Erin Maxwell
Erin Maxwell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
L.A. Weekly
LA Weekly/Village Voice
Movies reviews only
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The Little Mermaid (2023) |
The Little Mermaid will no doubt be a hit for Disney, and they have faith in it, or else it would have been expelled to the Neverland that is Disney+, but it is far from the exceptional experience they presented us back in 1989. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted May 29, 2023
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) |
For casual film fans, Evil Dead Rise is an effective if over-the-top horror experience, but to Evil Dead fans and horror hounds, it’s an unadulterated joyride and a love letter to the Deadite forebears. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted May 29, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
The film’s runtime is probably its greatest flaw, but watching Wick and Yen battle it out is well worth the price of admission. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted May 29, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
The film covers no new ground, offers no new concepts. and introduces almost nothing fresh in the way of storytelling or character development. Rudd and Reed made a solid duo in the past, but this time around the formula stands out more than the charm. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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M3GAN (2022) |
It can be Puppetmaster or Gremlins or even Ghoulies and you can still have a damn good time. This is where M3GAN lives– somewhere between riveting and ridiculous. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) |
This is a Christmas movie that acts as a tribute to its classic predecessor and allows audiences to revisit cherished characters. During the holidays, sometimes seeing old friends and family is all that matters, right?
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| Posted Dec 24, 2022
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Spirited (2022) |
All in all, this one is an uneven Christmas endeavor with amusing moments thanks to the two leads and the always lovely Octavia Spencer as Ferrell’s love interest. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 24, 2022
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The Noel Diary (2022) |
It still falls in the category of “passable entertainment” for hopeless romantics and people on heavy medication. Tis the season. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 24, 2022
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Falling for Christmas (2022) |
The end result is perfect background noise for wrapping presents, or a good reason for a cackling friend-watch and group activity (while getting jolly and juiced). - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 24, 2022
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
Though it will be remembered for the strong performances by Wright and Bassett, and the way it powerfully honors Boseman, the storytelling is standard and lacking the same strength. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 24, 2022
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The Munsters (2022) |
In a Munsters movie made by Sir Robert Frickin’ Zombie, a man who has said time and time again that he is a die-hard fan of the show, this somehow feels like blasphemy. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 23, 2022
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Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) |
The carefully controlled chaos is told in measured moments as two acting behemoths unravel the art of fantasy fables and ultimately, the power of a good love story. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Dec 23, 2022
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Lightyear (2022) |
It all makes for an amusing and undemanding escapade, even if space travel is only thing deep about it. At least the journey is full of visual marvels. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Jun 24, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is abstract and absurd, but that’s what makes it an enchanting installment in the Marvel Universe. The end result is a scary sci-fi epic that projects the MCU in a new direction. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted May 28, 2022
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) |
Unbearable Weight, when you think about it, is as pathetic as it is momentarily amusing, right down to its heartwarming Reagan-era ending. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 26, 2022
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) |
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a spectacle, but it isnt a very well told story. Its the result of not taking the time to carefully construct a narrative thats both respectful of the fanbase or its origins. - LA Weekly/Village Voice
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| Posted Apr 26, 2022
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The Tinder Swindler (2022) |
So to watch one such individual who preyed on innocent and trusting souls receive the schadenfreude he so desperately deserves, well, that makes The Tinder Swindler not just a binge, but a delicious rewatch. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Mar 29, 2022
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The Batman (2022) |
In The Batman, Pattinson and Reeves create a superhero spectacle for audiences that goes above and beyond the norm. In lieu of a fatigued origin story, we get an evolution. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Mar 05, 2022
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The Matrix Resurrections (2021) |
While it's fun to watch Neo up to his old tricks, this can only carry the movie for so long. In the end, Resurrections is an odd experiment in '90s sentimentality. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Dec 29, 2021
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) |
It will no doubt appeal to Venom and Spidey fans, and maybe people who park in theaters that only validate for two hours. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Oct 10, 2021
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings isn't just a great addition to the MCU, it is one of its tentpoles, offering a solid foundation in which to build new stories and create new heroes that fit perfectly within the ever-expanding Marvel universe. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Sep 25, 2021
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The Banana Splits Movie (2019) |
There are not enough laughs to be scary and the scares are too feeble to be effective, but a few gory kills save the pic from landing in Dullsville, USA. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Aug 03, 2020
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Untouchable (2019) |
A sharp look at a monster who had access to the most beautiful women in the world and took advantage of his position time and again to control them. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Jul 31, 2020
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Heaven (2019) |
Characters become caricatures, as lead Annalise Basso as Heaven never finds her emotional center, turning on a dime from sobbing mess to sexpot. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Jul 30, 2020
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V.C. Andrews' Dark Angel (2019) |
The pacing is so fast it misses key beats and crucial characters as it skims over the story. - L.A. Weekly
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| Posted Jul 30, 2020
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