Movie Film Reviews

Despite many reincarnations, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is still the best film in the franchise. The script is cheesy (and...

Passion runs deep in Blue Bayou. The story is simple and classic, but potent. Fundamentally, Blue Bayou is about a man who loves his...

Any film that raises awareness around mental health has merit. However, merit does not make a good movie. Dear Evan Hansen strives for...

The Guilty is the best kind of riveting. Because the film is so restricted (mainly focusing on one character in a single, innocuous...

Christopher Nolan is an expert of elevated mass appeal, and no example is better than Inception. The story is original and grand, yet it...

Cry Macho is a film with an old soul. Clearly, having Clint Eastwood (a 91 year old man) as both the protagonist and director contributes...

Fun and flashy with an unexpected amount of heart, Copshop is a solid B-movie. The story is very contained (primarily taking place in one...

Netflix's Kate is a tough one to pin down. In many ways it is poor, but in other ways it is reasonable. The broad premise of a female...

BoJack Horseman is special. I checked it out on a whim because it had an interesting cast and it gradually became my favorite show of all...

Sometimes cheese works. James Wan's Malignant is a great example of knowing how to go over the top with the right amount of...

It is no accident that Pirates of the Caribbean became such a massive franchise in the early 2000s and it all stemmed from Curse of the...

Jungle Cruise is as safe as a movie can get. The plot is a standard adventure that follows all the beats viewers have become accustomed...

Jordan Peele has made a name for himself by elevating the neglected genre of horror and combining it with fitting social commentary....

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a prime example of consumability over creativity. Because of its formulaic nature, Shang-Chi...

Like many documentaries about universally loved figures, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed is pleasant and informative...

An unsettling look at the underbelly of egotistical quests for validation, Foxcatcher is a model journey of building tension and quiet...

Reminiscence is surprisingly ambitious, but because it bites off more than it can chew, it is occasionally corny. Set in a dystopian...

While Sweet Girl mostly falls into generic tropes, it reaches beyond in key ways. On the surface, the film is just another action revenge...

The Protégé attempts to make a played out genre its own by adding awkward banter and misfired quips. The action, while fair, is the clear...

Formulaic to a fault and largely forgettable, Free Guy comes across more as a bland product of consumerism than as a piece of art or...