Movie Film Reviews

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...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu offsets formulaic commercialism with decent drama. Its safe script contains heavy exposition, contrived...

Akira is a landmark. Its overstuffed plot and underdeveloped drama are countered by exceptional themes. Psychological, political, social,...

Trap begins with a high concept and an engaging antihero. It sets up motivated drama. Yet, once its external conflict starts, the story...

Split has pulpy fun and attempts at themes. Yet, its mix of sensational thrills with serious topics can feel exploitative. There's forced...

Relating everything back to its hero's emotions, Logan is genuinely intimate. Its existential themes of death, legacy, and family...

With smaller stakes and existential themes, The Wolverine puts emotions first. Yet its contrivances make an illogical plot and hollow...

X2: X-Men United is distilled substance. It's driven by ideological conflicts, supporting its central theme of bigotry. The drama is...