Latest Movie Reviews
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You Were Never Really Here Review
(7)You Were Never Really Here has less success breaking the mold for its genre, but explores the often ignored corners in thoughtful and intriguing ways.
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Blumhouse's Truth or Dare Review
(4)Truth or Dare makes the least of its parts, wasting a promising premise with clichéd horror tropes and an uninspired narrative.
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Rampage Review
(17)Rampage doesn’t blend action, comedy, and heart as well as The Rock’s best tentpoles, but there’s good dunderheaded fun to be had here.
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Blockers Review
(12)Blockers takes the classic raunch comedy premise of teens losing their virginity and gives it a hilariously entertaining update for modern audiences.
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A Quiet Place Review
(11)A Quiet Place lives up to the ambitious challenge that it sets for itself, taking audiences on a compelling and suspenseful journey along the way.
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Ready Player One Review
(50)An impressive work of technical showmanship, Ready Player One nevertheless falls short of recapturing that old-school Spielberg blockbuster magic.
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I Kill Giants Review
(9)I Kill Giants faithfully adapts the graphic novel for a striking coming-of-age movie that blends magical realism with heartbreaking drama.
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Unsane Review
(3)Although it bites off more than it can chew, Unsane makes for an effectively creepy and visually experimental B movie psycho-thriller.
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Isle of Dogs Review
(6)Isle of Dogs infuses writer-director Wes Anderson’s signature humor in an offbeat, but still heartwarming story about a boy and his dog(s).
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Pacific Rim Uprising Review
(40)Pacific Rim Uprising builds out the universe for a bigger, more fun fight between giant robots and monsters, but loses sight of del Toro’s vision.
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Tomb Raider Review (2018)
(31)Though entertaining in the moment and briskly paced, Tomb Raider never overcomes feeling like a video game that you watch instead of play.
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Love, Simon
(11)Love, Simon is a funny, heartfelt, and truly touching teen romantic comedy that instantly becomes a modern classic for today’s generation.
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A Wrinkle in Time
(17)A Wrinkle in Time offers an engaging family-friendly sci-fi adventure, but falls short of reaching the potential of its talented cast and director.
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Death Wish
(20)Death Wish is woefully generic fare that’s tonally confused in its storytelling, bland in its direction, and doesn’t bring much new to the table.
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Red Sparrow
(18)Anchored by Jennifer Lawrence’s performance, Red Sparrow is a slow-burn spy/seductress thriller that’s shiny on the surface, yet lacking in depth.
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The Light of the Moon
(1)The Light of the Moon delves into the messy realities of the emotional and physical fallout of rape, giving rise to a moving yet sensitive drama.
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Game Night
(2)Game Night is a madcap adventure packed with laughs, twists, and good performances that will keep audiences thoroughly entertained.
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Annihilation
(22)Director Alex Garland blends high concept sci-fi with stunning visuals and a dash of horror for an exciting female-led film in Annihilation.
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Black Panther
(55)Black Panther is a great MCU superhero adventure that smoothly blends rich narrative substance with sheer popcorn entertainment.
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Fifty Shades Freed
(8)Fifty Shades Freed brings the E.L. James’ book-based trilogy to its climax with plenty of sex, overwrought drama, and unintentional humor.
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The Cloverfield Paradox
(13)The Cloverfield Paradox is a disjointed, but enjoyable sci-fi horror/thriller that has mixed success as a shared universe film.
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Winchester
(6)Winchester is a bland horror film that avoids being altogether forgettable thanks to leads Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke.
