Movie Film Reviews

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 is bloated and undeveloped. After endless setup, it arbitrarily stops without a conclusion. Its...

Breaking fundamental storytelling conventions, Kinds of Kindness is difficult yet rewarding. The stilted dialogue, deadpan acting, and...

A Quiet Place: Day One is thin. The gimmick is arbitrary, its drama is underdeveloped, and the plot meanders. Its single motivation...

A Quiet Place has a high concept, basic drama, and a contrived plot. Character choices are forced and internal conflicts are simplistic....

Extremely absurd yet extremely dry, The Lobster challenges social constructs. Its blunt dialogue, deadpan acting, and absent resolution...

The Exorcism's use of demonic possession as a metaphor for guilt holds potential, but that's woefully wasted. The blunt dialogue...

The Bikeriders is muddled. While its subject and themes possess potential, the story never solidifies. The drama is underdeveloped,...

Tuesday infuses a small plot with big themes. Its fantastical metaphor explores existential topics like mortality, pain, denial, purpose,...

Monsters, Inc. injects a high concept with substance and earned emotions. The concise plot creates a framework for witty comedy, internal...

While its plot fundamentals are formulaic, Coco harnesses folklore and archetypal drama for an engaging story. The core conflict is...

Inside Out 2 introduces valuable new ideas but becomes muddled in the process. Slightly crowded; it says less with more. However, Inside...

Up is wisdom. Centered around a perfect arc, the story weaves adventure, emotions, and meaning together. Its plot is concisely structured...

Am I OK? starts with an underrepresented premise, focusing on self-discovery and self-acceptance. This is treated with heartfelt...

While Under Paris tries to elevate its creature feature appeal with environmentalism themes and character drama, these compartmentalized...

The Watchers is a clumsy letdown. Each reveal loses steam, either through unearned drama or silly plot developments. There's unnecessary...

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is erratic. Its script is overstuffed and exposition-heavy. The simplistic yet convoluted plot waters down...

Hit Man intertwines plot twists, shifting conflicts, wicked romance, tangled motivations, setup/payoff, and battles of wits. There's a...

Bad Boys is mindless entertainment. It has no substance and a nonsensical yet formulaic plot. The dialogue combines inane humor with...

Babes is an insightful comedy. Its plot meanders and its drama can feel formulaic, but that's forgivable because the script is so honest....

In a Violent Nature is an impressive experiment, recontextualizing slasher tropes by flipping the perspective. There's setup/payoff,...