Movie Film Reviews

Rebel Ridge has measured themes, motivated drama, and a convoluted plot. Instead of building intimacy from the first major turning...

Sweeney Todd is theatrical madness. Its intertwined plot focuses on a few characters driven by clear motivations. While contrived and...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is less with more. This disjointed story fails to develop anything specific. Its family drama, supernatural...

Batman Returns has an identity crisis. Its overstuffed plot leaves meager room for drama or themes. Significant time is committed to...

Corpse Bride is a concise fable. Centered around a straightforward plot, its simplicity is accessible to children and adults alike. It...

Sing Sing is humanizing. Its minimal plot allows the drama and themes to take precedence. It deals with trauma, systemic oppression,...

AfrAId perpetually unravels. Its social commentary premise is bluntly executed, leaving topics unpacked. Despite taking a productive...

Strange Darling subverts expectations for evocative surprises. It starts with a bang before jumping around its timeline, meta in its...

Blink Twice creates consistent intrigue and earns satisfying reveals. This all serves topical themes. Combining satire and genre...

The Crow is a confused afterthought. Its sloppy romance is underdeveloped, unconvincing, and bland. Its flat protagonists only have one...

The Instigators is derivative. Its premise is decent, but the script shuffles through arbitrary contrivances from there. Backstories are...

Prometheus is a respectable mess. It has a contrived plot, abrupt drama, and inconsequential sub-threads. Yet, the writing attempts...

Fueled by consistent conflicts, Aliens is concise. It balances high and low energy, never feeling boring or tiresome. There are Vietnam...

Alien: Romulus 's story is middling. Its retread plot is diluted by a convoluted call to adventure, an unnecessary conspiracy reveal, and...

Alien is prime entertainment. It heightens its slasher plot by placing it in a strange/confined environment. The characters are properly...

It Ends With Us addresses serious issues but is fraught with cliches. Sadly, these cheesy shortcomings directly undercut its sobering...

Dìdi differentiates coming-of-age formulas by being honest. Its flawed protagonist can be dislikable, which makes it more relatable. He...

Cuckoo is respectably flawed. It establishes drama first, focusing on relationships and motivations which lead to a heartfelt arc. This...

Borderlands is emotionless chaos. It doesn't set up any drama, immediately rushing into the story without relatability. This fundamental...

Mortal Kombat is 90s shlock. Its plot is woefully simplistic yet convoluted. There is no genuine drama, just singular motivations that...