Common Sense Media
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
2/5
Green Snake (2021)
There's a big budget here, and they made the most of it. Unfortunately, the big budget can't rescue this discordant clash of genres.
Posted Feb 1, 2022
2
3/5
Upcoming Summer (2021)
The relationship between [the teens] is touching and complex, and the actors make it feel as if their difficult navigation of the grownup world is real.
Posted Feb 1, 2022
3
3/5
4
3/5
Photocopier (2021)
It takes a while, but Photocopier sucks us into a detective story about a poor girl with no leverage trying to unearth terrible deeds of the rich and powerful.
Posted Feb 1, 2022
5
2/5
Rifkin's Festival (2022)
The movie may take place at the annual San Sebastian Film Festival, but this underwhelming comedy is really Allen's Film Festival.
Posted Feb 1, 2022
6
4/5
Try Harder! (2021)
7
3/5
They/Them/Us (2022)
8
3/5
Home Team (2022)
Popular actors, a cast of lovable tween boys, and a wholesome tone make this feel-good comedy a natural audience pleaser.
Posted Jan 31, 2022
9
1/5
The Requin (2022)
10
4/5
The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (2019)
The Remix is a great primer on the difference between appropriation and appreciation, a discussion that can be confusing for some.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
11
4/5
Manhunter (1986)
Director Michael Mann's trademark love of woozy synth scores is occasionally distracting. But Manhunter still manages to be a tense, interesting psychological thriller.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
12
4/5
Victoria (2015)
Filmed in one shot, this low-budget German crime drama is an unexpected triumph.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
13
3/5
The Wasteland (2022)
At its best and most memorable, it's perhaps the eeriest and strangest coming-of-age movie ever made.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
14
3/5
Donkeyhead (2022)
15
4/5
Three Songs for Benazir (2021)
Learning about the memorable story of Shaista and Benazir offers viewers valuable lessons about survival in the face of adversity.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
16
2/5
Most of the elements of a good gangster crime drama are here, but unfortunately, they don't make for a good movie.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
17
4/5
For families looking to initiate or continue having necessary and difficult conversations about race and race relations, this searing documentary is essential viewing.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
18
2/5
The Royal Treatment (2022)
This warmhearted, well-intentioned movie is ultimately sabotaged by a lack of originality and a wacky hodgepodge of accents.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
19
1/5
This is a terrible movie that didn't need to be made.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
20
3/5
I, Challenger (2022)
21
4/5
Ocean Souls (2020)
This documentary makes its mark as exceptional marine life filmmaking by director Philip Hamilton.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
22
2/5
The Tiger Rising (2022)
While great stories are always great, good books don't always translate into good movies -- and that's the case here.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
23
3/5
The King's Daughter (2022)
24
4/5
A Clusterfunke Christmas (2021)
This hilarious parody makes viewers reassess why we ever liked those Hallmark Channel Christmas movies in the first place.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
25
5/5
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is an emotional, enlightening, and thrilling retelling of the experience of making the eight films that defined a generation.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
26
3/5
The Selfish Giant (2013)
Director Clio Barnard has delivered a movie that's excellently made but is in the end maybe a bit too suffocating to enjoy.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
27
4/5
The Kindred (2022)
Occasionally televisual but not to its detriment, The Kindred is a perfectly paced indie horror packed with plenty of themes to explore, lots of thrills, and great performances.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
28
5/5
Boiling Point (2021)
A film that is experienced rather than enjoyed, you'll be wanting a long lie down by the closing credits.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
29
4/5
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)
The art direction in Even Mice Belong in Heaven is solid all-around, as are the performances, pacing, and thrills.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
30
3/5
Vicky and Her Mystery (2021)
The tone of Vicky and Her Mystery is quiet and gently paced, but the story moves along and holds the viewer's interest.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
31
3/5
Lulli (2021)
An appealing cast and light tone keep this middling Brazilian comedy afloat, but just barely.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
32
2/5
Grumpy Christmas (2021)
Awkward pacing, humor, and characterizations undermine what might have been a pleasant family Christmas movie from Mexico.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
33
4/5
Binti (2019)
Real-life father-daughter pair Baloji and Bebel Tshiani Baloji are the pulse of this heartwarming and entertaining Belgian film.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
34
3/5
1000 Miles From Christmas (2021)
Actor Tamar Novas carries this lighthearted Spanish comedy with beautiful locations and a positive message about the importance of community.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
35
4/5
Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
This compelling fantasy-adventure has all the charm and whimsy fans of the graphic-novel series and TV show will expect, but be prepared for some scariness and real sadness, too.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
36
3/5
Four to Dinner (2022)
37
4/5
Belle (2022)
Vibrantly spectacular, this anime movie imaginatively retells the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale as a humorous, heartfelt story of empowerment and self-discovery.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
38
4/5
Poupelle of Chimney Town (2021)
Japanese animator Yusuke Hirota's steampunk directorial debut is a moving, accessible tribute to legacy, nature, and unexpected friendships.
Posted Jan 24, 2022
39
4/5
Sing a Bit of Harmony (2022)
40
3/5
Unsilenced (2021)
41
2/5
Warhunt (2022)
42
3/5
Borrego (2022)
43
2/5
Shattered (2022)
44
2/5
American Siege (2022)
45
1/5
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
46
3/5
Scream (2022)
47
2/5
Redeeming Love (2022)
Even fans of Rivers' beloved Christian romance aren't likely to think that this uninspired, overlong adaptation does the sweeping story justice.
Posted Jan 20, 2022
48
3/5
49
3/5
Hot Mess Holiday (2021)
50
3/5
Beanie Mania (2021)