Movie Film Reviews

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is for semi-distracted children. It has virtues, but not in its writing. The story centers around a...

Watcher is a psychological slow burn with a pressing message. Its story follows a woman who suspects she's being stalked and struggles to...

Where the Crawdads Sing feigns sincerity but is mostly cliche. Characters are flat, themes are thin, and developments are obvious....

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is a feature-length commercial. The script barely musters a story: a generic villain wants world...

Lady Bird is thoughtful nostalgia. Incredibly vulnerable, it expands on coming-of-age stories by contemplating the relationship between...

American Psycho is a triumph. The writing cohesively examines status, consumerism, and identity. Its ambiguous ending emphasizes the...

RRR is abundant style with adequate substance. This extreme film oozes with flavor, but its drama is its foundation. The plot is...

The Boys: Season 3 is another outstanding installment. The finale got backlash for muddled motivations and payoffs, but that's debatable....

Stranger Things: Season 4 Volume 2 is good, but burdened with excessive characters. The Russia thread is unnecessary, the California...

Thor: Love and Thunder fumbles its interesting pieces. Jane's developments are compelling (albeit cheap), the villain has motivation,...

Thor: Ragnarok revives its franchise by being funny, energetic, and stylish. Its plot isn't wholly original, but it's decently unique and...

Thor: The Dark World is inconsequential and impersonal. Its villain is flat, his plan is cliche, world-building is underdeveloped, the...

Thor's script is mildly lacking. The Asgard scenes clash with the Earth scenes, the fights are repetitive, side characters are useless,...

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is delightful and surprisingly impactful. Its mockumentary format is a straightforward narrative gimmick,...

Minions: The Rise of Gru is messy. Its script is a collection of subplots. It's not even clear who's the main protagonist since Gru...

Although its villain-turned-hero arc isn't groundbreaking, Despicable Me is executed well. Gru's evolution is significant and believable....

The Man From Toronto is unoriginal. It's the type of movie that people barely pay attention to. Its premise is tired, but can be...

Spree attempts interesting ideas with messy execution. Its story follows a deranged man who's desperate for social media attention. Every...

Cha Cha Real Smooth strives for wisdom, yet doesn't always succeed. The film hinges on Cooper Raiff (the writer, director, and star)....

The Black Phone is respectable. Its writing broaches substantial topics like abuse, yet doesn't follow through with themes. Its dialogue...