Mad About Movies Podcast
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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
C
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
2
A-
3
C
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
I don't feel one bit guilty for not enjoying 'Cyberpunk Rollerball' in 2019.
Posted Feb 18, 2019
4
A-
Remember how much you loved The Lego Movie. Now scale back your expectations by like 17%. That's The Lego Movie 2.
Posted Feb 11, 2019
5
C
Glass (2019)
I admire Shyamalan's ambitions but Glass feels like several movies crammed and compressed into one and it almost always highlights the wrong movie at the wrong time.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
6
B+
Bumblebee (2018)
The 80's setting adds to the fun, lighthearted atmosphere of the film that was so confusingly absent from the Bay Transformer movies.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
7
A
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
It took about 10 seconds for my reservations to subside as it dawned on me how much I cared about Mary Poppins and how badly I needed her in my life.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
8
C
Aquaman (2018)
It's certainly more entertaining and competent than most of the previous DCEU films but that makes its silly missteps and bloated plot all the more frustrating.
Posted Jan 25, 2019
9
B+
Vice (2018)
10
C
Glass (2019)
Far more of a mediocre Split sequel than a continuation of Unbreakable/new exploration of Glass.
Posted Jan 22, 2019
11
B-
Glass (2019)
I love me a good M. Night Shyamalan film. Unfortunately, this isn't one of them.
Posted Jan 21, 2019
12
B-
Vice (2018)
The most disappointing part of Vice is that Bale's commitment to the role is wasted on a cheesy script that tries too hard to fit McKay's style instead of being tonally consistent.
Posted Jan 16, 2019
13
B
Bumblebee (2018)
All of the Transformers films before this one have been steaming piles of poo. So the fact that this one is watchable means, by default, that it's the best Transformers film ever.
Posted Jan 16, 2019
14
B-
Aquaman (2018)
Take one cliché from every comic book movie of the past decade, put them in a blender, then throw that blender into the ocean. Boom. You've got yourself an Aquaman movie.
Posted Dec 23, 2018
15
A+
Beautifully structured, beautifully told, and beautifully rendered on screen. This is one of the decades greater accomplishments in filmmaking.
Posted Dec 19, 2018
16
D
Robin Hood (2018)
17
A-
Creed II (2018)
Lacks some of the (sorry) punch of its predecessor but Creed II still shines on the strength of Michael B. Jordan.
Posted Dec 19, 2018
18
A-
Widows (2018)
Exquisitely made and acted though at times, even as a fan of the slow burn approach, I longer for the pace to push along a bit faster.
Posted Dec 19, 2018
19
A-
Spider-Verse is a lot of fun, but feels a bit more like an over-produced Saturday morning cartoon special than it does a cinematic experience.
Posted Dec 19, 2018
20
F-
Robin Hood (2018)
At least it will make for a great "What Not To Do" lesson in a film class someday.
Posted Dec 4, 2018
21
A
Widows (2018)
McQueen's Widows is thrilling, empowering, shocking and disturbing all at the same time, but in all the right ways.
Posted Nov 27, 2018
22
A-
Creed II (2018)
23
A
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
24
A
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
25
B-
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
26
B+
Overlord (2018)
27
B-
28
A
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Delightful, weird, dark, and incredibly funny, each vignette serves as a crash course in Coen-ology.
Posted Nov 26, 2018
29
A+
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Coens bring us their most gorgeous, visceral, and unpredictable film to date with Buster Scruggs.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
30
A-
It (2017)
All I really want from my It movies is for Pennywise to be terrifying. Happy to report that this Pennywise is definitely terrifying.
Posted Nov 19, 2018
31
C
mother! (2017)
I understand the allegory Aronofsky is going for here, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was a pleasant experience.
Posted Nov 17, 2018
32
A
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Denis Villeneuve flawlessly builds on the surrealism, mystery, and intrigue that made the original Blade Runner a cult classic.
Posted Nov 17, 2018
33
F---
Geostorm (2017)
Geostorm feels like it was filmed in 2002, put on a shelf for 15 years, and mistakenly released to the public by an intern who was trying to get fired.
Posted Nov 17, 2018
34
A-
I can't deny the performances throughout are stellar, but a better ending could have taken this film from good to great.
Posted Nov 17, 2018
35
C+
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
36
A-
The Wedding Singer (1998)
There's some cheap nostalgia at play here (okay, maybe a lot) but it's more than made up for with genuine laughs and a ton of heart.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
37
C
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
38
A+
Black Panther (2018)
39
A-
Annihilation (2018)
40
F---
The Last Knight very well might be the worst movie in the history of cinema. It changes aspect ratios at least 500 times. Seriously.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
41
A
An epic conclusion to an epic trilogy that fully cements Serkis as the best motion capture performer for now and forever.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
42
A+
Dunkirk (2017)
This is a story that needed to be told in a way that only Christopher Nolan can bring, and his non-linear style only enhances my desire for multiple viewings.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
43
A
The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick is hilarious, heartbreaking, and heartwarming all at the same time.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
44
C-
The Dark Tower (2017)
I didn't think it was possible to make a Stephen King story seem unimaginative until now.
Posted Nov 15, 2018
45
A-
The Disaster Artist (2017)
The genius of The Disaster Artist is that they made a universally funny movie that doesn't alienate anyone in the audience who hasn't seen The Room.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
46
A+
Coco (2017)
Pixar delivers another virtually flawless film that brings much more culture and originality than their recent releases.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
47
F---
BVS's most pivotal scene centers around a jar of urine. I'm not kidding.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
48
D
Justice League (2017)
Two solid hours of comic book cringe.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
49
A-
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
It might not be what I wanted it to be, but I can't deny I was entertained.
Posted Nov 14, 2018
50
A-