Movie Film Reviews

Attack of the Clones amplifies its predecessor's mistakes. Anakin has mild depth as the protagonist, but he's generic and static. He...

The Phantom Menace is a boring mess. Its plot is overstuffed with dry exposition and convoluted politics. The characters are generic and...

The Bob's Burgers Movie meets expectations. It's funny, purposeful, and developed enough to maintain investment. Fundamentally, it's a...

Top Gun: Maverick is a flawed improvement. Its story is straightforward, which works. Maverick has one last mission, his relationship...

Top Gun is style without substance. It has crafted action, but a generic script. The protagonist, Maverick, is a hotshot who plays by his...

The Simpsons Movie is pretty good. It's more of an extravagant episode than a transcendent culmination because (despite its crafted...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is deceptively insightful. While many will hate the film, its awareness is admirable. Specifically,...

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is surprisingly effective. It could've been a cash grab, but the film actually puts forward interesting...

On the Count of Three conceals surprising heart under dark humor. Despite being legitimately funny, the film examines deep topics and...

Downton Abbey: A New Era is simple escapism. The script emphasizes quantity over quality, parading numerous trivial plotlines rather than...

Men is atmospheric, meaningful and emotional. Its protagonist (Buckley) is processing the trauma of a toxic relationship, yet she's...

Annihilation is detailed. Its story is mysterious, spiritual, and concise. Scripts rarely pack deep meaning into straightforward...

Ex Machina is peak minimalist sci-fi. Thought experiments through futurism is everything science fiction is about. Plus, its contained...

Petite Maman is quietly touching, amplifying the mother-daughter trope with a potent metaphor. Marion is a child whose mother leaves to...

Senior Year is half-baked. Following an adult who returns to high school after being comatose for decades, she grapples with her old life...

The Survivor provides a fresh perspective on a known atrocity. Narratives surrounding the Holocaust are often meaningful, but this adds...

Sorry to Bother You is witty and unique. The story is absurd because its sobering social commentary is more disarming when hyperbolized,...

Firestarter is mixed, containing interesting ingredients that don't meaningfully integrate. First, the premise is promising, looking at...

A Hero carefully contemplates morality. The film deepens a simple story with shifting perspectives and evolving context, building...

Green Room is an experience. It's a captivating bottle story, but the film is so vivid, it's as much a feeling as a narrative. The plot...