Movie Film Reviews

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...

Till is delicately devastating, highlighting severe injustices of structural racism. Some might dismiss it as exploitative, but Till...

White Noise is great in theory but mixed entertainment. Satire rides a fine line between obvious and pretentious, and this stumbles into...

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is flashy. Its script is cliche but includes serviceable themes of mortality. Some might excuse its writing...

Knives Out renovates murder mysteries. There's an original story, comedy balanced with suspense, sharp dialogue, motivated characters,...

It's a Wonderful Life is both outdated and progressive. Its undertones of misogyny, racism, martyrism, and oversimplification are...

Glass Onion is secondary to its predecessor but still capable. The mystery starts midway through, and thus, is rather potent. Meanwhile,...

Embodying excess, Babylon is controlled chaos and a bittersweet homage. Some might find it messy as it jumps plotlines, underdevelops...

The Whale is emotional. Its pristine acting gives extreme vulnerability, chemistry, range, layers, outbursts, physicality, nonverbals,...

Bardo is proudly strange. Striving to be abstract art, it's emotionally elusive but viscerally striking. Through a dreamlike structure,...

Elf excels at juxtaposing Christmas cheer with harsh realism, yet never fully commits to that contrast. Instead, it follows a formulaic...

Like its predecessor, Avatar 2 is more experience than story. There are still cartoonish villains, superficial themes, obvious exposition...

Avatar is epic yet cliche. The writing hits all the standards to be effective but does so with complete transparency. Dialogue is obvious...

Empire of Light's polish misses some key blemishes. The writing has concise exposition, thematic dialogue, real friendships, a defined...

Emancipation is passionate and sincere, yet struggles to solidify. Its plot is conventional, but its messages have value. Furthermore,...

Pinocchio unites heart, wisdom, and creativity. Its themes include loss, parenthood, innocence, fear, law, expectations, impermanence,...