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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3.5/4
Soul (2020)
Play it again, "Soul."
Posted Dec 23, 2020
2
2.5/4
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
You watch thinking of the original three years ago, and wishing this one were better.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
3
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Both generations are fearful of revealing their true identities, yet hopeful of discovery. This is the greatest truth of The Joy Luck Club, both the film and the novel.
Posted Dec 17, 2020
4
4/4
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
5
3/4
The Nest (2020)
You may not sympathize much with these people, but you'll have a hard time looking away.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
6
2.5/4
Come Away (2020)
It just feels like a pretty idea that didn't get fully developed; an origin story that we didn't need.
Posted Nov 12, 2020
7
The Unforeseen (2008)
A gorgeous, thoughtful film that is remarkably evenhanded in its treatment of the subject.
Posted Sep 22, 2020
8
3.5/4
Mulan (2020)
9
Born to Be Wild (1995)
Screenwriters Paul Young and John Bunzel... can't decide whether they're making a slapstick comedy or an impassioned ecological statement or just a harmless baby-sitter...
Posted Jul 13, 2020
10
B+
Low budget, campy, and outlandish. There's murder, mayhem, cross-dressing, and a surprisingly gooey emotional center.
Posted Jul 9, 2020
11
B
Once Upon a Time in Queens (2013)
A fantastic cast comes together to create a funny, poignant portrait of a man trying to cope with his past, and a present he doesn't fully comprehend.
Posted Jul 9, 2020
12
C-
Machete Kills (2013)
13
B
Cannibal (2014)
"Cannibal" is not your run of the mill human-flesh-eating film, more a slow burn thriller than exploitation style horror.
Posted Jul 7, 2020
14
C-
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
No amount of visual pyrotechnics, no matter how spectacular, can save such a tired, weak story.
Posted Jul 6, 2020
15
C
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Thor and Spider-Man fight a whale.
Posted Jul 3, 2020
16
B
Carnage Park (2016)
With a stark, spare style, and an almost unbearably stressful final 50 minutes, Carnage Park captures the look and feel of the back-end of a drive-in double feature.
Posted Jul 3, 2020
17
B+
Ingrid Goes West (2017)
18
B
Captain Marvel (2019)
19
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
What lends it novelty and makes it such wicked fun is the change of locale from a Capra-esque small town to rude, hectic New York City.
Posted Jun 23, 2020
20
3/4
Arthur Dong, the director of Coming Out Under Fire, tells this strange, sad, unresolved story with remarkable clarity.
Posted May 8, 2020
21
Transsiberian (2008)
A first-class white-knuckle trip.
Posted May 5, 2020
22
3.5/5
The Rat Pack (1998)
What's surprising is the way the deftly handled drama exposes the darkness without destroying the glamour.
Posted Apr 29, 2020
23
4/4
This is a shocking, confrontational film that is intended to disturb. It is also an adult film in the best sense.
Posted Apr 21, 2020
24
3/4
Prefontaine (1997)
The most poignant aspect of Prefontaine has to do with the title character's adjustment to relative failure.
Posted Mar 24, 2020
25
3.5/4
Hope Gap (2020)
"Hope Gap" is a deeply sad film, and maybe not what a lot of us are in the mood for these days, but it's ultimately uplifting, in its quiet way.
Posted Mar 11, 2020
26
2.5/4
The Way Back (2020)
Clichéd as it is, "The Way Back" is not a mawkish picture. Rather, it's notable for the quiet dignity that O'Connor and Affleck bring to the proceedings.
Posted Mar 5, 2020
27
2/4
Onward (2020)
This is a picture whose subject, loudly and frequently proclaimed, is magic. But there is precious little of the genuine article to be found in it.
Posted Mar 2, 2020
28
3/4
The Invisible Man (2020)
29
3.5/4
Emma. (2020)
All this adds up to a movie filled with that simple yet rare thing: pure pleasure. This film is both a loving homage to Austen and a celebration of fashion and decorative arts.
Posted Feb 26, 2020
30
3.5/4
63 Up (2019)
There is a touching universality to these life stories, which at this point have a lulling near-sameness...
Posted Feb 20, 2020
31
4/4
You've never seen another movie quite like this. In its quiet gaze, love becomes art.
Posted Feb 20, 2020
32
3/4
The Call of the Wild (2020)
33
2.5/4
Downhill (2020)
I enjoyed "Downhill" purely for Louis-Dreyfus' performance; we don't get to see the "Veep" star on the big screen very often, so why not revel in her talent when we get the chance?
Posted Feb 13, 2020
34
2.5/4
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
35
3.5/4
The Assistant (2020)
You leave "The Assistant" thinking about why some of us are invisible and some of us don't notice - and about how evil lives in the places from which we look away.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
36
3/4
37
1.5/4
The Rhythm Section (2020)
38
3/4
The Gentlemen (2020)
The dialogue, the violence, the humor and the intricacy of the storytelling make for a picture in which most everyone in it seems to be having a great deal of chatty, bloody fun.
Posted Jan 23, 2020
39
40
The Tommyknockers (1993)
"The Tommyknockers" is recommended only to dyed-in-the-wool King fans. Other viewers would be wise to turn elsewhere.
Posted Jan 15, 2020
41
3/4
Dolittle (2020)
For a fun time to dispel the gloom of January, "Dolittle" is just what the doctor ordered.
Posted Jan 15, 2020
42
1/4
Underwater (2020)
The first creature feature of the new decade is here, and boy is it dumb.
Posted Jan 9, 2020
43
2/4
Like a Boss (2020)
If "Like a Boss" had a decent screenplay, and was competently directed, it might have been pretty good.
Posted Jan 9, 2020
44
3/4
Just Mercy (2020)
Despite its flaws, "Just Mercy" is that rarity - a movie that inspires; a story that brings light.
Posted Jan 8, 2020
45
3.5/4
1917 (2020)
MacKay and Chapman disappear into their roles, pulling us into the story.
Posted Jan 7, 2020
46
4/4
Little Women (2019)
This "Little Women" purist was moved to tears by this movie, and didn't want it to end.
Posted Dec 24, 2019
47
3/4
Spies in Disguise (2019)
Its true charm lies in the interplay between Smith and Holland.
Posted Dec 23, 2019
48
3.5/4
A Hidden Life (2019)
You can imagine how other filmmakers might approach this - it's a beautifully cinematic story - but no one else would film it quite as Malick has.
Posted Dec 19, 2019
49
1.5/4
Cats (2019)
50
4/4