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Aladdin
(2019)
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Yolanda Machado
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Though it's not without some noticeable flaws, the live action remake of Aladdin is a delight that kids are going to love.
Posted May 23, 2019
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1.5/5
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Assassin's Creed
(2016)
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Courtney Howard
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A big pile of non-interactive, non-engaging nonsense.
Posted Apr 25, 2019
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Maleficent
(2014)
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Yolanda Machado
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Overall - a fantastic fairy tale for today's new family.
Posted Dec 13, 2018
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D
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
(2018)
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Yolanda Machado
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Oh, this film is definitely, different, from all the Nutcrackers you know, but that doesn't really make it a good thing.
Posted Nov 03, 2018
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B
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Smallfoot
(2018)
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Yolanda Machado
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Though not an animated technological marvel, it is a humorous delight for all ages with a great message that encourages thought and challenging the status quo.
Posted Sep 21, 2018
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A
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
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Yolanda Machado
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Thrilling and action packed, Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie have set the platinum standard by which every action film that comes after Fallout will be measured.
Posted Jul 12, 2018
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Leave No Trace
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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In a year full of films that explore the precious nature of father-daughter dynamics, Granik's feature is a standout.
Posted Jul 11, 2018
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B
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Skyscraper
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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It's an engaging, explosive thrill riot meant to be seen on the big screen - and it'll induce many a palm to sweat.
Posted Jul 10, 2018
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Book Club
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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This Chardonnay-soaked, Nancy-Meyers-adjacent romcom gets it done, as it's smart, sexy, radiant, ebullient and refreshing.
Posted May 17, 2018
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A-
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Tully
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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It's real and raw, bruising and bleak and honest to fault. All this makes it entirely wonderful as it's an unapologetic, unwavering, unvarnished look at motherhood.
Posted Apr 26, 2018
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Rampage
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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Though it shows the occasional blip of rollicking good camp and goofy charm, it primarily takes itself far too seriously for its own good.
Posted Apr 11, 2018
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A-
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Flower
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Pitch black humor combusts like fireworks in this refreshing, ribald, raucous tale. This is a cult classic that will endure.
Posted Mar 20, 2018
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B
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Tomb Raider
(2018)
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Yolanda Machado
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Finally- a video game movie that works! Based on the 2013 video game reboot, this Lara Croft origin story is gritty, grounded and a roadmap to what heroines should be.
Posted Mar 15, 2018
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D-
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Gringo
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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Beleaguered by problematic pacing issues, scenarios that never snap together easily, and horrendously-drawn characters, this​ is a placebo for what should be a rousing, raucous romp.
Posted Mar 08, 2018
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B+
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Ghostbusters
(2016)
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Courtney Howard
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It's absolutely hilarious, whip smart, a whole lot of fun and certainly the best studio tentpole you'll see this summer.
Posted Mar 07, 2018
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A-
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Annihilation
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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Garland's riveting interpretation of the novel is a consciousness-altering trip that will alter audiences on a cellular and molecular level.
Posted Feb 21, 2018
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A-
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Black Panther
(2018)
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Yolanda Machado
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With gorgeous visuals from Wakanda to South Korea and back, vivid and bold Afrocentric costumes, and the support of some pretty bad-ass women, Black Panther is progressive, exciting, enveloping, and exactly what we all need in our lives right now.
Posted Feb 08, 2018
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(2018)
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Courtney Howard
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The Death Cure utterly fails to do anything surprising or spectacular that hadn't previously been laid out. It's a dead-end maze of questions the filmmakers themselves seem to be lost inside.
Posted Jan 17, 2018
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The Greatest Showman
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Do yourselves a favor: buy the soundtrack and make up your own plot to connect the dots in between the songs. What's there now is utterly tone-deaf.
Posted Dec 20, 2017
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Unforgettable
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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By some sort of weird default, UNFORGETTABLE's title winds up being ironic. I only wish I could forget what I saw.
Posted Dec 19, 2017
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B-
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Everything, Everything
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Director Stella Meghie's cinematic adaptation transports us back to teenagedom through fantastical whimsy, a soothing aesthetic, and knock-out performances.
Posted Dec 19, 2017
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A
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
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Yolanda Machado
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Nothing can prepare you for what Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivers and that's exactly what makes so damn near perfect.
Posted Dec 12, 2017
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A
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Coco
(2017)
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Yolanda Machado
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Coco is here, and it is astoundingly beautiful.
Posted Dec 12, 2017
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B-
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle captures a solid sense of exciting "B Movie" adventure, tying together a plot with resonant emotional stakes and characters you care about.
Posted Dec 09, 2017
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A-
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Baby Driver
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Wright has tapped a fuel-injected line into cinematic innovation. It's supercharged storytelling at its best.
Posted Dec 05, 2017
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Some legends are better left buried.
Posted Dec 05, 2017
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D
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The Book of Henry
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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The Book Of Henry feels like a piss-poor beach read, rather than something worth reading into.
Posted Dec 04, 2017
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A
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The Shape of Water
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Guillermo Del Toro has crafted a soaring, heavenly feature that's both a love letter to cinema and an anthem for outsiders everywhere.
Posted Dec 02, 2017
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2/5
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It Comes at Night
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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At its simplest form, this is highfalutin hokum.
Posted Dec 02, 2017
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Downsizing
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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The absurd dramedy's socially conscious aims, fantastical whimsy and heartfelt sentiments curdle by films end, becoming disingenuous, exploitative and utterly sluggish.
Posted Nov 30, 2017
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Logan Lucky
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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The auteur who was smart enough to rethink the classic heist movie has returned with a turbocharged gasser, Logan Lucky, that once again puts him in the pole position.
Posted Nov 27, 2017
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B+
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Lady Macbeth
(2016)
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Courtney Howard
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Director William Oldroyd's adaptation is an oxymoron of sorts, burning with rage and desire, yet so bone-chilling it gives frostbite.
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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C+
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Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Why strip things down when you can just add more?!
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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B-
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Rough Night
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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It mixes up a libation of female friendships, healthy masculinity, and subversive humor - then chases it with a shot of heart to balance out the debauchery.
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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2.5/5
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Kong: Skull Island
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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That's not to say there's nothing good here. There is - it just could've been so much better.
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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F
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Baywatch
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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It's as if we're seeing the product of no one behind the scenes caring about what's going in front of the camera.
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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B-
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Megan Leavey
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Not only is it a loving tribute to our heroes that place themselves in danger, but it's also a love letter to an unrecognized sect of heroes - K9's and their handlers.
Posted Nov 26, 2017
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A-
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The Beguiled
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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This remake is a searing period piece, a Southern gothic drama that seeks to castrate destructive, toxic male energy, and the water comes to a slow boil before it scalds.
Posted Nov 25, 2017
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A-
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I, Tonya
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Pivots the hero's journey and gives the infamous femme fatale her deserved win. It skates away with the gold.
Posted Nov 23, 2017
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Brad's Status
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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It serves as a reminder of something that an enlightened audience already knows. But for those who haven't embraced it yet, this may be more of a meaningful revelation.
Posted Nov 22, 2017
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A
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Call Me by Your Name
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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This gorgeous story is an aching, haunting summer love that fills your heart with love. True to that summer love feeling, it's hard to shake this one.
Posted Nov 21, 2017
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Justice League
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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It's a sad day when superheroes fail to show you why they are so super.
Posted Nov 16, 2017
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A-
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The Disaster Artist
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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The hilarity and insanity will hook you, but the core of the film is male camaraderie and the indomitable spirit of an enigmatic 'auteur.'
Posted Nov 12, 2017
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I Do... Until I Don't
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Don't say yes to this mess.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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mother!
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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An exemplary, psychological horror, whose nihilism is two sides of the same coin - obvious and nuanced, frightening and darkly funny, hopeful and pessimistic.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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A-
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It
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Perfectly capturing the frights of the novel whilst adding new fears (and causing some tears), this bone-chilling masterwork is the horror book's pages sprung to life.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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D
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The Foreigner
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Comes across less like the tense, character-driven page-turner you really want to see, and more like your dad's beach read that got all corroded in the hot sun and saltwater.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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F
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Flatliners
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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Lacking the same smarts, sass and scientific complexities as the original, there's nothing signifying why it needed to be brought back to life.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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A
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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This psychological thriller is completely riveting, getting under your skin and staying there.
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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D-
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Suburbicon
(2017)
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Courtney Howard
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[This] is George Clooney's contribution to not helping the cause
Posted Nov 11, 2017
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