a metaphor for emotional distress, Smile 2 broadens its retread plot. Themes of unprocessed trauma, substance...

More a sanitized summary than a story, Piece by Piece is a puff piece. There's no drama, conflict, insight into Pharrell's creative...

The Apprentice is driven by a friendship that facilitates its protagonist's arc. It addresses themes of classism, bigotry, power, and...

Maximizing its high concept, It's What's Inside is a clever marriage of genre elements and social commentary. Centered around a party...

Terrifier 3 is more of an exhibition than a narrative. Its plot breaks up formulaic set pieces with aimless filler. The drama is blunt...

Saturday Night is plot forward, driven by a continuous flow of overlapping external conflicts. While that's a catchy premise, it's also...

Salem's Lot is condensed to bare, derivative formulas. It has no time for themes, drama, or even a realized narrative. It's shocking how...

A Different Man is an offbeat fable. Not only highlighting an underrepresented community, it continually subverts expectations. Its...

The Outrun is intimate. Its thin plot is offset by robust drama, emphasizing an internal journey with alcoholism. There are glimpses of...