Observer
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3/4
Scream (2022)
2
3/4
Belle (2022)
It left me wishing I was as optimistic about the internet as Hosoda apparently is.
Posted Jan 14, 2022
3
4/4
Nightmare Alley (2021)
It's too long, too uneven in some places, too slow in others, and too flawed to be a masterpiece, but even with its drawbacks I could not take my eyes off the screen.
Posted Dec 23, 2021
4
2/4
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Nearly everything in this movie-which fittingly features a black cat named Deja Vu-exudes a sense of been there, done that.
Posted Dec 22, 2021
5
3.5/4
The Lost Daughter (2021)
There is perhaps no relationship more fraught than that between a mother and her daughter, and in The Lost Daughter that tension becomes so brittle it snaps.
Posted Dec 21, 2021
6
3/4
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
A film destined to be enthusiastically embraced by both old-school web slinger junkies and fans of the multi-film corporate franchise in which he is currently ensnared.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
7
2.5/4
The King's Man (2021)
As toxically regressive in its politics as it is impeccable in its tailoring,The King's Manis a jaunty, ludicrous romp through an alternative history of pre-World War II Europe.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
8
2/4
The Tender Bar (2021)
As happens sometimes after spending too many hours drinking too much at your neighborhood local, one is left to wonderwhat was the point of that?
Posted Dec 20, 2021
9
3/4
F9 (2021)
At its very best, there's something positively life-affirming about F9, the fifth Fast & Furious movie directed by Justin Lin.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
10
4/4
West Side Story (2021)
Mr. Spielberg did not waste his time-or ours. The new West Side Story is simply fabulous.
Posted Dec 13, 2021
11
2.5/4
Don't Look Up (2021)
12
A-
A Bug's Life (1998)
Critics who write off A Bug's Life focus on the surface-level plot about Flik's individual perseverance ... But under this palatable veneer is a story about workers' rights.
Posted Nov 30, 2021
13
4/4
The Summit of the Gods (2021)
One of the truly great animated films this year...
Posted Nov 24, 2021
14
3/4
House of Gucci (2021)
Like it or not, see this lavish soap opera and you'll know you've been to the movies.
Posted Nov 24, 2021
15
3/4
Encanto (2021)
16
3.5/4
Licorice Pizza (2021)
17
1/4
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Reitman's film is guided by a barely hidden contempt for the intelligence of the fans it so desperately courts.
Posted Nov 19, 2021
18
3/4
Mayor Pete (2021)
Considering what we've been through recently, I'd rather fawn over a hero in the making than moan over a rotten past.
Posted Nov 19, 2021
19
3/4
Belfast (2021)
I must admit I went away grateful for the professionalism involved, and touched by myriad images of my own. A vibrant but vexing experience indeed.
Posted Nov 13, 2021
20
3/4
Spencer (2021)
21
3/4
his fascinating but dismally depressing Swedish documentary is well worth seeing, but never fully escapes the feeling that it's all been seen before.
Posted Oct 31, 2021
22
1/4
Last Night in Soho (2021)
The problem with this movie is the way it continually defies logic to the point of silliness. That's all today's target audience for Edgar Wright movies asks for.
Posted Oct 29, 2021
23
3/4
13 Minutes (2021)
24
3.5/4
Eternals (2021)
25
0.5/4
Halloween Kills (2021)
26
3/4
The Harder They Fall (2021)
The entire cast brings their A-game to the film, which helps make The Harder They Fall feel like a major event that the genre has been waiting decades for.
Posted Oct 19, 2021
27
1/4
No Time To Die (2021)
The film's sole distinction is the fact that it's the James Bond epic that finally manages to make 007 a crashing bore.
Posted Oct 19, 2021
28
2.5/4
Dune (2021)
29
3.5/4
Petite Maman (2021)
30
3/4
Mass (2021)
A film of rare ideas and smashing performances.
Posted Oct 6, 2021
31
3.5/4
Mass (2021)
Driven by four challenging, nuanced and completely distinct performances, Mass is an emotional razor-wire.
Posted Oct 6, 2021
32
3.5/4
The Power of the Dog (2021)
33
3/4
Red Rocket (2021)
34
1/4
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Let's face it, Evan Hansen is actually a hateful, self-serving character who becomes a phony symbol of peace, tolerance and compassion by using others for his own gain.
Posted Sep 28, 2021
35
4/4
Titane (2021)
Strange, frequently haunting, occasionally hilarious and ultimately masterful, Titane is a journey whose head-spinning complications are a vital part of its emotional impact.
Posted Sep 27, 2021
36
4/4
Flee (2021)
37
3/4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
38
4/4
This movie honors both requirements of any documentary you can call memorable. It educates and entertains at the same time.
Posted Sep 17, 2021
39
2/4
Best Sellers (2021)
If there's a central message we should take home and think about, it eludes me.
Posted Sep 16, 2021
40
2/4
Cry Macho (2021)
A dramatically turgid and thematically thin rumination on [Eastwood's] own iconography in its twilight.
Posted Sep 15, 2021
41
3/4
The filmmaking works in and of itself, but that Lakewood feels so emotionally in tune with its lead actress is a feat all on its own.
Posted Sep 13, 2021
42
3.5/4
The Card Counter (2021)
It's not for everybody, and it's far from perfect, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a more thrillingly necessary use of the filmmaking form this year.
Posted Sep 10, 2021
43
3/4
Violet (2021)
[Olivia] Munn's performance, and the film's eventual narrative trajectory, are incisive enough to get around its visual shortcomings.
Posted Sep 9, 2021
44
3.5/4
Mogul Mowgli (2021)
45
2.5/4
Vacation Friends (2021)
46
3.5/4
Together (2021)
The writing is strong and the two actors have a surfeit of both chemistry and charisma.
Posted Sep 4, 2021
47
1/4
Reminiscence (2021)
The corny script and the static direction are both by Lisa Joy from the TV show Westworld. This is her first feature film. It probably won't be her last, but hope springs eternal.
Posted Aug 25, 2021
48
2/4
The Night House (2021)
Rarely have I seen a movie in which simply everything demands clarification.
Posted Aug 25, 2021
49
3.5/4
Candyman (2021)
Candyman feels like a reclamation project of sorts. One that will scare the pants off of you, yes, but also one that adds depth and resonance to the once-static slasher format.
Posted Aug 25, 2021
50
2.5/4