25YL (25 Years Later)
25YL (25 Years Later) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this
publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Alix Turner, Don Shanahan, Leo Brady, Tony Black
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
5/5
Swan Song (2021)
The drama may be all-inclusive with its existential dread, but the choices and implications considered and then enacted are strenuous yet sublime.
Posted Jan 17, 2022
2
5/5
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
There is no shortness of acting brilliance or production value perfection in every corner and millisecond of this picture.
Posted Dec 23, 2021
3
4/5
American Underdog (2021)
Go ahead and lionize this man. He's the real deal and he earned it.
Posted Dec 22, 2021
4
3/5
The Tender Bar (2021)
Each moment of easygoingness and smooth dialogue is matched by another evoking soothing or bracing honesty for the hardships at hand.
Posted Dec 19, 2021
5
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Far better than the first one and something that might improve in time.
Posted Dec 16, 2021
6
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
What could have been if the studio didn't stick its inky black nose in Raimi's business...
Posted Dec 16, 2021
7
3/5
Don't Look Up (2021)
McKay's Netflix entry sets out to push as many buttons as possible until one or more trigger the responses to make one feel icky, offended, or, worse, seen.
Posted Dec 7, 2021
8
4/5
West Side Story (2021)
9
3/5
The Power of the Dog (2021)
"The Power of the Dog" licks more cigarette wrappers in dramatic confrontational establishments than Denis Villeneuve lifts and lands flying vessels in "Dune."
Posted Nov 27, 2021
10
5/5
Belfast (2021)
The movie warms you with mirth and destroys you with punch, just as a proper Irish creation should.
Posted Nov 23, 2021
11
4/5
Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago (2021)
Stallone's mature eyes and heart have forged a directors cut that is a hefty improvement from the cheesy original.
Posted Nov 18, 2021
12
3/5
Eternals (2021)
13
3/5
Last Night in Soho (2021)
There are times the full force of Wright's madcap flair completely fuels the thrills to be had, and others where his bluster smears the growing mess all over the place.
Posted Oct 29, 2021
14
4/5
The Harder They Fall (2021)
The indignation seething from this movie is warranted and gladly received.
Posted Oct 23, 2021
15
3/5
Dune (2021)
For all its triumphant fury, what "Dune" doesn't move is the heart. That is the unconquered core barrier that remains unshaken.
Posted Oct 20, 2021
16
The Crow (1994)
Very impassioned in sharing deep devotion.
Posted Oct 1, 2021
17
2/5
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Too much of "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" plays like a child bashing action figures together more than true mano-a-mano showdowns that stoke suspense and excitement.
Posted Sep 30, 2021
18
4/5
Surge (2020)
Whishaw is an island of reverberating eccentricity acting out a gutsy physical performance of exhausting anxiety.
Posted Sep 24, 2021
19
3/5
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
20
4/5
Swingers (1996)
Wholly admiring bygone eras, this little indie darling bucked the mainstream and dazzled those looking for something dreamy, yet still honest, for its coarse present day.
Posted Sep 17, 2021
21
4/5
22
4/5
A coming of age drama and a romance between two young men; it is endearing without being condescending, encouraging and quite beautiful.
Posted Sep 8, 2021
23
4/5
Candyman (2021)
"Candyman"has chiseled a treatise on the lineage of oppression spanning multiple sources and layers and has done so with a resurrected hook-wielding apparition as its hammer.
Posted Aug 26, 2021
24
4/5
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Aurally, the movie sneaks up on you from all directions with maximized terror.
Posted Aug 10, 2021
25
5/5
Twister (1996)
"Twister" captured enough of the respectable fear and terror associated with its windy deliverer of disaster. The movie speaks of instincts and rattles your own.
Posted Aug 10, 2021
26
4/5
Independence Day (1996)
"Independence Day," then and now, remains the epitome of a stand-up-and-cheer movie.
Posted Aug 10, 2021
27
5/5
Nine Days (2021)
A multi-sided polygon of observational angles paired, often in conflict, with their tragic and emotional by-products.
Posted Aug 8, 2021
28
4/5
The Suicide Squad (2021)
This explosion of verve from every seedy pore is where all the bets in and around the movie cash in for windfall after windfall.
Posted Aug 4, 2021
29
2/5
The Green Knight (2021)
Never has chivalric romance and so-called adventure been treated so pensively.
Posted Jul 29, 2021
30
3/5
Jungle Cruise (2021)
31
3/5
Black Widow (2021)
Black Widow unintentionally feels of a simpler time for this expansive universe. It should have been made five years ago.
Posted Jul 26, 2021
32
2/5
Joe Bell (2021)
The fatherly guilt on blast, especially when piped through Mark's masculine speakers, and that drama plays out in a misshapen way.
Posted Jul 21, 2021
33
4/5
Long Story Short (2021)
If you see sweetness in its gracious sentiment, there's much more where that came from in the romance at the center of this little gem.
Posted Jul 20, 2021
34
3/5
Black Widow (2021)
"Black Widow" aims to put a superhero stamp on the female spy thriller niche and cannot help but look like a pretender.
Posted Jul 2, 2021
35
3.5/5
36
4/5
The Nest (2021)
Very effective tension, with a long slow creep up to a truly chilling ending.
Posted Jun 21, 2021
37
3/5
Edge of the World (2021)
The protagonist here is a mindful one that contrarily presents respectful intentions, and that's rare across the usually negative gamut of colonization stories.
Posted Jun 17, 2021
38
4/5
Ultrasound (2021)
Ultrasound is somewhat mysterious, somewhat creepy and certainly compelling... the intrigue deepens, and the overall puzzle really is satisfying to piece together.
Posted Jun 16, 2021
39
4/5
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
Any omniscient truth is still rightfully guarded and methodically uncloaked at its own speed.
Posted May 31, 2021
40
3/5
Cruella (2021)
It offers a villainess to believe in, but what does that say to audiences? Still, there's a welcome place to relish in the wickedness.
Posted May 26, 2021
41
5/5
In the Heights (2021)
The vast talent on display in front of and behind the camera is beyond extraordinary in countless ways. The empathy is exhilarating.
Posted May 21, 2021
42
4/5
The Water Man (2021)
"The Water Man" is a valuable discourse for bridging teens and adults together to engage with current and impending despair they may feel in their lives.
Posted May 8, 2021
43
4/5
Here Today (2021)
44
3/5
The Outside Story (2020)
With a sunny glow of lifted spirits and healed flaws, the batch of life's little inconveniences dealt to Brian Tyree Henry's Charles Young enchant a bevy of wry smiles.
Posted May 1, 2021
45
4/5
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
"Without Remorse" calls in the asskicker with more shades of gray than all the paint samples at The Home Depot.
Posted Apr 29, 2021
46
4/5
Believe it or not, there's some finger-wagging and heart-affirming family truthfulness within the zany scribbles.
Posted Apr 28, 2021
47
4/5
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Passing tonal tests and achieving feats of action strength to renew and amplify the original zest, "Mortal Kombat" is a catechism of created clout.
Posted Apr 23, 2021
48
3/5
The Villainess (Ak-Nyeo) (2017)
"The Villainess" spins with dynamic energy of wanton mayhem and operatic displays of graphic violence when the talking stops and confrontations begin.
Posted Apr 12, 2021
49
1/5
Thunder Force (2021)
50
3/5
The Tunnel (Tunnelen) (2019)
"The Tunnel" dangles human vulnerability and fortitude in balanced portions.
Posted Apr 9, 2021