Movie Film Reviews

The Dial of Destiny is forgettable. Its moments of vulnerability have potential, but they're so minimal that they feel unearned and...

The Crystal Skull is confused, overstuffed with loose threads that unravel into a tangled mess. There are rushed intros, unearned twists,...

Last Crusade deepens the magic of the original with emotional vulnerability. There are personal stakes, meaningful MacGuffins, proactive...

Temple of Doom is flawed but effective. It has contrivances, incidental motivations, annoying sidekicks, regressive stereotypes, and...

Minari is a nostalgic drama with themes of the American dream, immigration, heritage, faith, rebirth, family, purpose, and suppression....

No Hard Feelings is mediocre. Its raunchy comedy is a tired and outdated imitation. It doesn't even fully commit, shifting into unearned...

Past Lives is bittersweet. Its understated authenticity allows tension to build to cathartic releases before viewers even realize. Heavy...

Asteroid City's consistency is easy to take for granted. Its intentionally cold script depicts how we create order to escape the...

Fantastic Mr. Fox is truly for everyone. It has themes of domestication, individuality, self-awareness, balance, acceptance, aging,...

Stan Lee is competent but biased. While it addresses Lee's disputes with Kirby and Ditko, it presents a one-sided perspective. This...

Extraction 2 is generic but engaged. Its sole purpose is action, leaving the story simple and recycled. Characters are flat, dialogue is...

Elemental is knowingly direct with its significant metaphors. The film takes themes of prejudice, classism, and immigration to dig into...

The Flash is self-defeating. An emotional core pops up, but from a backseat to suffocating fan service. Character development is rushed...

Zack Snyder's Justice League is indulgent. The acting has better range, vulnerability, and sincerity. Characters are developed,...

Justice League is a hot mess that does little right. It's stripped down to a bare plot, ignoring emotions, setup, themes, and arcs....

WALL-E is meaningful yet accessible. It comments on environmentalism, consumerism, technology, and social institutions. There are themes...

Psycho pioneered the horror genre with the power of persuasion, carefully building anxiety to eruptions of shock. Complex character...

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is thinly disguised commercialism. It shoehorns in some formulaic development but that's indirectly...

Bumblebee is derivative but properly executed. Its commitment to formulas is stale yet establishes decent heart. It has a superficial...

Sanctuary defies genre boundaries. It's a bottled thriller with psychosexual subtext, bringing awareness to erotic kinks and humanizing...