Movie Film Reviews

Rise of the Planet of the Apes brings respectability to its campy premise through a sympathetic ape character. His earned arc culminates...

The Idea of You has buried substance. Its formulaic plot brings obvious exposition, cringey banter, and repetitive tropes. However, it's...

Predator streamlines action, sci-fi, and horror into a concise plot. Its narrative goals, threats, and tension come naturally. The...

Boy Kills World balances its formulaic plot and simple protagonist with world-building, satire, and internal conflicts. Its dystopia is...

The Fall Guy is a jumble of predictable tropes, attempting many genres that often clash. The characters are surprisingly flat and...

The Nice Guys homages yet subverts its subgenre. Anchored by flawed, contrasting, and charismatic protagonists, the drama is rarely overt...

Call Me by Your Name is poetic. Its light structure foregoes external conflicts and evident plot. Instead, it subtly builds potent drama...

Challengers connects competition, passion, and lust through a triangle of dynamic relationships. The natural yet purposeful dialogue...

Ready or Not blends genres with social commentary. It sets up characters with motivations and relationships, sprinkling emotions...

Snatch is flashy and clever, making up for thin themes with witty dialogue, colorful characters, and satisfying setup/payoff. The plot...

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is almost all plot with minimal drama or themes. Characters possess no personal stakes, internal...

Rebel Moon 2 is a grueling chore. It's a bloated story fragment, offering incessant climax in lieu of a beginning/middle/end. Emotions...

Abigail's enticing ingredients eventually run thin. Its campy premise is legitimized by patient reveals and strong setup. The characters...

300 is style without substance. The characters are flat and generic ideals, lacking internal conflicts or arcs. Its themes are...

Superhero Movie is mindless. Instead of spoofing cliches of the genre, it uses the guise of satire to knock off famous scenes. Its jokes...

Civil War's premise is topical, meaningful, and evocative. While its vague policies might be disappointing, there are broader themes of...

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story is relatable, conveying ideas of stress and emotional support. Its protagonist starts with an...

Slumdog Millionaire is emotional. It's centered around classism and human rights issues like violence, trafficking, and displacement....

The First Omen's plot is dampened by typical prequel issues such as predictability, convolution, and absurdity. However, these flaws are...

Monkey Man is messy but ambitious. It fortifies the generic revenge action plot with themes of classism and abuse of power. However, the...