Movie Film Reviews

Although its gimmick is sparingly used, My Old Ass is a coming-of-age story with a fantasy twist. Themes like valuing life experiences...

The Wild Robot is a tearjerker. Its formulaic plot and simplistic messages are absolved by its effective drama. Relationships are...

Admirable and alienating, Megalopolis has themes without coherent drama or plot. The Shakespearean-esque dialogue is difficult....

Driven by complex relationships between developed characters, His Three Daughters has compelling nuance. While primarily delivered as...

Transformers One is definitively average. Its formulaic writing is full of exposition and tropes. Turning points are coincidental and...

The Substance is in your face. Its high concept is straightforward yet rich with meaning. Some might consider its themes of identity,...

Although incited by a traumatic incident, I Used to Be Funny  focuses on its nuanced aftermath. The simple plot allows its multifaceted...

Intimate yet broad, Boogie Nights critiques the American Dream. Centered around a protagonist's rise in the adult film industry, it also...

Speak No Evil amplifies dark satire into a psychological thriller. Its increasingly compromising situations constantly brew with...

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...