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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3.5/4
Black Panther (2018)
This is 2018's first great motion picture - a title that will surely be remembered when "end of the year" bests are discussed.
Posted Feb 14, 2018
2
3/4
Double Lover may not represent Ozon in peak form but it's too weirdly entertaining to dismiss out-of-hand.
Posted Feb 12, 2018
3
2/4
Basmati Blues (2018)
4
3/4
Entanglement (2018)
This is as surprising a romantic comedy as I have seen in some time.
Posted Feb 9, 2018
5
2/4
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
6
2/4
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
A kluge of bad science and worse science fiction clichés, it tries to be atmospheric and scary but succeeds only at being frustrating and tedious.
Posted Feb 9, 2018
7
2/4
Braven (2018)
Braven is a standard-order action/thriller with adequate performances, occasional bursts of tension, awful dialogue, and a minimal narrative.
Posted Feb 2, 2018
8
2.5/4
The movie plods and meanders through an overly-familiar narrative on its way to a half-baked and uneven conclusion.
Posted Feb 1, 2018
9
1.5/4
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Rarely can I remember a movie filled with so many miraculous rescues and associated contrivances.
Posted Jan 25, 2018
10
3/4
Den of Thieves (2018)
Den of Thieves delivers an above-average cops-and-robbers heist film.
Posted Jan 20, 2018
11
3/4
12 Strong (2018)
Although the characters are all types, the performances are strong enough that we identify with them despite their lack of depth.
Posted Jan 20, 2018
12
3/4
Paddington 2 (2018)
This is one sequel it's a pleasure to review.
Posted Jan 15, 2018
13
2/4
The Commuter (2018)
I didn't hate it the way I often do January movies. And that's the nicest thing I can say about it.
Posted Jan 11, 2018
14
2/4
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Of the four Insidious films, only one has been any good and, although The Last Key may not be the worst of them, it's easily the most irrelevant and generic.
Posted Jan 5, 2018
15
3/4
[Javier] Fuentes-Leon's little gem is unpolished and rough around the edges but it shines brightly enough to be worth a couple hours' viewing time.
Posted Jan 3, 2018
16
3.5/4
In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts) (2017)
In the Fade shows how the most devastating damage caused by terrorists sometimes isn't to those who die; it's to those who remain alive.
Posted Dec 26, 2017
17
2.5/4
The frequent chronological jumps ... give a sense that the director is assembling a puzzle in which half the pieces are missing.
Posted Dec 26, 2017
18
3/4
Phantom Thread (2018)
For Daniel Day-Lewis' final acting job, he gives it his all, playing fashion designed Reynolds Woodcock as a tightly-wound ball of impulses, quirks, and foibles.
Posted Dec 26, 2017
19
3.5/4
Molly's Game (2018)
It's all good stuff, delivered by a director who knows how to get the most out of performers speaking his words.
Posted Dec 26, 2017
20
2.5/4
All the Money in the World (2017)
When Getty isn't on-screen, the movie is a bit of a bore and it doesn't help that Mark Wahlberg is woefully miscast and the thriller elements are anything but tense or suspenseful.
Posted Dec 26, 2017
21
2.5/4
Downsizing (2017)
Unfortunately, the central character is as small figuratively as he is literally, and that limits the movie's capacity to enthrall and engage.
Posted Dec 22, 2017
22
3/4
The Greatest Showman (2017)
It's a family film whose infectious, crowd-pleasing song-and-dance numbers justify a 105-minute running length when the pedestrian story can't.
Posted Dec 21, 2017
23
3/4
Every year, there are a handful of pleasant and unpleasant surprises in multiplexes. Count Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle among the former.
Posted Dec 20, 2017
24
3.5/4
Hostiles (2018)
Cooper doesn't cheapen the subject matter by introducing "lighter" moments that would seem inappropriate. This is an entirely serious movie about important matters.
Posted Dec 19, 2017
25
3.5/4
The Post (2018)
Although prone to occasional sermonizing, The Post offers a stirring reminder of the importance of these kinds of unsung heroes in protecting the American way of life.
Posted Dec 18, 2017
26
3/4
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
There's a sense that Johnson is giving busy-work to certain characters while others are catching up. The Last Jedi is a great 105-minute movie stretched too thin.
Posted Dec 12, 2017
27
1.5/4
Wonder Wheel (2017)
Wonder Wheel seems more like a cobbled-together afterthought than the romantic melodrama it seeks to be.
Posted Dec 11, 2017
28
3/4
Call Me by Your Name (2018)
It's a story of first love: impossible, impermanent, and passionate.
Posted Dec 8, 2017
29
3/4
I, Tonya (2018)
Although the surface tone adopted by I, Tonya is breezy and cheeky, there's a lot going on beneath the facade.
Posted Dec 7, 2017
30
3/4
The Disaster Artist (2017)
31
3.5/4
The Shape of Water (2017)
It's hard to come away from this film and not believe that, in his heart, writer/director del Toro is a romantic.
Posted Dec 5, 2017
32
2.5/4
Wonder (2017)
I can understand where there is value in showing this film to younger children because the message, albeit sanitized, will resonate.
Posted Dec 4, 2017
33
2/4
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
34
2/4
The Man Who Invented Christmas contains nothing inappropriate for family viewing, but I'd be hard-pressed to find a family that would find the experience enriching.
Posted Nov 22, 2017
35
4/4
Takes the viewer on a dizzying ride through dark comedy, wrenching tragedy, shocking moments, karmic twists, and redemption.
Posted Nov 22, 2017
36
3/4
Coco (2017)
Coco may not represent Disney/Pixar at its pinnacle but it's close enough to the top to warrant consideration as the best computer-drawn film of 2017.
Posted Nov 21, 2017
37
3/4
Darkest Hour (2017)
Oldman immerses himself so deeply in the role that the actor disappears.
Posted Nov 20, 2017
38
3.5/4
Mudbound (2017)
39
3.5/4
Sweet Virginia (2017)
It starts with a bang, ends with a bang, and those scenes bookend some solid character moments and tense, atmospheric filmmaking. This small gem is worth seeking out.
Posted Nov 16, 2017
40
2/4
Justice League (2017)
The next time these characters band together, perhaps they will do so with stronger backgrounds, a real sense of purpose, and a story that's more than a cobbled-together mess.
Posted Nov 15, 2017
41
2.5/4
Mayhem (2017)
At some point just past the middle, it goes on autopilot.
Posted Nov 10, 2017
42
2.5/4
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Seen as a pure holiday comedy, Daddy's Home 2 works fine.
Posted Nov 10, 2017
43
3/4
Last Flag Flying (2017)
44
3/4
Murder On The Orient Express (2017)
Although the film will work considerably better for newcomers to the story, there's enough here to appeal to veterans.
Posted Nov 9, 2017
45
3/4
Lady Bird (2017)
46
3/4
Novitiate (2017)
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Novitiate is the even-handedness with which it treats religion in general and 1960s era Catholicism in particular.
Posted Nov 4, 2017
47
3/4
It is being touted as "Miike's 100th film" and, while one could argue whether the numbering is strictly correct, it's close enough to be reasonable. Here's to another 100.
Posted Nov 3, 2017
48
2.5/4
A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
Although it offers occasional chuckles and even a few solid, laugh-out-loud moments, the picture as a whole seems redundant and superfluous.
Posted Nov 1, 2017
49
2.5/4
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Superhero fans deserve better than this. Battles should have heart, danger, and consequences. The conflicts in Thor: Ragnarok are lacking in all three.
Posted Nov 1, 2017
50
1.5/4
Suburbicon (2017)