Movie Film Reviews

We Live in Time is heartfelt. Some might consider it saccharine or obvious, but that's debatable. The protagonists have established...

Using its premise as a metaphor for emotional distress, Smile 2 broadens its retread plot. Themes of unprocessed trauma, substance...

More a sanitized summary than a story, Piece by Piece is a puff piece. There's no drama, conflict, insight into Pharrell's creative...

The Apprentice is driven by a friendship that facilitates its protagonist's arc. It addresses themes of classism, bigotry, power, and...

Maximizing its high concept, It's What's Inside is a clever marriage of genre elements and social commentary. Centered around a party...

Terrifier 3 is more of an exhibition than a narrative. Its plot breaks up formulaic set pieces with aimless filler. The drama is blunt...

Saturday Night is plot forward, driven by a continuous flow of overlapping external conflicts. While that's a catchy premise, it's also...

Salem's Lot is condensed to bare, derivative formulas. It has no time for themes, drama, or even a realized narrative. It's shocking how...

A Different Man is an offbeat fable. Not only highlighting an underrepresented community, it continually subverts expectations. Its...

The Outrun is intimate. Its thin plot is offset by robust drama, emphasizing an internal journey with alcoholism. There are glimpses of...

Mask of the Phantasm  prioritizes drama. Its noir plot accentuates a tragic romance at the story's core. Through this relationship, Bruce...

Dissecting public perception, identity, and violence, Joker: Folie à Deux i s surprisingly meta. This is supported by the protagonist's...

Joker is a polarizing descent into madness. Its plot uses redundant tropes but the drama is impactful. Despite muddled motivations, its...

Wolfs isn't bad. The narrative starts cliche before becoming contrived and convoluted. Its redundant protagonists have no backstories to...

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,...