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Mike McGranaghan
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
1.5/4
The Wolf and the Lion (2022)
It's a hopelessly old-fashioned picture designed to show off two very beautiful animals. Everything else is just dull filler.
Posted Feb 2, 2022
2
3.5/4
Navalny (2022)
Navalny is a riveting examination of a seemingly fearless public figure.
Posted Jan 29, 2022
3
3/4
Nanny (2022)
This is a bold, striking film that immediately pegs Nikyatu Jusu as a director to watch.
Posted Jan 29, 2022
4
3.5/4
This sensitive story about motherhood introduces some gasp-inducing twists on its way to a conclusion that leaves you choked up.
Posted Jan 29, 2022
5
3.5/4
Emily the Criminal (2022)
A shrewd portrait of a young woman searching for meaning and finding it in an illicit situation.
Posted Jan 28, 2022
6
1/4
7
3/4
Sundown (2022)
Well-crafted, magnificently-acted, and ultimately philosophical.
Posted Jan 26, 2022
8
3.5/4
2nd Chance (2022)
An engrossing portrait of a complex, contradictory guy who did one undeniably good thing, then used that thing to justify a lot of not-so-good stuff.
Posted Jan 26, 2022
9
2/4
Piggy (2022)
Despite some good elements, the film as a whole could have been more cohesive.
Posted Jan 26, 2022
10
1.5/4
Babysitter (2022)
Director Monia Chokri stages the comedy to be as broad as possible. That's a bold choice - one some viewers will really like, although it wore me out after about twenty minutes.
Posted Jan 26, 2022
11
3/4
Resurrection (2022)
The movie builds to one of those gut-punch endings where you walk away dazed by where the story has taken you. In short, it's a stunning picture.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
12
3/4
Dual (2022)
Dual has a delightfully warped sense of humor, taking the most morbid subjects and making them the center of wry jokes. Karen Gillan is hilarious.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
13
2/4
Summering (2022)
14
3/4
Am I OK? (2022)
Am I OK? takes a lighthearted look at coming to terms with one's sexuality - and that approach makes the film warm and inviting.
Posted Jan 25, 2022
15
3.5/4
Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
16
3.5/4
Watcher (2022)
The nerve-rattling movie builds to a gruesome climax. It's a first-rate thriller.
Posted Jan 23, 2022
17
2/4
Sharp Stick (2022)
Too much of Sharp Stick feels like Lena Dunham striving to be edgy.
Posted Jan 23, 2022
18
3.5/4
Emergency (2022)
Emergency is a super-entertaining ride that elicits consistent laughter. It's also an incisive statement about the danger of making assumptions based solely on skin color.
Posted Jan 22, 2022
19
3/4
Master (2022)
Master is like Get Out on a college campus.
Posted Jan 22, 2022
20
3.5/4
After Yang (2022)
This beautiful, moving story gives you, as the saying goes, all the feels.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
21
3/4
An incisive story about troubled people who would be way more happy if they simply recognized what's right in front of their faces.
Posted Jan 21, 2022
22
1/4
The King's Daughter (2022)
After a seven-year delay, The King's Daughter is finally coming to a theater near you. It should have been delayed an additional seven years.
Posted Jan 20, 2022
23
3/4
Definition Please (2020)
Definition Please is one of those relentlessly charming slice-of-life movies that are always fun to discover.
Posted Jan 20, 2022
24
2/4
Redeeming Love (2022)
Redeeming Love is the most sexually-charged faith-based film I've ever seen. And, frankly, one of the most misguided.
Posted Jan 18, 2022
25
3/4
Scream (2022)
26
3/4
Transformania maintains the qualities that have made the series popular, but shakes them up just enough to prevent them from feeling stale.
Posted Jan 12, 2022
27
3/4
Belle (2022)
Belle is a feast for the eyes.
Posted Jan 12, 2022
28
4/4
Poupelle of Chimney Town (2021)
One of the best, most wondrous animated films I've seen in years.
Posted Jan 8, 2022
29
3/4
See For Me (2022)
The movie is a fast-paced ride that lets you forget how improbable its events are while you watch it.
Posted Jan 6, 2022
30
3/4
The 355 (2022)
Chastain, Kruger, Nyong'o, Cruz, and Fan infuse the movie with energy and enthusiasm.
Posted Jan 6, 2022
31
3/4
A Mouthful of Air (2021)
The story potently points out how alone women suffering from post-partum depression can be, even when surrounded by others.
Posted Jan 4, 2022
32
3.5/4
Memoria (2021)
f you can open your mind to the possibilities, the film is rewarding in how it forces you to recognize the importance of drowning out noise and centering yourself.
Posted Dec 28, 2021
33
2/4
Drive My Car (2021)
34
1.5/4
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
The Matrix Resurrections is roughly 80% exposition telling you what's going on, and I still didn't understand a damn thing that was happening in this movie.
Posted Dec 22, 2021
35
1.5/4
The King's Man (2021)
36
3.5/4
Sing 2 (2021)
A genuine make-you-feel-great movie with a better plot, bigger laughs, and more heart. In every way, this is a sequel that outshines the original.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
37
4/4
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Funny, unpredictable, and insightful. Paul Thomas Anderson has made a testament to the occasional beauty of imprudence.
Posted Dec 18, 2021
38
3/4
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Creatively plays with the multiverse concept, but also utilizes it for a greater thematic purpose.
Posted Dec 17, 2021
39
3/4
American Underdog (2021)
A rousing drama about sports and family that sends you away feeling cheerful.
Posted Dec 15, 2021
40
4/4
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nightmare Alley is the kind of picture you get lost in. The world it creates is vivid, and the people inhabiting that world are captivating.
Posted Dec 14, 2021
41
42
3.5/4
Being the Ricardos (2021)
For all the negative online chatter about Nicole Kidman being cast as Lucille Ball, she proves herself to be a pretty good choice in Being the Ricardos.
Posted Dec 12, 2021
43
1.5/4
Don't Look Up (2021)
Who wants to see a movie about denial idiocy when we're still right in the middle of it?
Posted Dec 11, 2021
44
3.5/4
West Side Story (2021)
From top to bottom, this is a high-quality project.
Posted Dec 9, 2021
45
2/4
National Champions (2021)
A smart, probing drama could be made from this topic. Unfortunately, this isn't it, thanks to a shallow approach and the inclusion of too many unnecessary characters.
Posted Dec 9, 2021
46
3.5/4
Red Rocket (2021)
For a while, I liked Red Rocket. Then the lead character does something despicable and suddenly I loved it.
Posted Dec 7, 2021
47
4/4
The Power of the Dog (2021)
A magnificent work. The Power of the Dog works so beautifully because it's incisive about human behavior.
Posted Dec 4, 2021
48
3/4
House of Gucci (2021)
49
3/4
Wolf (2021)
Wolf is a challenging and compassionate movie, driven by the commanding work of its two leads.
Posted Nov 29, 2021
50
3/4
Benedetta (2021)