Midwest Film Journal
Midwest Film Journal is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this
publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following
Tomatometer-approved critic(s):
Evan Dossey, Nick Rogers
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)
For this "Dragon Ball" novice, "Broly" presented a gorgeously animated good time.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
2
Bionicle: Mask Of Light (2003)
I know more about Bionicle than I do the bible.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
3
Fyre (2019)
A slick documentary that never feels focused on the right part of the story.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
4
Saban's Power Rangers (2017)
A fun reboot of a now-classic franchise
Posted Jan 19, 2019
5
Baby Driver (2017)
A uniquely stylish blockbuster
Posted Jan 19, 2019
6
A glorious run-on sentence of a movie.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
7
Only God Forgives (2013)
Refn's return to form; an odd, exploitative, and arousing work.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
8
Lawless (2012)
Not quite as great as Hillcoat & Cave's previous collaborations, but still a strong analyzation of damaged and violent men.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
9
Pontypool (2009)
An all-time great zombie film.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
10
Contamination (1980)
Sometimes boring, sometimes gory, but what a great soundtrack.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
11
Kuroneko (1968)
An eerie and gorgeous horror film
Posted Jan 19, 2019
12
Dredd (2012)
An immaculate vision of MegaCity1
Posted Jan 19, 2019
13
Event Horizon (1997)
A movie where the contours of the cut ideas are more interesting than what ended up on the screen.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
14
Logan (2017)
Destruction in the face of death - the superhero Western we've all been waiting for.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
15
A Ghost Story (2017)
A movie designed to make you feel by a writer-director too afraid to simply let you.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
16
Io (2019)
A collection of sci-fi tropes that don't amount of anything new.
Posted Jan 19, 2019
17
It (2017)
Too reliant on jumps to ever feel scary
Posted Jan 18, 2019
18
Beach Rats (2017)
Quiet & contemplative.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
19
mother! (2017)
Too overt to feel meaningful
Posted Jan 18, 2019
20
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
A perfect follow-up film that expands the themes of its predecessor for a new century.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
21
Woodshock (2017)
22
Keepers of the Magic (2016)
A loveletter to cinematography, but also a great primer for those unfamiliar with some of the most unsung heroes of cinema.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
23
Pure kindness and empathy at the heart of this biographical portrait.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
24
Suspiria (1977)
A beautiful bright fantasy that lives off its aesthetic.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
25
Geostorm (2017)
As delightfully dumb as you'd expect it to be.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
26
Lucky (2017)
The art of living in defiance of goodbye
Posted Jan 18, 2019
27
Never achieves much tension, but Neeson's great.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
28
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
A perfect distillation of Phase 3's willingness to take what wasn't working and make it new again.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
29
Justice League (2017)
Failure-by-committee.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
30
Jane (2017)
Smartly told and beautifully composed.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
31
Novitiate (2017)
A powerful, if imprecise, look at religious faith.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
32
Coco (2017)
An incredibly soft tale of love and heritage.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
33
An adequate return for the franchise.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
34
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
A brilliant continuation of the saga that legitimizes the sequel trilogy and Disney's handling of the franchise..
Posted Jan 18, 2019
35
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
The kind of horror film that tells you exactly when to close your eyes, but it's fun nonetheless.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
36
Phantom Thread (2018)
Captures the sickness of love.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
37
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
Not much more than a Victorian aesthetic, and even so it lacks the style necessary to properly capture it.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
38
Paddington 2 (2018)
Quite possibly the sweetest movie ever made.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
39
12 Strong (2018)
Too many explosions, not enough character.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
40
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Get off.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
41
Black Panther (2018)
Possibly Marvel's best.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
42
The Insult (L'insulte) (2018)
Does an insult carry the same weight of a physical assault?
Posted Jan 18, 2019
43
Game Night (2018)
Just another game night.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
44
Tomb Raider (2018)
Vikander can't save a mediocre action movie.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
45
I Kill Giants (2018)
I Kill Giants is well-acted and -directed but ultimately too short on the imagination to make it distinctive
Posted Jan 18, 2019
46
Rampage (2018)
Sometimes it's OK to sit back and enjoy The Rock being reliable.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
47
Disobedience (2018)
Never earns what it works so hard to achieve
Posted Jan 18, 2019
48
The Rider (2018)
A movie about representation in a multitude of ways, all successful.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
49
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
A fine addition to the Star Wars franchise that grows in my estimation every time I watch it.
Posted Jan 18, 2019
50
Beast (2018)