Movie Film Reviews

The Wonder is thoughtful. Some will find it stagnant because it emphasizes its delicate emotions over a thrilling plot. Plus, the acting...

The Menu successfully marries commentary, dark humor, and thrills. Its themes consider the loss of humanity that comes from classism,...

Triangle of Sadness is intentionally blunt, critiquing classism with jolting confrontation. Instead of feeling sanctimonious, the film...

Decision to Leave is pure anticipation. It's convoluted, but that's eclipsed by visceral emotions and consistent meaning. It's a...

Falling for Christmas is a derivative parade of predictable cliches. Its plot is contrived, its romance is stale, its characters are...

Wakanda Forever mourns loss, develops new protagonists, explores political conflicts, establishes a new villain, and connects to the MCU....

Black Panther is culturally significant, wildly popular, and formulaic. Themes are underdeveloped, motivations are vague, growth is...

Black Widow is self-defeating, never committing to an idea. It wants to be a spy thriller centered around family drama, but that's...

The Greatest Beer Run Ever blends serious drama with decent comedy, mocking confident ignorance and condemning misinformation. However,...

The Banshees of Inisherin blends comedy, tragedy, and absurd horror into a truly unique tone. First, its dark and dry humor uses social...

Enola Holmes 2 is broad. Its story is accessible, lighthearted, and overstuffed. Its familiar formulas and superficial consideration of...

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story parodies the biopic genre with over-the-top silliness. This brand of comedy is specific but often lands...

Tár is dense and precise. Its naturalistic story tackles themes of control, integrity, elitism, passion, ego, abuse, cancel culture,...

All Quiet on the Western Front combines intense drama with epic scale. This narrative isn't new but its execution is potent. Death is...

The Good Nurse wraps tense drama inside a crime thriller. Consequently, it avoids cliches by focusing on characters. Plus, its message...

The Shining packs detailed meaning into an efficient story. There are themes of abuse, isolation, violence cycles, the power of places,...

Wendell & Wild is a vision. Its story is fairly cluttered, ambitiously blending personal drama, political commentary, silly humor, and...

Prey for the Devil is stale. It skims over topics like guilt and faith, but its clumsy conclusions are mixed and insulting. Also, despite...

The Babadook finds deep terror in real issues, tackling themes of grief and trauma with painful honesty. Flawed protagonists struggle...

Black Adam has nothing to offer, overstuffed with derivative tropes. There's blunt dialogue, obvious exposition, awkward comedy,...