The Maine Edge - Rotten Tomatoes

The Maine Edge

The Maine Edge is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Allen Adams
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
5/5
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Allen Adams

Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a true story that is too good to be true, a precious literary footnote that captures precisely the poisonous nature of unfulfilled ambition and squandered potential.
Posted Dec 12, 2018
2
2/5
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

Allen Adams

In the end, Serkis and company failed to see the jungle for the trees.
Posted Dec 12, 2018
3
4/5
Smallfoot (2018)

Allen Adams

Smallfoot is a surprisingly sophisticated allegory about the consequences of conformity and the importance of questioning authority. Oh, and the songs are catchy too.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
4
2/5
Venom (2018)

Allen Adams

It's not a good movie, but considering the box office numbers, it won't be long until we see the sequel that this movie ham-fistedly foreshadowed.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
5
5/5
A Star Is Born (2018)

Allen Adams

The performances are raw and heartfelt. The aesthetic is honest and the music is spectacular. It uplifts and undercuts with equal abandon. It is a fantastic movie experience.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
6
5/5
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Allen Adams

Imagine a Wes Anderson movie that was 95 percent less twee and really leaned into the darkness and that's kind of close.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
7
5/5
First Man (2018)

Allen Adams

First Man is a film built from small steps and giant leaps ... and that's exactly as it should be.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
8
4/5
Halloween (2018)

Allen Adams

It's a welcome addition to the franchise - one that allows us to ignore the many forgettable installments that came before.
Posted Dec 6, 2018
9
1.5/5
Hunter Killer (2018)

Allen Adams

Hunter Killer is long and dull, overstuffed despite having a woefully thin narrative. It should have been entertaining trash ... but instead, it's just a waste of your time.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
10
4.5/5
Mid90s (2018)

Allen Adams

Mid90s is a love letter to a time and place unique in youth cultural history. It isn't quite great - it has its share of flaws - but as far as debuts go, it's a hell of a strong one.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
11
4/5
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Allen Adams

Bohemian Rhapsody isn't the great movie it might have been. It's too sanitized, too safe. But thanks to an incredible lead performance from Malek ... it's still a pretty good time.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
12
1.5/5
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Allen Adams

There are a lot of problems with The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, but perhaps the biggest is its inherent inessentiality. There's literally no reason for this movie to exist.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
13
2/5
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

Allen Adams

It's a shame to think that this might mark the end of Lisbeth Salander's cinematic adventures, but if this is indicative of what we're going to get, maybe it's for the best.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
14
5/5
Overlord (2018)

Allen Adams

Overlord is perhaps the pleasantest surprise I've had at the movies all year. It's beautifully-crafted trash, a nutso concept treated with intelligence and respect.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
15
3.5/5
The Grinch (2018)

Allen Adams

The Grinch isn't a bad movie, but neither is it a necessary one. And that's OK - he might not be the Grinch we deserve, but he's the one we need right now.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
16
2/5
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Allen Adams

[L]ong and vaguely confusing and - most damningly - joyless ... if your movie about exploring the wonders of a massive wizarding world isn't fun, then what are we even doing here?
Posted Dec 5, 2018
17
5/5
Widows (2018)

Allen Adams

A heist thriller built around empowering women and condemning the American political machine shouldn't work, but this movie does.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
18
0/5
Robin Hood (2018)

Allen Adams

Rest assured - you'll be anything but merry when you leave this one; the only thing this Robin Hood steals is two hours of your life that you'll never get back.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
19
4.5/5
Creed II (2018)

Allen Adams

This sequel answers the bell and then some, giving us something that, while not quite a bout for the ages, turns out to be a hell of a fight.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
20
5/5
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Allen Adams

[T]akes full advantage of the breadth of Disney's pop culture holdings ... Vanellope's encounter with all of the Disney Princesses (and yes, I mean all of them) alone is worth the price of admission.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
21
0/5
The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018)

Allen Adams

The Possession of Hannah Grace is the equivalent of the disappointing dregs of the horror section at Blockbuster circa 1993, a movie whose cover tricks you into renting.
Posted Dec 5, 2018
22
5/5
Green Book (2018)

Allen Adams

[A] throwback ... driven by the immense talent of its lead performers ... thoughtful and funny and heartbreaking; a hell of a compelling and emotionally engaging story.
Posted Dec 5, 2018