Movie Film Reviews

Poltergeist is a classic blockbuster. It has a simple plot, general themes, and common protagonists, yet it captures a precise feeling....

What We Do in the Shadows is endearing, mining jokes from eccentric characters in everyday situations. This fish-out-of-water comedy...

Scary Movie is crude. Its humor is tacky, rarely crafting setup and payoff. Instead, it ridicules marginalized groups, mentions sex and...

Midsommar is deeply intense. Overtly about cult mindsets, its subtext explores emotional support and painful relationships. Thus,...

Luckiest Girl Alive covers privilege, assault, sexism, trauma, identity, and acceptance. However, despite having noble themes, it doesn't...

Halloween (2018) is satisfactory, providing good pacing and relevant messages about obsession and self-control. Curtis elevates her...

Halloween Ends is cluttered and confused. Instead of a story, it delivers franchise baggage, an expectations checklist, and a shoehorned...

Halloween pioneered the slasher subgenre. While it might seem straightforward and cliche today, its tactics for suspense are still...

Werewolf by Night is light style with no substance. It's an hour-long special that doesn't know if it's an episode or a feature. Generic...

Hellraiser is forgettable. Besides one mild twist, the story is standard. Too much time is spent explaining the obvious plot. Exposition...

Amsterdam has strong elements but mixed results. Its ambitious script covers mystery, friendship, and politics. Alas, these genres aren't...

The Fighter enables excellent performances of layered protagonists, complicated relationships, and conflicting desires. There's dynamic...

It Follows is elevated horror. Its curse premise and calculated pacing set atmospheric dread while thematic undertones contemplate loss...

Hocus Pocus 2 is underwhelming. It's not outright painful, but it's a dull task. The comedy is tired, the boring characters are...

Bros synergizes varied humor (references, irony, parody, situations, and self-deprecation) with genuine romance (adding vulnerability,...

Smile is effective. Its unoriginal curse plot is utilized as an allegory for trauma's contagious nature. Unfortunately, the film often...

Instead of a linear narrative, Blonde is a stream of dreamlike feelings and ideas, a figurative exploration of identity, objectification,...

The Munsters is phony and lame. Its narrative pointlessly sets up the original show's more interesting premise. Characters are stagnant...

Do Revenge's concept of a dark satire on social politics is interesting, but its execution is lacking. Plot developments are weightless,...

Austin Powers is dated. Spoofs are naturally topical and its time-traveling angle exacerbates that. Plus, the humor feels more slapsticky...