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Rating
Title/Year
Author
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1.5/4
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Attending the movies should not come with homework assignments, and if a film only works if you study its backstory in advance, there is something terribly wrong.
Posted Feb 15, 2019
2
Berlin, I Love You (2019)
3
3/4
The expression "more of the same" isn't always what artists want to hear, but for "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" it is very good news indeed.
Posted Feb 8, 2019
4
Stalker (1979)
It's a film that challenges us to be bored, while refusing to be boring.
Posted Feb 7, 2019
5
Miss Bala (2019)
6
4/4
Unbreakable (2000)
"Unbreakable" is likely to stand the test of time as long as stories about superheroes - or heroes in general - are still sought by scared, suffering human beings.
Posted Jan 23, 2019
7
4/4
Glass (2019)
It is a successful movie on its own terms and an ideal closing chapter to M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 trilogy.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
8
Bird Box (2018)
Is it good? Not really, but it doesn't need to be.
Posted Jan 2, 2019
9
Destroyer (2018)
10
Vice (2018)
11
3/4
Bumblebee (2018)
"Bumblebee" does hold up as a fun, family-appropriate movie on its own terms, and redeems its beleaguered franchise in the process.
Posted Dec 21, 2018
12
3/4
Aquaman (2018)
While DCEU heroes like Henry Cavill's Superman and Ben Affleck's Batman were unbearably solemn, it is easy to see that Momoa is having a blast in the lead role.
Posted Dec 21, 2018
13
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
14
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
The film's no great shakes, but Russell's star power in "The Christmas Chronicles" is a gift anyone should be happy to claim.
Posted Dec 17, 2018
15
2.5/4
It is more an experiment than an actual film.
Posted Dec 15, 2018
16
2.5/4
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
A conceit that could have been charming instead comes across as crass.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
17
In some sense one might think of it as the mother recipe of the American Christmas special.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
18
Roma (2018)
19
Ben is Back (2018)
20
Vox Lux (2018)
21
0/4
There aren't enough creative Yiddish insults in the world to adequately express how much I hate Adam Sandler's "Eight Crazy Nights."
Posted Dec 1, 2018
22
2.5/4
Creed II (2018)
There was a great movie in "Creed II," one that peeked out every now and then beneath the suffocating blanket of clichés.
Posted Nov 23, 2018
23
3.5/4
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
I am happy to say that the misogynists' worst fears were realized. This is very much a movie whose female characters are equal to their male counterparts...
Posted Nov 22, 2018
24
3.5/4
The Front Runner (2018)
"The Front Runner" comes along at a particularly relevant time in American political history.
Posted Nov 8, 2018
25
Mid90s (2018)
If Superbad launched an entire subgenre that mocks male insecurity, Mid90s reveals, almost tenderly, the devastation of trying to hide it.
Posted Nov 5, 2018
26
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
27
The Greasy Strangler (2016)
The series promises to be a fitting showcase for Shipka's considerable talent...
Posted Oct 22, 2018
28
3.5/4
Halloween (2018)
In other words, like [Brad] Jones, I agree that this is the best Michael Myers-based "Halloween" movie since 1981's "Halloween II."
Posted Oct 19, 2018
29
3.5/4
CinemAbility (2018)
"CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion" tells a Hollywood story that has long been overlooked.
Posted Oct 15, 2018
30
A Star Is Born (2018)
The problem is whenever Cooper turns the film away from his best asset (Gaga) and into a vanity production.
Posted Oct 8, 2018
31
3/4
Venom (2018)
Certainly I'm in a minority when it comes to my fellow critics, but I liked "Venom." Hell, if it wasn't for the sloppy and formulaic script, I might have even loved it.
Posted Oct 5, 2018
32
Aliens (1986)
Beyond dispute, however, is the film's timeless worth as a cathartic work, especially in terms of its accidentally commentary on the sexism of the corporate structure.
Posted Oct 4, 2018
33
2/4
The Nun (2018)
By overly relying on jump scares, "The Nun" uses a mechanical approach toward instilling fear rather than a more profound understanding of terror.
Posted Sep 22, 2018
34
0.5/4
It's still reasonably entertaining if efficiently made action films are your bag, though.
Posted Sep 18, 2018
35
Eldorado (2018)
Superb... [A] potent, heartfelt film.
Posted Sep 16, 2018
36
Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)
Luminously shot in black and white, with every frame artfully composed, Pawel Pawlikowski's powerful "Cold War"....casts a spell over audiences.
Posted Sep 16, 2018
37
Dogman (2019)
Matteo Garrone's unflinching character study... has a strong chance at the Oscars because of Fonte's expressive performance
Posted Sep 16, 2018
38
39
Girl (2018)
Dhost's nonjudgmental film doesn't traverse new territory for a trans film, and it features too much dancing, but it benefits from its authenticity.
Posted Sep 16, 2018
40
Border (Gräns) (2018)
41
2.5/4
The Predator (2018)
Amid this cavalcade of slightly-above-mediocrity, there is the issue I mentioned earlier: The film's, um, interesting ideas about autism. (Full disclosure: I am autistic myself.)
Posted Sep 14, 2018
42
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Moore's most powerful movie yet.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
43
RBG (2018)
44
A shining miracle.
Posted Aug 27, 2018
45
2/4
The Happytime Murders (2018)
I've been on "Sesame Street." I know Elmo. Cookie Monster is a friend of mine. "Happytime Murders," you're no "Sesame Street" . . . and you're not "Avenue Q" either.
Posted Aug 24, 2018
46
Reunification (2015)
47
3/4
Say what you will about "Avengers: Infinity War," but at least its story took risks. "Fallout" offers a highly predictable form of fun -- although it's still fun.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
48
2/4
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
"Star Wars" is not "Breaking Bad," and the same narrative tricks that worked for the latter feel jarringly out of place in the former.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
49
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
It should throw the viewer for a loop, because it's a reflection of the insane times we live in.
Posted Jul 20, 2018
50
2.5/4
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)