WhatToWatch

WhatToWatch is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Amelia Emberwing, Jason Best, Leigh Monson, Lindsay Traves, Lucy Buglass, Matt Donato, Matthew Monagle, Rosie Knight, Sadie Gennis, Todd Gilchrist

«
‹
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
›
»

Rating

Title/Year

Author

Quote

1

4.5/5

Jackass Forever (2022)

Jeff Tremaine's final-for-now anthology not only succinctly and respectfully honors some of Jackass' most inspired ideas, but hilariously ups the ante on more than two decades of moronic hijinks.

Posted Feb 2, 2022

2

3.5/5

Rifkin's Festival (2022)

A slight, suitably engaging story of an aging would-be artist reckoning with his failures in the shadow of the success of others younger than him.

Posted Jan 27, 2022

3

4/5

Scream (2022)

'Scream' slashes through modern horror culture with a blood-slick, merciless blade in this fifth franchise entry that's just as spirited and sharp as Wes Craven's originals.

Posted Jan 13, 2022

4

3/5

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Exciting though its arrival may be, The Matrix Resurrections recreates too many of the ideas from the first film with only a conspicuous self-awareness as protection from its lack of originality.

Posted Dec 21, 2021

5

4/5

West Side Story (2021)

a triumphant, socially-relevant update that showcases Spielberg's excitement for staging the musical of his dreams while offering a sense of purpose - if not necessarily meaning - to volatility that has defined the last few years.

Posted Dec 9, 2021

6

5/10

Don't Look Up (2021)

Don't Look Up can't reconcile the satire with its honest and open sentimentality, which is presented sincerely without being terribly compelling.

Posted Dec 9, 2021

7

3.5/5

Being the Ricardos (2021)

This Lucille Ball biopic works best when it leans to Aaron Sorkin's strengths, but falters when it attempts to adhere to convention.

Posted Dec 9, 2021

8

3.5/5

Silent Night (2021)

'Silent Night' is an unholy union of holiday cheer and apocalyptic expiration that savors humankind's deepest, inescapable fears.

Posted Dec 7, 2021

9

Mass (2021)

A movie that'll make your hugs squeeze a little tighter and words carry more significance once it concludes.

Posted Dec 5, 2021

10

3/5

Nightmare Alley (2021)

'Nightmare Alley' features outstanding performances but lacks the engagement and vitality that's defined Guillermo del Toro's body of work for so long.

Posted Dec 3, 2021

11

3/5

House of Gucci (2021)

'House of Gucci' is a reminder that a story can be propelled by star power but that's no guarantee for greatness.

Posted Nov 22, 2021

12

4/5

The Power of the Dog (2021)

The complexity of Phil Burbank's character is played brilliantly by Cumberbatch, leaving the audience conflicted on how to feel about him.

Posted Nov 22, 2021

13

1.5/5

Zeros and Ones (2021)

Hawke spends a great deal of the movie behind a mask and the rest of it scowling his way through scenarios that are alternately too conventional and off the wall to fit together cohesively.

Posted Nov 17, 2021

14

4.5/5

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Anderson applies a memoirist's unhurried specificity to the double character study while vividly recreating the time period (and feel of '70s cinema).

Posted Nov 17, 2021

15

1.5/5

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is like staring into the abyss to find nostalgia devouring itself whole.

Posted Nov 17, 2021

16

4/5

Encanto (2021)

'Encanto' is an extremely charming film, deeply insightful into the paradoxes of familial entanglement while remaining relatable to an all-ages audience.

Posted Nov 15, 2021

17

3/5

King Richard (2021)

Will Smith is swinging for the Oscar gold in 'King Richard,' but it would be nice if the film was more than just a vehicle for his performance.

Posted Nov 15, 2021

18

.5/5

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

An excruciating exercise in physical comedy that you may or may not be surprised to discover that the director of Dirty Grandpa did not inject with the same sweetness or humanity that made the original such an enduring holiday favorite.

Posted Nov 12, 2021

19

4.5/5

Spencer (2021)

Stewart and Larraín compellingly capture the essence of Diana's life through a lens of terror and existential dread, cementing 'Spencer' as one of the best films of the year.

Posted Nov 4, 2021

20

3/5

Finch (2021)

It's doubtful that 'Finch' is going to blow anyone's mind, but it's hard to begrudge the film its charms.

Posted Nov 3, 2021

21

3/5

Belfast (2021)

'Belfast' is nominally entertaining in the moment and not without its moments of hilarious charm, but largely insubstantial.

Posted Nov 2, 2021

22

4/10

Eternals (2021)

Eternals is missing all of the ingredients that made that first Avengers work.

Posted Nov 1, 2021

23

3.5/5

The Beta Test (2021)

Despite its undercooked social commentary, 'The Beta Test' is a blast because of its star.

Posted Nov 1, 2021

24

2/5

Horror Noire (2021)

'Horror Noire' suffers from many recognizable horror anthology hurdles, a little more than the compeition.

Posted Oct 29, 2021

25

2.5/5

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)

'Paranormal Activity: Next Of Kin' upgrades the cinematography but sacrifices scares in this year's chilly yet underwhelming continuation.

Posted Oct 29, 2021

26

3.5/5

The French Dispatch (2021)

Wes Anderson's ode to journalism is just as sharp as he's ever been, though his stab at anthology format leaves something to be desired.

Posted Oct 26, 2021

27

3.5/5

Army of Thieves (2021)

'Army Of Thieves' gets back to basics and does the heist film right without any zombie distractions.

Posted Oct 26, 2021

28

4/5

The Spine of Night (2021)

Even if we hold on to the imperfections in the recreation, it's worthwhile to preserve modes of storytelling that might otherwise pass into antiquity.

Posted Oct 25, 2021

29

2.5/5

Last Night in Soho (2021)

Edgar Wright's latest is so enamored with its own mystery that it loses theme and character in the process.

Posted Oct 25, 2021

30

4/5

Dune (2021)

With any ensemble cast, there's an expectation that it will deliver, and it does. The performances in Dune are fantastic and there's depth to the characters...

Posted Oct 22, 2021

31

2.5/5

Night Teeth (2021)

'Night Teeth' doesn't paint the proverbial town as red as we'd hope, since the more exciting action elements of this underdeveloped vampire thriller are accented by flatness.

Posted Oct 19, 2021

32

2/5

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

'Louis Wain' goes through the motions of a standard biopic with only an occasional acknowledgment that a distinctive life probably deserves more artistic flair in its presentation.

Posted Oct 18, 2021

33

2.5/5

Fever Dream (2021)

'Fever Dream' is like a raincloud that threatens on an otherwise sunny day, suspended in its own airlessness to a fault.

Posted Oct 14, 2021

34

4/5

The Medium (2021)

'The Medium' is horrifying when it wants to be, heavy on Thai cultural spirituality and erupts a volcanic blast of molten-hot possession chaos.

Posted Oct 14, 2021

35

2.5/5

Madres (2021)

'Madres' cannot balance the stinging dehumanization of its themes with horrors that leave no lasting impression.

Posted Oct 13, 2021

36

2.5/5

Antlers (2021)

'Antlers' is a monstrous woodland fable that's defined by highs and lows, as dazzling cinematography accentuates an otherwise underdeveloped creature experience at odds with its core conflict around emotional trauma.

Posted Oct 13, 2021

37

4/5

Slumber Party Massacre (2021)

Slumber Party Massacre is a remake that gets just about everything right, powered by a cast of final girls who have a few things to say about horror's canonical treatment of women decades prior.

Posted Oct 12, 2021

38

3.5/5

The Last Duel (2021)

However much the film is limited in its feminist perspective, the sheer technical competence and strength of the performances makes 'The Last Duel' an entertaining, if not exactly deeply nuanced, tale.

Posted Oct 11, 2021

39

3.5/5

Freeland (2021)

The reminder in 'Freeland' of the individual human cost of social progress is empathetic, prescient and needed.

Posted Oct 11, 2021

40

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation (1992)

Reitz is exceptionally good at capturing the passionate fervour of youth, showing young people giddy with excitement as they encounter new ideas and experiences, flex their artistic muscles and discover soul mates

Posted Oct 8, 2021

41

3/5

The Manor (2021)

'The Manor' handles ageism with reverence and common monster stalks, which is enough throughout the modest chiller's succinct duration.

Posted Oct 8, 2021

42

3/5

Halloween Kills (2021)

'Halloween Kills' lives up to its name because damn are those kills brutal and Michael's primal killing spree sustains, but the "mob justice" narrative struggles with callback overload and never fully forms.

Posted Oct 8, 2021

43

2/5

Escape The Undertaker (2021)

'Escape the Undertaker' plays like a knockoff of the brands it's interlocking and underserves its interactive ambitions.

Posted Oct 6, 2021

44

3/5

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2021)

'Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes' elevates well above its micro means as a thought-provoking science fiction mystery without a single bell or whistle.

Posted Oct 6, 2021

45

3.5/5

No Time To Die (2021)

Fukunaga brings smooth, effortlessly handsome style to a harmonious, pointedly nostalgic adventure acknowledging the cultural changes that rendered parts of the Bond mythology "problematic" while delivering something true to what audiences expect.

Posted Oct 4, 2021

46

3/5

Lamb (2021)

'Lamb' savors a second act that's good-natured animalistic oddness, and the folkloric accents are striking, but does struggle to embolden the darkness that looms.

Posted Oct 4, 2021

47

3/5

Bingo Hell (2021)

'Bingo Hell' calls a winning number in terms of late-night horror that drips with commentary and grossness and lets grannies kick some evildoer butts.

Posted Oct 2, 2021

48

2.5/5

Black as Night (2021)

'Black As Night' is a young adult vampire tale that does its best work addressing marginalized minorities but is lacking in horror-spectacle energy.

Posted Oct 2, 2021

49

2.5/5

Best Sellers (2021)

If Lina Roessler's debut is undertaken with the kind of sensitivity and tenderness that suggests a connection to the material that's more than skin deep, she lacks the precision to extract greater substance from its assembly of familiar tropes.

Posted Oct 1, 2021

50

4.5/5

The Card Counter (2021)

If Schrader's latest exemplifies his most well-established instincts, it evidences how effective they can be implemented when he utilizes as much discipline as the characters he is portraying.

Posted Oct 1, 2021

«
‹
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
›
»