Movie Mom
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Nell Minow
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
B
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
It will leave you smiling, and maybe a little bit hopeful about romance.
Posted Feb 14, 2019
2
B+
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
The world they have created is immersive and wildly imaginative and the action scenes are staged are dynamic and compelling. There's heart to it as well.
Posted Feb 14, 2019
3
B
Cold Pursuit (2019)
A frozen whiteness shimmers throughout the film, but the grim humor of the story is very, very dark.
Posted Feb 8, 2019
4
B+
It deals subtly but frankly with three of the most annoyingly painful human experiences: fighting with siblings, adolescent moodiness, and stepping on LEGOs in bare feet.
Posted Feb 8, 2019
5
B-
Miss Bala (2019)
It goes so far it becomes cartoonish.
Posted Jan 31, 2019
6
B+
Aquaman (2018)
It's a hoot.
Posted Jan 28, 2019
7
B
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Joe Cornish (the cheeky "Attack the Block") keeps things lively, with plenty of humor to balance the action and a rousing finale with the entire school joining the fight.
Posted Jan 24, 2019
8
D
Serenity (2019)
Even by the very low standards of January movies, "Serenity" is a dreary, dumb mess that makes the ultimate mistake of thinking it is smart.
Posted Jan 24, 2019
9
B+
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
I laughed and I cried and I said, "Aww," and that is not a bad way to begin the year.
Posted Jan 10, 2019
10
B-
The Upside (2019)
The three performers bring a lot of luster to a formulaic screenplay.
Posted Jan 10, 2019
11
A-
If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)
The highest level of every aesthetic element, Baldwin's lyrical words, luscious cinematography, gorgeous score, and performances of infinite sensitivity and humanity.
Posted Dec 27, 2018
12
B
Bumblebee (2018)
If the series is not completely transformed, it does remind us why we liked the Transformers to begin with, and that's a good start.
Posted Dec 20, 2018
13
A-
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Practically perfect in every way.
Posted Dec 18, 2018
14
B+
Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)
Their unabashed boosterism makes it impossible to be snarky or condescending, leaving us entertained, and perhaps a little wistful.
Posted Dec 16, 2018
15
A-
An all-around terrific new animated film that perhaps more than any superhero movie I've seen translates the jubilant experience of comic books to the screen.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
16
B-
Mortal Engines (2018)
It's just another derivative post-apocalyptic story about utter catastrophe and corruption, where the only hope is a small group of hot teenagers.
Posted Dec 14, 2018
17
B+
Ben is Back (2018)
Roberts, who has always been one of the most expressive of actors, gives one of her all-time best performances here.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
18
B
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
If the substance of the story matched the look of it, this movie could have done justice to two of history's most fascinating and transformative characters.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
19
B-
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Like the boy himself, the movie is not able to resolve its conflicting dualities.
Posted Nov 29, 2018
20
B+
Instant Family (2018)
This story could have been cloying or it could have been soap opera. But Anders and his cast make it into a genuinely heartwarming experience.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
21
A-
Green Book (2018)
Before I tell you how good this movie is, let me tell you how many ways it could have gone wrong.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
22
B
Instead of a missing puzzle piece in a complex, thoroughly imagined world, it is more like fan service, much to look at and enjoy but I can't say that it's fantastic.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
23
B-
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Your basic run with a gun stuff, ably staged if not particularly gripping, until the crying. As Tom Hanks could have said, "There's no crying in Dragon Tattoo movies."
Posted Nov 8, 2018
24
B+
Boy Erased (2018)
Hedges continues to impress with his exceptionally thoughtful performances...He shows us Jared's vulnerability but also his resilience, and his essential decency.
Posted Nov 1, 2018
25
B
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a just-good movie with a great performance...In other words, it is entertaining, if not illuminating.
Posted Nov 1, 2018
26
B-
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is a beautiful empty mess of a movie.
Posted Oct 31, 2018
27
B
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
The performances are what make the movie worth seeing. Every one of them is a gem.
Posted Oct 25, 2018
28
B
Hunter Killer (2018)
There's some impressive action and a storyline that, let's face it, is no more outlandish than current headlines and much more satisfying.
Posted Oct 25, 2018
29
B+
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Chalamet is always astonishingly precise about where Nick is on his slide to the bottom.
Posted Oct 18, 2018
30
B+
First Man (2018)
"First Man" respects the technical achievements and the breathtaking scope of the vision of the space race, but always keeps it real and personal.
Posted Oct 11, 2018
31
A-
The Hate U Give (2018)
An of-this-moment, vitally urgent story about race, culture, and America in 2018, but also a deeply human, deeply moving exploration of the most universal themes.
Posted Oct 5, 2018
32
B+
A Star Is Born (2018)
Achingly honest.
Posted Oct 3, 2018
33
C
Night School (2018)
The premise is in the title and the best jokes are all in the trailer.
Posted Sep 27, 2018
34
B+
Smallfoot (2018)
In between its colorful musical numbers, silly jokes, and action scenes, somehow manages to address some pretty big and complex issues in an accessible and nuanced way.
Posted Sep 27, 2018
35
B+
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
Like all Moore movies, this one is uneven and polemical as well as illuminating, enraging, and - this is the great secret of Moore - ultimately hopeful.
Posted Sep 21, 2018
36
A-
Fair warning. It was about ten seconds into this film when the first "Hello, darling" dissolved any critical distance I could muster.
Posted Sep 19, 2018
37
B
An Actor Prepares (2018)
Irons is clearly overjoyed to have a chance to break out of Serious Actor mode and have some fun at the expense of the master thespians he has had the chance to observe.
Posted Aug 30, 2018
38
B+
Operation Finale (2018)
The electrifying scenes between Kingsley and Isaac are even more riveting than the "can they get him" and "will they be caught" moments of spycraft.
Posted Aug 30, 2018
39
C
The Happytime Murders (2018)
It is vastly less entertaining than the behind-the-scenes credit sequence showing how some of the scenes were filmed.
Posted Aug 23, 2018
40
B
Juliet, Naked (2018)
It's a slight story, but it's a sweet one.
Posted Aug 23, 2018
41
B+
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
A romantic comedy with a knock-out cast that shows us over-the-top glamour, money, privilege, and parties and raises thoughtful, nuanced questions.
Posted Aug 16, 2018
42
A-
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
With Stallworth's remarkable true and timely story and Washington's star-making performance, one of Lee's all-time best, most purely entertaining, and most important films.
Posted Aug 10, 2018
43
B
The Meg (2018)
Tons of first-class stunt work and digital effects, and dialogue disposable enough it won't matter if it translates well.
Posted Aug 10, 2018
44
B+
Far From the Tree (2018)
This movie is not so much about the family differences we have to surmount as it is about the imperishable love that sustains us.
Posted Aug 2, 2018
45
B+
An outstanding performance from Moretz, who allows us to observe her as she observes those around her. Neither she nor we are miseducated by the end.
Posted Aug 2, 2018
46
B+
Christopher Robin (2018)
The joy of reconnecting to your own inner child and to your family is not just the theme of "Christopher Robin." It is the experience of watching it.
Posted Aug 2, 2018
47
B+
It makes fun of itself and then it makes fun of itself for making fun of itself, and then it makes fun of us for watching so many superhero movies.
Posted Jul 26, 2018
48
B+
Puzzle (2018)
Kelly McDonald is exquisite as Agnes.
Posted Jul 26, 2018
49
B+
Blindspotting (2018)
Exceptional performances a gripping story, and a nuanced, sometimes poetic portrayal of issues of race, class, and friendship.
Posted Jul 19, 2018
50
B
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)