Movie Film Reviews

The Conjuring is competently formulaic. It has heavy exposition, constant tropes, contrivances, excessive characters, simple emotions,...

The Nun II is thoroughly boring. Its character drama and plot are both exceptionally thin, leaving the runtime with frustrating filler...

Mulholland Drive is dense yet ambiguous. It critiques the Hollywood dream, contrasts fame with corruption, and deconstructs storytelling....

A Separation unpacks theoretical ideologies in a messy reality, highlighting the complicated nuances of morality. There are themes of...

The Equalizer 3 takes a slow approach to a generic story. Going smaller is respectable, but this script lacks the emotional substance to...

Bottoms is fearlessly absurd and refreshingly unique. There's witty dialogue, dark humor, deadpan satire, potent personality,...

Training Day is a compelling character study with powerhouse performances. There are themes of moral ambiguity, corruption, god...

You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is acceptable. Its script is familiar and formulaic, but with a sizable amount of sincerity....

Lawrence of Arabia is a perfect film. It covers ideas of violence, identity, home, loyalty, morality, idealism, assimilation,...

The Pope's Exorcist is derivative, following formulas that viewers thoroughly know before it even begins. There's heavy exposition, flat...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prioritizes boring plot over developed characters. It has unnecessary threads, contrivances, distracting fan...

Solo: A Star Wars Story sidesteps interesting emotions for average plot. It has excessive characters, forgettable dialogue, a removed...

Red, White & Royal Blue has progressive representation but a formulaic story. There's blunt exposition, phony dialogue, complete...

Suicide Squad is a parade of infuriating blunders. It isn't a story, just a frenzied summary of events. There's groaner dialogue, endless...

Strays is a one-trick pony. Comedy requires clever skill to stay ahead of the audience but this script gets old because it only doubles...

Blue Beetle is mixed. It develops the core family and their class struggles, glimpsing heart and themes. However, it doesn't follow...

Wonder Woman is adequate, fortifying exhausted superhero formulas with focused motivations and growth. There are heavy exposition dumps,...

The Deepest Breath highlights two prominent freediving stars, covering their rises and the dangers they encounter. It touches on the...

Impressively derivative, Heart of Stone begs to be forgotten background noise. It's all generic plot with no personal emotions, forcing...

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a premise without a story. It has flat characters, shallow emotions, weak motivations, and corny...