Movie Film Reviews

Cuckoo is respectably flawed. It establishes drama first, focusing on relationships and motivations which lead to a heartfelt arc. This...

Borderlands is emotionless chaos. It doesn't set up any drama, immediately rushing into the story without relatability. This fundamental...

Mortal Kombat is 90s shlock. Its plot is woefully simplistic yet convoluted. There is no genuine drama, just singular motivations that...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu offsets formulaic commercialism with decent drama. Its safe script contains heavy exposition, contrived...

Akira is a landmark. Its overstuffed plot and underdeveloped drama are countered by exceptional themes. Psychological, political, social,...

Trap begins with a high concept and an engaging antihero. It sets up motivated drama. Yet, once its external conflict starts, the story...

Split has pulpy fun and attempts at themes. Yet, its mix of sensational thrills with serious topics can feel exploitative. There's forced...

Relating everything back to its hero's emotions, Logan is genuinely intimate. Its existential themes of death, legacy, and family...

With smaller stakes and existential themes, The Wolverine puts emotions first. Yet its contrivances make an illogical plot and hollow...

X2: X-Men United is distilled substance. It's driven by ideological conflicts, supporting its central theme of bigotry. The drama is...

Instead of knowing what it wants to be, Deadpool & Wolverine tries to be everything at once. Burdened by a convoluted yet simplistic...

Instead of advancing its self-awareness, Deadpool 2 tells the same joke again. There are dated references, contrivances, convoluted...

Both common and clever, Deadpool mixes generic ingredients (crude humor and an origins plot) into a refreshing blend. The meta-awareness...

Contrived and convoluted, X-Men Origins: Wolverine rushes through a trope checklist without making anything its own. The drama is...

Twisters is competently formulaic. Its retread plot, generic drama, and timid themes are properly executed. The protagonist has an...

Twister feigns a story. Its drama is painfully cliche. There are too many side characters. The protagonists are one-dimensional at best....

Overstuffed with corny formulas, Fly Me to the Moon's hollowness is eventually exposed. Its contrived romance, inaccurate history, flat...

Beneath its brewing terror, Longlegs is lonely. Its (arguably convoluted) plot drives the story while serving meaty drama and themes....

Hundreds of Beavers modernizes classic humor. It's a clinic in setup/payoff, building various running gags into a crescendo third act....

Centered around a villain protagonist, A Clockwork Orange dissects ideas of morality, human nature, and control. Its controversy comes...