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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
None of this is exactly innovative... but the film is charming enough to pull it off.
Posted Feb 12, 2019
2
High Flying Bird (2019)
3
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
4
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Ultimately, this all feels like a step backwards.
Posted Jan 31, 2019
5
Miss Bala (2019)
The plot unfolds less smoothly than it does in the original, but it's almost worth it to see more of Rodriguez's vibrant action scenes.
Posted Jan 31, 2019
6
She's All That (1999)
She's All That is so rooted in our cultural understanding of teen movies that a world without it now seems unimaginable.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
7
Close (2019)
Close can't quite decide where it wants to go, and rather than committing to one narrative strand, scatters many,hoping that one ending will stick.
Posted Jan 17, 2019
8
The Upside (2019)
9
The Holiday (2006)
10
Second Act (2018)
It's a breath of fresh air - and that's all I've ever wanted from a Jennifer Lopez movie.
Posted Dec 20, 2018
11
On the Basis of Sex (2019)
Unlike its protagonist, On The Basis of Sex won't change the world. But judging by the sobs coming from many of the women around me in the theater, it certainly hits the spot.
Posted Dec 19, 2018
12
Destroyer (2018)
13
Vice (2018)
14
Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)
15
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
16
If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)
17
Aquaman (2018)
It's certainly fun to watch, and I spent most of it giggling with glee and/or dismay at how crazy it all was. But it also feels like wasted potential.
Posted Dec 11, 2018
18
Vox Lux (2018)
Brady Corbet's film promises great things, and there are kernels of ambitious, fascinating ideas throughout, but they don't pay off.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
19
Roma (2018)
20
What's more fun than stop-motion animated holiday movies? Absolutely nothing... It also features a badass Mrs. Claus basically trying to save Christmas.
Posted Nov 27, 2018
21
The Favourite (2018)
It's a sensorial delight, a delicious morsel of court decadence, rivalry, and intrigue, with enough wit and rage to pierce your gut and leave you writhing.
Posted Nov 21, 2018
22
It would be worth taking an hour and having a cookie with Sad Santa, just so he could tell us how to restore our own faith in humanity after this not-so-merry year.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
23
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
24
That unwillingness to engage with the potential richness of its universe is what makes the sequel Fantastic Beasts directed by Harry Potter alum David Yates, such a slog.
Posted Nov 16, 2018
25
Widows (2018)
These women aren't pining for the men they lost so much as they are just trying to get by, and in that vacuum, a powerful collaboration is born.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
26
Twilight (2008)
Ten years after its release, Twilight stands as a powerful, darkly stylish depiction of teen female desire.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
27
Overlord (2018)
28
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
29
Outlaw King (2018)
30
31
Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased deftly manages to unambiguously indict gay conversion programs, while lending a human face to those who turn to them in crisis.
Posted Nov 2, 2018
32
The Craft (1996)
33
Suspiria (2018)
Things fall apart towards the end... Still, it's an astonishing creative effort, imbued with awe for the infinite possibilities of the feminine.
Posted Oct 24, 2018
34
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The songs are where the movie really gets its emotional core, and that alone is perhaps worth the ticket of admission.
Posted Oct 23, 2018
35
Mid90s (2018)
36
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
37
Wildlife (2018)
Actor Paul Dano's directorial debut... is a complex, deep dive into the psyche of a broken family in an era where the veneer of happiness is prized above all.
Posted Oct 17, 2018
38
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
39
Beautiful Boy (2018)
40
First Man (2018)
41
Venom (2018)
As a superhero movie, Venom,... is a dismal failure... But as a buddy comedy? Well, that's where Venom really hits its stride.
Posted Oct 4, 2018
42
Unsane (2018)
Amid the kitsch jump-scares and heightened theatrics of Sawyer's battle, Unsane might be the first film in a post-Weinstein era to actually make people listen.
Posted Oct 4, 2018
43
The Hate U Give (2018)
44
A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born is a resounding success. The concert scenes are particularly impressive... It's intimate, and sweaty, and loud.
Posted Sep 28, 2018
45
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Overall, it's a film that makes the most of its gorgeous set and talented cast to deliver a moody crime caper laced with humor and infectious enthusiasm.
Posted Sep 28, 2018
46
Colette (2018)
[It's] a thoroughly enjoyable, thought-provoking film that will have you question what you know about the past, and how it bleeds into our present -- and possibly our future.
Posted Sep 21, 2018
47
First Man (2018)
In summary, this movie is good, and its star power has Oscar potential.
Posted Sep 11, 2018
48
But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
49
Destination Wedding (2018)
50
Now and Then (1995)