Chris Stuckmann
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Dune (2021) |
I really loved Dune. The action set pieces were phenomenal, but the focus was almost always on the characters. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Nov 04, 2021
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Till Death (2021) |
The characters were more complex than your average thriller of this type, the action and suspense sequences were very well handled. Despite some logical inconsistencies, I think Till Death is pretty damn good. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jul 06, 2021
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Black Widow (2021) |
This film could have been great. It could have been so much better than it is, but they just kind of made a contractual movie that feels like a placeholder for other things in the future. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jul 01, 2021
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) |
I never once was bothered by the movie, but I couldn't help but notice: it's kind of bad. It's just kind of a bad movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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F9 The Fast Saga (2021) |
This one kind of lost me, guys. I feel like they truly jumped the shark here -- or jumped the orbit. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) |
Immediately, one of my biggest issues with a lot of the DC animated films was solved within the first few frames, because you can tell they put a lot of work into this animation. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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Luca (2021) |
I'm not seeing this leaving a lasting impact like most of Pixar's movies. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 17, 2021
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Censor (2021) |
Achieves a very difficult balancing act of showing a character who makes choices that aren't really good choices, but because you can understand the state of her mind... You go with it. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 14, 2021
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) |
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are excellent in these roles, and -- just like a good TV show -- I will watch these characters do things, even when some episodes aren't as good as the others. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jun 02, 2021
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Cruella (2021) |
This movie surprised me... It's a gorgeous-looking movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted May 28, 2021
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A Quiet Place Part II (2021) |
One of the better horror sequels I've ever seen... Exactly the kind of movie I wanted it to be. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted May 21, 2021
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Army Of The Dead (2021) |
This movie was an absolute blast. I had such a good time with this movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted May 17, 2021
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) |
It's just not well made and, unfortunately, the tone is an issue. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted May 12, 2021
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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) |
Having seen the show is going to improve your experience significantly... If you love the show, you're going to love this movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Apr 26, 2021
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Mortal Kombat (2021) |
Most Mortal Kombat fans -- especially hardcore Mortal Kombat fans -- will find enjoyment in this movie. I certainly laughed a lot and had fun while people were brutally killed. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Apr 26, 2021
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Jakob's Wife (2021) |
There was actually a surprising amount of substance and depth to the characters, although the tonal shifts didn't always work. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Apr 19, 2021
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The Vigil (2019) |
This is a really damn good horror film made on a tight budget with almost one location only, and it never drags. They find really exciting ways to use this location to their advantage. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 30, 2021
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) |
It doesn't have a grand aspiration towards really anything else than entertaining the hell out of you with a series of epic bouts between Godzilla and Kong. They do not disappoint. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 29, 2021
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Nobody (2021) |
In many ways, this feels like a "copy and paste" variant of a John Wick first draft... [But Bob Odenkirk] crushes it. He is so phenomenal in this movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 25, 2021
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The Empty Man (2020) |
Remarkably ambitious and challenging. The Empty Man defies categorization. An exceptional directorial debut. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 21, 2021
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) |
Unfortunately, the film didn't feel like it really had a story. It felt like a series of sketches, and most of them weren't very funny. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 20, 2021
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) |
This film is infinitely better. Zack Snyder's Justice League is a deeper, richer version. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 20, 2021
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Chaos Walking (2021) |
The concept of this movie is interesting -- it's just that they threw a bunch of boring people into the concept. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 03, 2021
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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) |
Exhilarating from an action perspective... I found myself moved a lot over the course of this story. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Mar 03, 2021
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Tom & Jerry (2021) |
I would love if movies like this respected children -- if they seemed to even remotely care about children and not pander to them or treat them like idiots. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Feb 27, 2021
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Cherry (2021) |
[Directors Anthony and Joe Russo] adopted a style in Cherry that is so flashy, so in-your-face, and so self-indulgent that the story didn't really come to life. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Feb 25, 2021
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Hoosiers (1986) |
This film has so much heart. Every time I watch it, I am on the verge of tears for almost the entire runtime. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2021
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Earwig and the Witch (2020) |
There's very little stakes and there's very little character goals, so it's hard to get invested in the story or the characters. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Feb 11, 2021
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Wide Awake (1998) |
[M. Night Shyamalan] clearly hadn't quite figured out exactly what he wanted to say or do, but as a film, it does feel like a director who is really trying to make something that feels different from other family entertainment that explores spirituality. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jan 25, 2021
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Akira (1988) |
The opening motorbike chase is still thrilling, but the dedication to the backgrounds as well as crowds of people filling the screen, explosions happening in the distance, and a jaw-dropping sense of scope make Akira the classic that it is. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jan 25, 2021
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The insanity of the movie, and just the fact that it actually exists, entertains me to no end. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Jan 20, 2021
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003) |
Tokyo Godfathers stands as an excellent anime film and a really fun Christmas movie. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 28, 2020
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) |
It just feels so over the top, hammy, and unearned. It doesn't feel lovingly hammy, it feels accidentally cheesy. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 28, 2020
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Jingle All the Way (1996) |
That rare family-themed Christmas movie that isn't really aimed at kids. It's actually aimed at adults... It's a family Christmas movie that's completely honest about what family Christmases tend to be like! - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Greenland (2020) |
Is it great? No. It's got a lot of structural issues in the last half... But I liked that the movie did not rely on CGI and actually focuses on the family for the most part, which heightened the tension for me. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 18, 2020
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Monster Hunter (2020) |
I really wanted to turn my brain off. I certainly did with Monster Hunter, and that really didn't make the movie all that much better. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 17, 2020
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Promising Young Woman (2020) |
Carey Mulligan easily gives one of her very best performances -- if not maybe my favorite performance I've seen from her -- in this film. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 10, 2020
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Mank (2020) |
I loved looking at it, hearing it, and the actors in it -- particularly Charles Dance... It feels like something I can study -- it just doesn't feel like something I can enjoy watching again. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 07, 2020
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Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020) |
I feel like [director Yeon Sang-ho] misunderstood what he had the first time around. It seemed like he was just trying to make a "Hollywood" movie [for the sequel], and that's really not what made the first film so great. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Dec 02, 2020
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Happiest Season (2020) |
If you have the right talent assembled in your movie (and that comes down to casting), it's going to work, and this movie is cast wonderfully. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Nov 30, 2020
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Run (2020) |
Probably my favorite thriller that I've seen in recent memory. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Nov 30, 2020
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Freaky (2020) |
Pretty entertaining, and mostly because of Vince Vaughn. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Nov 12, 2020
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) |
This was the beginning of the end for the Halloween franchise. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Nov 02, 2020
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The Craft: Legacy (2020) |
A lot of this film just doesn't work, and a lot of that has to do with the characterizations... There is virtually no attempt to give character to the three [other] girls. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 29, 2020
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Butterfly Kisses (2018) |
It's a fascinating look at how a filmmaker can become so obsessed with something, it destroys his life. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 28, 2020
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Hellbound (1993) |
Hellbound is so bad, but man it's entertaining! - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 28, 2020
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Jennifer's Body (2009) |
What I love about this movie is, surprisingly, that Megan Fox is excellent. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 28, 2020
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Drag Me to Hell (2009) |
It's very well-directed and a total f---ing blast! - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 26, 2020
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The Craft (1996) |
I really enjoy the characters. Every single one of them is very unique and the film does an excellent job at fleshing out each girl. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 23, 2020
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The Others (2001) |
The performances, writing, production design, cinematography, music, directing -- it's all top-notch. Everything about this movie really works. - ChrisStuckmann.com
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| Posted Oct 23, 2020
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