Movie Film Reviews

Magic Mike's Last Dance is out of sync. Its script is a muddled patchwork of contrived romance tropes, a predictable let's-put-on-a-show...

Magic Mike is messy, with undeveloped themes of economic distress, social stigmas, and showbusiness excess. The shallow drama provides...

Pamela, a Love Story is perhaps too sympathetic. It humanizes a larger-than-life figure (primarily through her warmth and authenticity),...

The Sixth Sense uses iconic surprises, dramatic weight, and thematic significance for elevated tension. Character arcs are woven together...

Knock at the Cabin has potential. Its efficient premise is ripe with moral complexity. It has motifs of faith, prejudice, family, and...

Parasite is refined. Simultaneously shocking and intuitive, it hits like a timeless allegory that's never been told. Blending black...

You People is sloppy. Its unoriginal premise invites important themes, but the script stops there. Characters are flat, romance is...

Shotgun Wedding is an empty series of stale tropes. Exposition is obvious, characters are cliche, humor is shallow, drama is contrived,...

Through copious absurdity, 3 Idiots highlights the social pressures placed upon economic success. Mental health, passion, and fear define...

Infinity Pool bends satire, sci-fi, horror, and erotica into a psychological trip. It has unraveling characters, a creative premise,...

Missing is riveting. Its computer screen gimmick is ambitiously restrained. This approach could get old but the sharp script sweeps...

Birdemic is less than amateur, like a backyard movie made by teenagers. The script is two stories patched together and it's still thin....

Jack and Jill is lazy garbage. Its nonexistent script is a thin gimmick surrounded by aimless filler. Characters are blank or unlikeable,...

Kazaam is misguided. Its script offers a generic protagonist, superficial drama, blunt exposition, little setup/payoff, cringey humor,...

Snakes on a Plane is half-baked. Its gimmick and title imply self-aware irony, but its execution is hackneyed, formulaic, and...

Plane is plain. Its tempo is decent, only exhausting by the end and boring through predictability. However, the story is a collection of...

The Pale Blue Eye's restraint suits its somber tone. It's a murder mystery, misfit romance, and tragic character study with themes of...

Fusing slasher tropes with Black Mirror-esk commentary, M3GAN is familiar entertainment yet oddly guilt-free. Plus, there's natural...

Women Talking is dignified, examining sexual assault with moral nuance, fresh perspectives, and a measured tone. It's surprisingly...

Nanny weaves emotional, psychological, and spiritual depth into a refined package. Its payoff is rushed, but its themes are potent and...