This debut feature is a slow yet aching take on nostalgia

The newest Marvel show is a kid-oriented fare

The Norse god’s fourth stand-alone film has an enticing villain and an aversion to self-seriousness

The cynical superhero show continues its strong and unpredictable run

The Toy Story spin-off is an enjoyable if derivative feature

Part 2 features the climactic, but safe finale

Scott Derrickson’s return to horror is a winningly creepy one

The spin-off series has an exciting finale surrounding by filler

Baz Luhrmann’s brings his bombastic flash to the King of Rock and Roll’s biopic

The capstone to the new Jurassic trilogy is a convoluted disappointment

The newest batch of episodes from the Netflix hit are starting to show their stretch limits

The long-awaited sequel delivers a proper homage and evolution to the first film

The newest entry in the Crawley saga is a delightful reunion if narratively stale

Alex Garland’s third feature brings his unique style and vision to an analysis of the patriarchy

The universe-hopping sequel is entertaining if distracted in setting up other films

The Marvel Egyptian superhero is refreshingly averse from superheroing

Celina Sciamma’s latest is another emotionally powerful film

The Nicolas Cage meta film is a fun if generic comedy

This refreshingly original film is a fascinating if slightly overwhelming watch

The WeWork series starts off conventionally, but builds in complexity

Robert Egger’s latest is another unique and immersive feature

Roger Michell’s last film is a fun if shallow true story

The latest in the wizarding franchise corrects some mistakes, but still feels like unnecessary filler

Michael Bay’s newest offers nothing new

This sequel is a rushed affair that wisely leans on the strengths of the original

This limited series is a solid if unambitious look at Elizabeth Holmes

The newest Sony Marvel film is a messy slog

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum charm this film into an enjoyable flick

Eva Husson’s forbidden romance loses itself in stylistic choices

Joachim Trier’s newest takes on the existentialism of young generations

Joe Wright’s musical adaptation is an overall winning take on the classic romance

Matt Reeves’ take on the caped crusader is a refreshingly engaging one

The sophmore season of the HBO hit dives into surrealism

The long-awaited video-game adaptation is generically enjoyable

Alejandro Amenabar’s TV debut is a contemplation of the value of culture

James Gunn’s spin-off show is an intriguing action comedy

Shonda Rhimes’ second contribution to her Netflix deal is a dangerous disappointment

Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie novel is once again unbalanced

This Mandalorian spin-off is disappointingly uninspired

Roland Emmerich’s latest fails to deliver even on action

The newest Scream follows too-similar tropes

Simon Kinberg’s all-female spy thriller is hopelessly generic

An Incredibly Multi-Layered Film that Brings More Depth and Emotional Intensity than Its Genre Demanded

A Set of Thrilling Action Sequences Stringed Together By a Hazy Plot The action movie genre used to be the biggest draw in cinemas, however, with the rise of the superhero subgenre the more classic shoot-em-ups have been slowly fading in the background, finding a home in straight-to-video. Only...

A Bold Film Asking Viewers to Look at Today’s Polarizing Society in the Guise of an Action Thriller.

A Satisfying Pixar Entry that, While Better than Other Animated Content, is “Tame” by the Studio’s Standards.

An Achieved Horror Film that Uses its Haunting Premise to Comment on Domestic Abuse.

A By-the-Numbers Studio Film that Proves to be a Milestone in Quality for the Video Game Movie Genre.

Another Stale American Remake of a Superior Foreign Language Film Despite Parasite (2019) winning the Oscar for Best Picture, Americans still find it extremely hard to watch a foreign film. While we might hopefully not be getting a Parasite remake (there is an HBO series in the works, but produced...

The Female Ensemble Film is a Fun Show of a Unique Style and Voice in a Stale Superhero Universe

Ritchie Goes Back to the Format and Genre that First Launched His Career with a Stellar Cast, Delivering a Fun Ride

A Poignant Subject That Is Constricted By an Aimless Script and Slow Pace

A Chaotic Film That Bungles Its Narrative, Characters, Massive Budget, and All-Star Cast It’s surprising to say, but out of all the iterations of the Dolittle story, the seeming trashy Eddie Murphy ones are the best. They were able to capture the ridiculousness of the premise of a doctor who...

An Attempt at a Modernized Sequel that is Still Weighed Down by Its Outdated Tropes

An Incredibly Immersive and Captivating Film with A Powerful (and still unfortunately timely) Anti-Bellicose Message

A Showcase a Longing and Restraint that Will Linger With Viewers Long After the Credits Roll

A Timely and Informative Film that Fails to Reach Into a Sentimental Dimension.

A Cautionary Film that Seeks to Show the Dangerous Clash of Ideologies and Their Blind Devotees

A Triumphant Reflection From Almodovar and a Career-Best Performance from Banderas

A Delightful Film With Stellar Performances, But Which Seems to Shy Away from the Shadows Surrounding it

A Supposed Ensemble Piece Overtaken by the Very Intriguing Takes on The Famed Rival Siblings

A Film that Plays it Disappointingly Safe, Leading to an Anti-Climactic and Sloppy End for the Saga

The Safdie Brothers’ Collaboration with an Unlikely Cast Bring About An Exhilarating Film

Two Beautifully Crafted Narratives and Atmospheres Which Struggle to Smoothly Gel Together

The Popular Andrew Lloyd Weber Proves to Be Indigestible The “Cats” musical has proven to be one of the biggest success stories in stage history, both on Broadway in New York as much as the West End in London. The musical was adapted by legendary Broadway writer/composer Andrew Lloyd Weber from a...

An Uninspired Sequel Who’s Fun Gimmicks Don’t Paint Over Serious Flaws

A Perfectly Balanced Film that Delves into Deep Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Trauma

A Film About the Fox News Scandal that Suffers from A Messy Structure, but Thrives in Its Atmospheric Immersion Fox News arose in the 1990s as a refreshing option for conservative Americans. The network grew to be the biggest news conglomerate in the United States. This was all thanks to a...

Eastwood Fails to Shake Off a Very Black-and-White View of the Eponymous Character’s Tribulations

A Smaller Yet Satisfying and Professional End to Jesse Pinkman's Journey It’s curious, a couple of years ago the jump from TV to film would be the sign of big things to come: bigger budget, higher audience reach, etc. However, as TV and streaming have exploded in the past five years, this jump to...

An Expertly Executed Film that Breaks Out of its Mold Taking a Deeper Look at Corporate Politics and Car Mechanics

Hanks Inhabits his Fred Rogers Astonishingly in a Film that Suffers from Having Him Too Relegated.

A Fun and Refreshing Take on the Murder-Mystery Genre, with More Political Depth than Anyone Expected

A Quietly Restrained Film that Expertly Delivers On the Trembling Rage of Its Scandal The courtroom film has been a very prolific subgenre, managing to show the intricacies of American justice, with a frequent penchant for flair. The likes of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Verdict (1982), My...

A Satisfying Yet Inferior Sequel to the First Worldwide Hit

A Character Study that Relies on Dread Over Jump Scares It’s hard to imagine today, but The Shining (1980) was a tremendous financial flop back in its day. It was with video release that the film slowly began to attract a cult following. After nearly 40 years, and six years since Stephen King...

A Socially Well-Intentioned Film that Falters with Tonal and Directorial Flip-Flopping Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981) was one of the few properties from the past that empowered women, while at the same time taking advantage of a bit of objectification. The property was exploited with good awareness...

Expertly Crafted, Acted, and Set, Yet Lacking an Emotional Common Ground with the Viewer

A Hilarious and Yet Dramatically Powerful Look at Nazi Ideology Wrought with Perfect Balance by Taika Waititi

An Expertly Crafted Crime Epic With Impervious Performances and Supreme Directing

A Seeming By-the-Numbers Holiday Romance Invigorated by Witty Writing, Adept Directing, and a Magnetic Lead

A Surprisingly Solid and Respectful War Film from Roland Emmerich, that Still Trips into Treacherous Pitfalls

Edward Norton Can’t Do It All in a Dull Mystery Film With An Impressive Cast

A Captivating and Unique Film in All its Aspects, Which Delivers a Multi-Layered View of the Human Mind

A Heavily Recycled Story Waters Down the Feminist Revisionist Intentions of the Filmmakers

A Visually Appealing and Informative Piece that is Missing Some Pause and Character Focus The Harvey Weinstein scandal in 2017 sent shockwaves around Hollywood as well as the world. The allegations proved so condemning in the public eye that the Weinstein Company production company was liquidated,...

A Film That Tries to Show and Explain Too Much Losing Its Core and Grounding

A Unpredictable and Enrapturing Film that Proves to Be One of the Experiences of the Year

The Sequel to a Live-Action Remake Plays it Safe And Constrains Itself Unnecessarily

A Sequel that Meets Expectations with its Meta-Humor and Gleeful Cast

An Important Exposition of a Historical Figure, Marred by the Responsibilities of Being the First Film to Tell Her Story

The Experimental Effects End Up Distracting from an Already Generic and Unimaginative Story

A Bold Cinematic Piece that Takes on an Unexplored Perspective with an Insuperable Joaquin Phoenix

Zellweger’s Performance Dazzles and Justifies the Viewing of an Otherwise Limited Film

The Franchise’s Increasing Bend Towards Racism Hits a New High in this Latest Entry

A Visually Stunning Space Epic Whose Story and Concept Seem Only Half-Finished.

A Satisfying Cinematic Continuation of the Fabulous Television Series

A Promising and Serious Perspective is Tangled with Irrational Comedic Moments and a Dispersed Structure

Delicate and Faithful Directing Along with a Stellar Cast, Are Dragged Down by a Flat Ansel Elgort

A Fun Integration of The Boss' Songs with a Poignant and Emotional View into Multiculturalism in Britain It seems to be the year of the music biopic. There has been a surge of music biopics since Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) immortalized Queen. 2019 has brought us the lives of Elton John in Rocketman...

Set 27 Years Later, the Now Adult Characters and Pennywise Return to Recapture the Dread of the First Film

The Originality From the Iconic Book Series Carries an Otherwise by the Numbers Horror Flick

A Revelatory Film with Its Bold Foray into a Difficult Subject and Highlighting the Talents of Wang and Awkwafina

A Tense and Enjoyable Fable-like Horror Film Commenting on Multiple Relevant Issues of Today

The Young Performers’ Erring Performances Are Evidenced by Weak Directing

Quentin Tarantino Delivers a Restrained and Introspective View at Hollywood and Violence

A Successful Spin-Off That Sheds Tiresome Aspects from the Franchise While Paving A New and Exciting Path

An Intelligent Sophomore Outing From Ari Aster With A Less Scary Yet Effectively Unsettling Film

The Visually Stunning Remake Doesn’t Dare Deviate From Its Predecessor in Nearly Everything

A Satisfying Horror Follow-Up to Jordan Peele’s Get Out

A Fun Entry into Richard Curtis’ Filmography, Enhanced by the Leads, Music, and Director

Another Charming and Fun Entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Successful Horror Hordes Get a New Look in Jim Jarmusch's Take of the Genre The zombie genre has been surprisingly flexible to infuse symbolism. Since the mainstream launch of the genre with George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968), the genre has explored the fear that people had with...

A Risky Sequel that Delivers on Humor, Emotions, and Our Beloved Characters

A Desperate and Flat Sequel that Suffers the Absences of its Original Duo and Director

A Bold and Enjoyable Movie for the Majority of its Runtime that Betrays its Own Ideals in Its Finale

A Sequel That Crams Too Many Plots to Reach a Time-Limit, and Resorts to Cheap Violence

Timid Filmmaking and an Unmotivated Cast Drag Down this Franchise Bookend  It’s curious that the recent comic book craze was started unknowingly by X-Men (2000) nearly 20 years ago. That franchise has gained momentum as the studios around Fox developed their own sustaining cinematic universes....

A Promising Team Is Incapable of Breathing any Thrills, Stakes, or Entertainment into this Dud

Bold and Risky Filmmaking Along with an Invincible Lead Performance Bring Us One of the Films of the Year

A Tonally Indecisive Film that Fails to Even Stage Exciting Monster Fights and Wastes an Impressive Cast

Olivia Wilde's Directorial Debut Proves to Be a Hilariously Enjoyable Ride  The high school coming-of-age story has been done in film countless times, and yet the exploration of such an experimental age keeps providing material for filmmakers to explore. However, the stories of maturation have...

A Curious Spin on its Genre Bogged by a Bland Lead and Reliance on Gore When there is enough saturation in any given genre, there are attempts to experiment and spin new perspectives. Such is the case with Scream (1996) in the horror genre, or The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with the musical....

A Remake that Recaptures the Fun and Enhances/Corrects Other Aspects, but Shadows the Former Too Closely.

A Tonally Satisfying New Entry Whose Originality and Spontaneity Seem to be Fading

A Dud Gender-Switch Remake That Lacks Originality and Respect For the Cause It’s Trying to Push

Yet Another Atrocious Video-Game Adaptation Where Only Reynolds Escapes the Mess

A Funny Comedy with a Bungled Romantic Concept

The Reboot Tries to Set a New Tone that Simply Tears Down the Essence and Fun of the Story

A Crammed Biopic That Smartly Deviates from Its’ Subject’s Works

Marvel Bookends its Infinity Saga With a Cinematic Experience of Heroic Proportions That Fully Delivers.

Stephen King’s Charisma Gives More Intrigue to the Film that the Filmmakers and Cast’s Attempts

Another DC Film that Breaks From the Moody Mold of its Predecessors And Proves to Be a Breath of Fresh Air

An Enriched Remake That Revels in Simplicity and the Magic of Dancing

Another Satisfying And On-Brand Marvel Film that Breaks New Ground In Terms of Representation  The wave of female representation in blockbusters is finally finding traction. After the success of Wonder Woman in 2017 for DC, the rival superhero studio Marvel has released their first stand-alone...

An Enjoyable Biopic-Wrestling Movie That Just Shies Away from Tackling Deeper Subjects in its World

Burton and His Style Fit Perfectly, But Heavy Focus on Humans and Weak Leads Bog Down This Adaptation

A Sweet Ending to a Beloved and Surprisingly Good Franchise

The Film Has Enjoyable Action But Is Too Bogged Down By So Much Content and Poor Execution.

A Continuously Funny and Creative Sequel that Nevertheless Doesn’t Bring Anything New to the Franchise

Dan Gilroy Delivers a Bizarre and Unsuccessful Critique of the Commercialization of Art

Peter Jackson Delivers Another Stunning Use of Cinematic Technology

A Warm Film That Takes A Look at Our Definitions of Family

More Focused on Honoring its Subjects than Finessing its Story

Joe Cornish Delivers a Sophmore Outing With Great Originality But a Chaotic Finale

 A Talented Lead Actress and Director are Wasted on a Bad Script and Juvenile Editing A rumor has gone around Hollywood actresses, that in order to get awards attention you have to make yourself ugly. This seemed to be a pattern with the Oscars awarded to Charlize Theron for Monster and Halle...

Director Mimi Leder Plays it Safe with a Solid Cast and an Inspiring Subject Matter

Shyamalan’s Attempt at a Trilogy Falls Disappointingly Flat

An Unnecessary Remake that Dumbs Down from the Original

A Compact and Short Movie that Delivers the Emotional and Cinematic Punches of an Epic In order to tell an epic tale you don’t necessarily need to have a long runtime. A two hours plus movie doesn’t necessarily grant an approval of being a good film, and yet many filmmakers and Hollywood seem to...

The Adaptation of the Acclaimed 1974 Novel Is a Delicate and Powerful Film

A Gripping Thriller/Horror that Plays with the Sense of Sight

An Expertly Made Film of an Incredibly Hard Subject to Bring to Screen

The Veteran Filmmaker Keeps Churning Out Films, with His Latest Being His Return to Acting

The Sequel Wows with Its Lead Actress and Inspirational Choreography

A Film that Breaks the Sexism and Lack of Plot from the Previous Transformers Movies with Style The Transformers franchise has come to symbolize a behemoth of capitalistic consumerism, with blatant branding being shown in every frame and shameless exploitation of women as objects and explosions...

The Biggest Flop of 2018 is Actually A Fine Blockbuster by Today’s Standards

Another By the Numbers and Generic Superhero Flick.

Andy Serkis Delivers a More Solid Yet Wobbly Second Feature with Impressive Motion-Capture Performances

A Poetic Film From Cuaron that Triumphs in Art But Will Alienate Mainstream Viewers with Its Pacing and Story

The Filmmakers of 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie Bring Us a Surprisingly Fresh take on Spider-Man

The Film Gives Plenty of Moments for its Two Stars to Shine, but Loses itself Structurally.

A Film that Glosses Over Important Historical Events in An Attempt to Idolize its Protagonist

An Underreported Issue is Brought to Light By A Competent Film With a Fabulous Roberts and Hedges

Peter Farrelly Makes a Successful and Inspiring Switch to Drama with the Help of Two Stellar Lead Performances

Melissa McCarthy Delivers a Smart Dramatic Turn in this Accomplished Feature Melissa McCarthy is known to movie fans for being the intense comedic actress that can have you rolling on the ground laughing in a second’s notice. The American actress showed a dramatic side of her in the 2014 film St....

Joel Edgerton's Sophmore Directorial Effort Delivers a Mixed Bag, Despite a Tremendous Lucas Hedges  Dramas about homosexuality can be hard to conceive, as it is easy to fall into pitying the protagonist(s), this especially can happen when the filmmaker is straight. However, Joel Edgerton has...

Yorgos Lanthimos Cements Himself as One of the Unique Visionaries of Cinema Today

An Unabashed Cash Grab by the Studio with an Inept Adaptation of the Classic Tale

The Latest Rocky/Creed Entry that Tries to Strike a Balance Between Looking Back and Moving On It’s hard to believe that the eighth entry of this boxing franchise is keeping the series strong and running; even if it is the same rehashing story of the underdog. The new Creed franchise is a...

Lasseter’s Last Film with Dinsey Animation Is Original But Falters with a Generic Last Act

Guadagnino’s Latest Is a Throwback to the Build-Up of Dread in this Remake

An Enjoyable Picture that Feels More like a Writing Exercise.

A Sluggish Pace and Abundant Sub-Plots Drag Down a Good Premise and Impressive Cast

Lisbeth Salander Returns in an Americanized and Mainstream Sequel that Will Let Down Avid Fans

A Film That Struggles to Tell a Stand-Alone Story

An Satisfying B-Horror Flick that Looks to Be Taking Seriously

A Film with Right Intentions but Wrong Measurements in Bringing About An Artistic View into Van Gogh’s Life.

The New Dr. Seuss Adaptation Proves Charming Enough to Remind Viewers of the Author’s Magic

Great Intentions Are Dragged Down by an Insecure Lead Performance and Accumulated Stumbles

A Movie That Requires Patience But Is an Enjoyable Character Study with Strong Performances

Rami Malek Gives the Film Some Heart and Pace that Off-Screen Drama Jeopardized  Sometimes the drama that goes into making a movie can eclipse the actual story being told. However, when the film you’re trying to make is about the rock band Queen and its lead singer Freddie Mercury, it’s hard to...

A Predictable Blockbuster Loosely Inspired by Its Source Material

A Powerful Film Filled With Contagious Activism

Jonah Hill Delivers a Stunningly Powerful and Complete Debut Feature

Michael Meyer’s 11th Gracing of Our Screens Is An Enjoyable Direct Sequel to the 1978 Original

An Unnecessary and Time Wasting Sequel

Another Success For Both Chazelle and Gosling, Who Deliver a Fitting Tribute to Neil Armstrong

Another Original And Entertaining Film In the Director’s Second Outing.

A Confused Director that Struggles to Translate His Style into This Chosen Genre

Redford Delivers One Strong and Supposedly Final Performance In an Entertaining and Poetic Film

Marketed As a Super-Villain Film, The Actual Product is Yet Another Origin Story. Been There, Done That

A Snooze-Fest Filled with Absent Directing, a Cringey Script, and Bad Performances

An Incredible True Story is Turned Bland With a Weak Lead Performance and Rushed Plot

A Warm Film That Plays it Safe But Delivers Well There’s nothing wiser than a child. Children are gifted with not having the complexities of life drilled into them, and thus are able to approach every situation with simple solutions that seem to be answers sought by life-long philosophers. This...

Bradley Cooper’s Directorial Debut Is a True Success With a Powerful Lady Gaga Performance.

Lee’s Latest Rediscovers Some Narrative Balance But Still Doesn’t Harken his Greatest Films

The Innovative Way the Story Is Told Plus A Gripping Story Combine For a Thrilling Ride

Another Sci-Fi Project from the Stranger Things Producer that Falls Short of His High Bar

Tom Cruise Still Has It As He Brings Us Another Surprisingly Enjoyable and Well-Made MI Film

An Anticipated Sequel that Falls Flat On All Fronts

A Funny and Emotional Romantic Comedy that Breaks the Dry Streak of the Genre The romantic comedies phase lasted from the early 90s to the mid-2000s with great hits such as Love Actually, Notting Hill, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Bridget Jones’ Diary. In the past decade, the genre has died out,...

A By-the-Numbers Remake/Sequel Who’s Leads Manage to Infuse Some Spark Into a Safe Script

Yet Another Unnecessary Sequel Tainting the Legacy of the Original Film

With 20 Minutes of Actual Story to Tell The Sequel Falls Short of the High Bar Set By Recent Marvel Films.

A Surprising Sequel That Holds Onto Smart Action And Good Actors

Pixar Wit Carries the Film with a More Subpar Superhero Plot

A Film With a Mesh of Creative Voices Which Yet Manages to Pull Off a Fun Time

Meshing Revenge-Tale and Sci-Fi Proves to be Fruitful for Leigh Whannell’s Second Directorial Outing

The Merc-with-a-mouth Returns In a Blander Sequel When the first film in a series is such a success, it’s very hard for any sequel to live up to the standards set. Deadpool was a surprise hit that became a cinematic phenomenon with its satirical take on the superhero genre; naturally we’ve...

A Film About the Hard Work and tolls of Motherhood

After Ten Years of Build Up Marvel Fans Finally Get their Big Show-Down.

A Gripping Thriller With a Simple Yet Innovative Horror Premise.

Wes Anderson’s Unique Style Sharpens As He Delivers Yet Another Original and Creative Tale

A Spy Flick Centered on Gore and Seduction that Proves Acceptable and Disappointing at the Same Time

A Skilled Director Flops By Biting off More that She Can Chew.

A Stale Sequel Missing the Flavor of The First Film’s Director

A Mellow and Disappointing Film from a Much More Talented Filmmaker

A More Logical and Contemporary Take on the Lara Croft Character

Another Fantastical Universe Is Being Set Up

An Original and Witty Comedy that Comes as a Breath of Fresh Air for the Genre

A Breakthrough Film For Many Reasons that Becomes One of Marvel’s Best

A Quality Franchise with Innovative Marketing Techniques is Let Down with a Generic Film The Cloverfield movies’ marketing campaigns have been absolutely fascinating to watch. The first trailers or posters for the films have been announced mere weeks before the film is set to premiere (when some...

A Generic Noir Thriller With An Unnecessary Twist that Bludgeons any Potential

A Bettered Sequel that Brings Us Optimism and Warmth in Such Dour Times

A Blatantly Patriotic Propaganda Film Targeting a Very Specific Audience

An Original Sequel that Taps into the Unexplored Video Game Culture

A Classic Western That Is As Good A Genre Film As You Can Get

A Slow But Calculated Film With a Wonkily Executed Finale

Aaron Sorkin Makes His Successful Directorial Debut Aided By a Strong Jessica Chastain

Ridley Scott Takes A Risk For the Integrity of the Film and It Pays Off Spectacularly.

The Third Installment Tries Too Hard to Be Different And Ends Up Disappointing in the Process

Indie Director Alexander Finally Gets a Big Budget and Creates An Incredibly Original Yet Wrongly Marketed Film Alexander Payne has always been a director given small budgets, focusing on personal stories that comment on a larger aspect of the human or American life. His previous works include...

Another Step by Martin McDonagh With A Beautifully Written and Acted Film

A Well-Made Spielberg Film that Harkens a Warning About the Current Treatment of the Press

Del Toro Delivers Us a Completely Unique and Wonderful Piece of Cinema

An Incredible Directorial Debut Which Delivers A Fabulously Relatable and Original Film

Another Wonderful Pixar Film that Delves into A Colorful and Lush Culture Pixar, just like many Hollywood studios, has fallen into the sequlitis wave, their last fully original film was back in 2015 with The Good Dinosaur, and even that was an adaptation of a children’s book. The next slate of...

Bland Music and Hollow Writing Bring Down A Cast And Production Designer’s Considerable Efforts

James Franco Pulls Double Duty as Director and Actor and Considerably Succeeds The 2003 film The Room is widely considered the worst movie ever made. Many dubbed it as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies.” The incredible character of Tommy Wiseau is the writer, director, and star of this film; his...

Director Rian Johnson Takes Beloved Characters on New Paths, But Loses Some of the Magic on the Way

Annette Bening Shines in An Otherwise Menial Film

A Botched Superhero Team-Up that Rushes to Assemble the Team and Make Them Fight

A Fabulous Biopic That Plays Around with the Presentation of Facts

Branagh Doles Out a Very Satisfying Remake Infused with a Fanboy’s Passion

Another Failed Attempt That Ends Up Summarizing Decisions Rather Than Analyzing the Man Making Them Gary Oldman is known as the “Chameleon” for shape-shifting into his different characters; to give an example he can play bad-ass sexy wizard Sirius Black in Harry Potter, or he can play an equally...

A Delicate Romance that Mixes European and American Filmmaking Many Americans see the history of cinema as only that of films made inside the United States or with American actors; many disregard the incredible material and milestones reached outside American borders. In the case of American films...

A Beautiful Encapsulation of the Innocence, Joy, and Magic of Children

Steve Carell Delivers Another Incredible Performance in Linklater’s Veteran Road Movie

An Entertaining Biopic of a Young Thurgood Marshall

An Incredible True Story That Brings Both Entertainment, Quality, and One Hell of a Tom Cruise Performance.

A Beloved Cult-Classic Gets A Blander Yet Worthy Sequel

An Inspiring True Story Of Women Power.

A Worthy Sequel, with Early Signs of Franchise Bloating

Arronofsky Delivers a Film that Had Good Intentions, But Spiraled Out of Control

A Solid Adaptation Stronger In It’s Character Arcs than the Horror

A Cautionary Tale on the Phone Addictions of Today

Soderbergh Comes Out of Retirement to Give Us Another Enjoyable Heist Flick

Robert Pattinson and the Safdie Brothers Deliver A Unique Genre Movie

Taylor Sheridan Delivers Another Satisfying Look at the Fading Midwestern America

A Fantastic Mockumentary on A Man’s Fall from Grace, Funded by the Director Alone

A Philosophical Journey through a Hollywood Blockbuster

Another Blunt Installment in Michel Bay’s Explosion Bonanza Franchise

A Witty and High School-themed Reboot (Again) for the Webbed Superhero

Nolan’s Tenth Feature Is an Absolute Masterpiece

An Original Villain Keeps this Third Installment Fresh Enough Illumination Entertainment is an absolute cash behemoth. They’ve only released seven films, but that has been enough to eclipse the likes of Dreamworks (which they bought through their parent company Universal) and become one of the...

An Incredibly Calculated Build Up that Fizzles With a Disappointing Finale

A Hilarious and Refreshingly Touching Story

Another Exhilarating Entry into Wright’s Filmography.

An Intriguing But Worn Out Snapshot At Today’s Social Climate.

Rachel Weisz is Great But the Movie Itself Is Too Bland

A Chaotic Script With Unenergetic Directing Child actors are becoming rare in modern times, mostly due to stricter union rules, but also because of the awareness of how fame ruins childhoods. However, we’ve had a recent batch of great young actors, the two most prominent of which have been paired...

Pixar's Most Embarrassing and Lazy Cash Grab Pixar has been the staple of quality in Hollywood for nearly two decades. However, their recent foray into sequels has seen a slump in recent outings like Monster’s University, Finding Dory, and Cars 2. The latter title has spawned a third film, which...

The Third Reboot of the Classic Horror Film Proves Underwhelming

A Woman Power Superhero Film That Breaks Glass Ceilings and Stagnated Superhero Tropes Alike

The Pirates Franchise Is Slowly Drying Out

A Wasted Cast in a Badly Written and Lazily Directed Summer Flick.

Guy Ritchie Stumbles Again On Another Blockbuster

The Veteran Director Gives Us a Visually Pleasing But Tension-less Alien Prequel.

An Enjoyable Sequel Yet A Bit Clunkier than the First

An Expected Entry in the Car Racing Behemoth

Tonally The Same As the Original But Narratively this Sequel Falls Flat

An Incredible True Story that is Mired by It’s Overused Genre and Weak Writing

A Surprisingly Well Crafted Origin Story that Ushers In New Talent for Hollywood

A Good Premise Is Carried Through With Generic Satisfaction

An Unnecessary and Bland Remake That’s a Selfish Disney Money-Grab

A Promising Debut for Jordan Peele with this Subtle Horror Flick

A Failed Attempt of Studio Catering to an Emerging Market

A Very Satisfying Follow-Up That Sets Up an Exciting Trilogy

A Superficial Story Telling Bars This Film From Getting to Cozy with the Audience.

Jackman Gets Sent Off With a Gritty and Violent Splash

An Appreciated Satire That Loses Itself a Bit with a Lengthy Ending

The Bogged Franchise Comes to a Moderately Dignified End

A Faulty Perspective Gives The Protagonist Undeserved Praise

An Absolute Insult of a Movie

A Powerful Performance from the Suave Actor Fits Well With an Entertaining True Story

Shyamalan Gets His Sh*t Together And Delivers A Satisfying Horror Film

An Ambitious Premise That Plays It Safe After The Preceding Studio Misfires

Another Triumph From the Wahlberg-Berg Collaboration

Too On the Nose About An Amazing Story That Took Too Long to Get to the Screen

A Celebration of Women of Then and Now

The Talented Cast Barely Makes It Through A Photocopy of a Movie

Not An Overtly Original Comedy, But A Funny One Nevertheless

A Gangster Flick That Doesn’t Come Out of the Shadow of the Betters of its Genre

Another Failed Video Game Adaptation That Further Drowns The Hopes For Any Successful Adaptation.

An Adorable Film With A Great Musical Playlist That Shies Away from Some Narrative Decisions

A Positive Adaptation of the Short Story, That Nevertheless Falls into Kiddie-Film Tropes

Washington Throws His Hat in the Ring to Be Considered A Great Director as Well As Actor

An Unnecessary Film That Almost Surprises Us All, But is Brought Down By An Overstuffed Finale

An Underwhelming Ensemble Piece Where Most of the Cast Were Cashing In Every year there’s a Christmas ensemble film, the best of which has probably been Love Actually. This year we got Collateral Beauty, another ensemble piece about the values of life in Christmas time. Collateral Beauty is the...

Another Great Thought-Provoking Film from the Canadian Auteur, Who This Time Tackles Aliens.

An Incredibly Smart Political Drama Whose Speedy Narrative Might Cost it Some Audience Members

A Nostaligic Return to the Musical Genre That Captures Us All With It’s Grace and Ambition

An Incredibly True Story of How a Man Searched for His Family

A High School Film That Brings Back the Tone and Humor of the John Hughes Films of Old

A Spectacular Reaction Of Filmmakers and Performers Brings Us an Incredible Biopic to Behold

An Incredible First Half of the Film is Tarnished By the Nonsensical Second Half

Disney Delivers Another Sure Hit With Great Enjoyment for Everyone

An Imperfect Film Nevertheless Shows the Progress of Designer Tom Ford into a Fabulous Director

A Spectacular Performance from Casey Affleck In A Tragically Beautiful Film

The Wizarding World Is Back With A Hopeful and Enjoyable First Film in the New Spin-Off

An Enjoyable Film of a Genre That Has Been Incredibly Overused in Hollywood

A Let-Down From The Creative and Acting Team As the WWII Thriller Barely Rapts Your Attention.

Yet Another Appeasing Film from the Comic Behemoth That Continues Delivering  Marvel is becoming a world power within Hollywood itself. It’s snagging up A-list talent left and right for the best and for the worst. Its Marvel Cinematic Universe idea has been snagged up by other studios (notably DC...

The Return of Mel Gibson Behind the Camera Proves Fruitful with This Great War Epic

Jeff Nichols Delivers Another Subtly Acted and Directed Film That Comes At An Extremely Relevant Time

A Bland Sequel That Plays it Safe And Delivers A Generic Action Thriller

A Predictable and Generic Thriller that Picks Up Thanks to a Nail-Biting Last Act

A Touching Look at the Upbringing of a Black Boy as He Determines Who He Wants to Be

A Silly Script Ruins a Film with Potential.

An Incredibly Powerful Film, that is Fraught by its Off-Screen Turmoil

A Messy Film With Strong Performances That Only Redeems Itself with a Great Final Act

A Perfect Pairing of Story and Director Which Derails in Its Final Moments

A New Hollywood Partnership Shows Potential for a Bright Future Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg have struck an incredibly productive partnership. The director and the movie star have collaborated on two previous projects, one was the war film Lone Survivor in 2013, and they also both produced the HBO...

A Inspiring and Honest Film that Nevertheless has Terrible Pace

A Surprisingly Winning Film, that is Full of Fun for Adults as Well as Kids

A Very Entertaining Western that Racks Up Extra Points for Its Great Cast

A Great Effort from A-list Filmmakers That Nevertheless Can’t Blunt the Tackiness

An Informative Film, that Doesn’t Find A Dramatic Core

One of the Most Beautiful Films Telling One of the Best Stories of the Year

A Great Look into Deep America and their Disappearing Way of Life

Eastwood and Hanks Take on A Film With Little Story and Produce A Stirring Picture

Director Todd Phillips Tries to Transition to the Dramatic Genre With an Uneven Film

A Classic Woody Allen Film That Lives Up to Expectations Woody Allen is one of the greatest filmmakers of our time; over his career he has averaged more than one film per year. It’s normal to see a Woody Allen film come out every year, some are considered simply average works, and others stand...

A Rehash of a Character That Has No Story Left to Tell

A Creative Animated Outing from Rogen and Goldberg

Another Film That is Hijacked By a Panicking Studio

A Better Pixar Sequel than Most, But Not On Par With Pixar’s Greatest

The Two Biggest Stars Deliver a Satisfactory Buddy Comedy  The two most bankable stars in the world right now are Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson. The first made his career in stand-up shows and in comedy films. The second one started off as a famous WWE wrestler, and then moved on to big action...

An Improvement on the First Film But Too Little Too Late

A (Finally) Notable Video Game Adaptation that Does Well to Imitate Lord of the Rings

A Forced Sequel That Is Handed a Lazy Script and an Uninspired Cast

A Nice Adaptation of A Jane Austen Novel that Takes on a Different and Less Dense Narrative

A Predictable and Generic Film Make the Cast’s Efforts Be In Vain

A Independent Film that Feels Fresh and Original, For Once

A Hilarious Mockery of Celebrities of Today

A Very Weird Film that Thankfully Never Takes Itself Too Seriously

The Film is a By the Numbers Superhero Flick that Is Directed More by the Studio than the Director

The Controversial Shane Black Confirms His Second Comeback With a Great Buddy-Cop Comedy

Zac Efron Proves Once Again He’s Got Promising Comedic Talent, The Film Itself Is Funny if Unoriginal

A Bold Tackle at Adapting a Video Game, but Whose Story is Too Generic and Played Safe.

A Notable Effort from Vallée that Gets A Bit Lost With Its Contradictory Characters Jean-Marc Vallée is one of my personal favorite directors. He has created such great films like Dallas Buyers Club, Wild, and the fabulous C.R.A.Z.Y. His most recent film, Demolition, teams him up with the superb...

A Remake of the Classic Disney Movie that Satisfies with It’s Casting and Incredible Visual Effects

A Gory Action Fest that Pushes the Boundaries of Cinema with a First Person POV

Another Heartfelt Movie From Linklater That Explores College and Happiness

Jeff Nichols Delivers A Gripping Film That Adds to His Potential As A Director

Schwentke and His Creative Team Stagnate Themselves With A Dull Script and Bored Stars.

Another CGI Mess From the Director that Briefly Flickers to Life With Affleck

A Brilliant Claustrophobic Thriller

A Child’s Movie that Is Much More For Adults

A Tension Filled Examination at Drone Warfare and its Moral Dillemas

Newcomer Egerton and Jackman’s Star Give Us a Underdog Movie

A Funny and Satirical Superhero Parody Being able to laugh at oneself is one of the most admirable and useful things in life. It allows you to take self-criticism and in a way, it helps you become a better person by identifying your faults. Marvel is one of the most powerful movie studios in...

A Slow Film that Is Too Afraid of Taking Itself Seriously

An Enjoyable Tribute to 50s Cinema

An Intensly Creative Film That Pushes A Bit Too Much to Extremes.

A Pleasant Surprise from the Transformers Director

DiCaprio and Iñarritu Produce Another Incredible Film That Pushed Both Their Limits

A Puppet Director Is More Focused on Imitating that Leading It’s Cast.

Tarantino Pleases and Imbues and Important Message About Race

A Lost Director and Script Miss Out On a Great Cast and Premise

Jennifer Lawrence Sustains a Crazy Film from David O. Russell

An Inspiring Look at the Trauma that Affects American Football Players American football is the most popular sport in the United States of America. It generates more money than many other professional industries, and thus is one of the most powerful organizations in America. In Concussion we see...

J.J. Abrams Successfully Reboots the Disney Blockbuster

The Two Comedic Stars Are Dimmed By A Lazy Screenplay

An Adorable Film With Important Messages for Children… And Adults

A Film that Isn’t Able to Transition Well from the Calm to Action Scenes

A Complex Subject Handled Beautifully by A Transitioning Director

A Great Art Film that Might Be a Little Too Abstract for Most People

A Trimmed Play that Shines in the Action and Non-Speaking Scenes

Weak Directing and Writing Bring Down the Cast’s Efforts

A Masterclass in Acting and One of the Best Films of the Year Entertainment was made in order to take people out of the world they are living in, and go to an entirely different one. This goes back to the bread and circuses of the Roman Empire and all the way to today, where entertainment has been...

The Unnecessary Split of the Last Book Brings the Franchise to An Unsatisfying End

A Surprisingly Satisfying Remake With a Great Cast

An Uneven Film That Ends Up Being Another Forgettable Gangster Flick

 An Incredibly Subtle Film That Is Well Rounded With Two Brilliant Performances Subtlety is a crucial thing in film, and something that is often discarded by many viewers. It is incredibly hard to make a subtle film, but if successful the quality boosts right up, because it is basically telling...

A Good Progression from Jolie on the Director's Path, but Still Not There Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are probably the most well known couple in Hollywood. They are both stellar actors, and recently Jolie has also started to direct feature films. In By the Sea, Pitt and Jolie are reunited as...

A Well Balanced Tribute to the 33 Chilean Miners

Spain’s Oscar Entry Is A Disappointing Film With An Incredibly Forced Story

A Colorful Film that Explores Immigration's Heart We haven’t really had a good immigration drama in, well years. The most memorable of all films is certainly The Godfather Part II (1974), but we also mustn’t forget how well Once Upon A Time in America (1984) portrayed the difficult life of...

An Incredibly Disappointing Entry (Send-off??) to Craig’s 007

One of the Best Films of the Year, and One of the Best Journalistic Movies of All Time

A Film That Exceeds Expectations in All its Facets

A Film Made with No Love or Passion Receives the Such

An Intermittent Script Brings Down the Efforts of a Great Cast

A Great Cast Pulls Off a Film with An Otherwise Timid Script Let’s face it, who doesn’t like to watch food porn? All of the cooking and restaurant movies make the audience’s mouth water, be it a good film or not. You simply fill the screen with montages of cooking and you’re already guaranteed a...

A Film With An Incredibly Important Message that Forgets Its a Film

Finally A Worthy Film of the Silicon Valley Legend

A Confused Documentary that Is Saved By Its Subject

An Incredibly Philosophical Film With Great Performances From Its Leads

An Enlightening Film About The Troubles of Child Soldiers In Africa.

An Irregular Film Whose Last Act Gives Us One of Cinema’s Unique Moments

Del Toro's Latest Outing Finds Him Searching for His Prime Artistry Guillermo Del Toro is a director who has fallen on hard artistic times. He made his big breakout with Pan’s Labyrinth, but then slowly descended into the blockbuster world with the Hellboy series and Pacific Rim, to the point...

Robert DeNiro Does It Again With Hathaway’s Return to Comedy

A Great Team of Filmmakers That Produce a Simple Satisfying Film Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest American directors of all time. He charmed us with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), scared us with Jaws (1975), and made us cry with E.T. (1982). His latest film, Bridge of Spies (2015), is an...

An Incredibly Well Rounded Film, From Technical to Artistic Aspects

A Film That Despite a Slow First Half Reminds Us of the Old Gangster Greats

A Dark Look Into the Mexican Cartel War That is Ripe With Great Performances

A Solid and Cute Film Headed By Lily Tomlin Whose Finale Is Too Tacky

The Solid Tobey Maguire Holds Aloft a Film About Chess

Amenabar Returns to the Big Screen With a Complex Thriller

The New Entry Keeps Building Up a Franchise While Adding An Artistic Tone

A Decent Romantic Walk-and-Talk that Recounts The Obamas’ First Date

The Follow-Up to the Avengers Turns Out to Be A Great Comedy.

The Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Doesn’t Dissapoint

The Prequel/Spinoff Proves that Minions are Great as Supporting Characters Only

The Fifth Installment Flops Critically and Fails To Reboot the Franchise

A Film Which Throws the Script Out the Window and Lacks Cast Dedication

A Film That May Be Hilarious To Some and Insultingly Boring To Others

The Cast of Stellar Actors Performs in a Film that’s a Bit Long in the Middle

A Great Story and Cast Lead A Film Whose Message May Be Taken the Wrong Way Dope is a very original and unique film, in that it places an unusual character: Malcolm (Shameik Moore) a geeky, straight As student living in a dingy neighborhood of Inglewood, California, in the middle of a drug...

McCarthy Proves Again That She’s the Go-To Comedy Actress

The Young Cast In This Great Film Ushers In A New Generation of Actors

Pixar Amazes Us Yet Again

John Cusack Hogs His Role And Almost Ruins the Film

A Blockbuster With a Lazy Script But Notable Directing

A Risky Comedy That Sometimes Steps too Far but Largely Pleases the Show’s Fans

A Lazy Film Whose Story Throws All the Other Aspects Into Disarray.

And Ambitious Film That Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

George Miller Reboots the Series with A Beautifully Entertaining Film

Marvel Restrains its Director From Taking On A Auteristic Tone.

A Good Script Is Overshadowed By Weak Directing

A Fast Paced Film that Properly Portrays the Abruptness of Nature

A Satisfying Blockbuster, but Still A Blockbuster  This is the second film pitting two superheroes against each other after Batman v. Superman. It is also the second film that inserts a disappointing and unnecessary villain. Captain America: Civil War is a great blockbuster film, probably on the...

Another Music Themed Movie from Carney That Delivers Great Songs if Not a Great Film

An Incredibly Acted Film Whose Ideas May Be Too Advanced for Most Audiences

Russell Crowe’s Directorial Debut Proves to Be An Successful One

The Film Sends Off Its Deceased Star Paul Walker In a Tender and Tearful Way

A New Director Goes Off the Rails To Appeal to the Masses and Make More Money

Matthew Vaughn Brings a Quality Action Film and Makes Colin Firth an Action Star

A Spanish Film That Exemplifies The Resurgence of Spanish and Foreign Cinema.

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An Adorable Adaptation of the Classic Children’s Book

A Veteran Director Churns Out a Film that Disregards A Basic Story’s Guidelines

An Unnecessary Film Which Disrespects the Original

A Film That Exceeds All the Expectations and Might Be Eastwood’s Best.

Tim Burton Goes Back to His Roots And Succeeds

An Improvement of a B-Level Franchise That Still Is Too Bogged Down With Its Past

An Interesting Subject and a Great Cast Aren’t Enough to Pull Us Through.

Julianne Moore Gives What May Be Her Best Performance Yet

An Incredibly Complicated Story Shadows a Great Cast and Director

A Reboot of An Unknown Film Will Remain Unknown

A Documentary Disguised As a Film That Teaches Us What’s Important

An Ending that Is Satisfying Enough for Fans

A Film Whose Faults Are Covered Up By Great Directing and Performance

A Film that is Ruined By An Elongated Ending

A Slow Film With a Muddled Narrative and Weak Lead Performance

Jean Marc-Vallée Give Us Yet Another Incredible Film Held Solely by Witherspoon

Cumberbatch Leads a Stellar Supporting Cast in This Untold Story

A Dark, Raw Look into the Media World with the Help of a Resurrecting Jake Gyllenhaal

A Beautifully Acted Film that is a Proper Tribute to Stephen Hawking

A Gripping and Dark Psychological Thriller Led by a Great Cast

A Film That Caused An Overly-exaggerated Reaction

A Film that Ends Up Being Well-Rounded and Enjoyable

A Warm Film Led by Two SNL Alums

Rookie Director Chazelle Surprises Us All With his Unfiltered Look at a Musician’s World

Wes Anderson’s Creativity Goes to New Levels as He Delivers His Best Film Yet

A Studio Ruins The Ending of a Great Franchise

A Film Whose Immensity Is Too Much To Be Summed Up In this Review

Fincher Does It Yet Again With Another Book Adaptation

A Film That Properly Depicts the Horror of War

A Story Ruined By the Weak Ending is Partially Saved by the Cast

Linklater Mesmerizes Us With A Simple Story That Makes This A Most Unique Film Just when you think everything has been done in cinema, in comes Richard Linklater to prove you wrong. Linklater is known for his unique films, where he completely goes against anything mainstream. One of his early...

An Honest Look Inside Musicians’ World With a Great Cast and Amazing Songs

An Incredibly Original Film that Revolutionizes Storytelling in the Way Toy Story Did

A Unique Film that Is Unlike Anything Seen in Cinema Before