Movie Reviews9/10
Shen Teng Turns a Small Kitchen Into the Whole Story in ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’
A man travels to a foreign city to run a failing restaurant; the war around him, a wall he may yet scale.
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Category: Movie Reviews
Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Ajay Devgn Carries Drishyam: The Conclusion Through Its Own Length
Ajay Devgn stars in Drishyam: The Conclusion, a thriller where a man must outsmart the law a second time to save his family.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Bart Schrijver’s The North Earns Its Quiet — and Then Loses It
Chris and Lluis walk 600 kilometers through the Scottish Highlands to mend a decade of distance between them in Bart Schrijver's The North.
Movie Reviews5/10
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Reunites the Horsemen but Never Finds Its Footing
A sequel of illusionists and thieves, wherein the Eye sends cards and the Heart Diamond is stolen, yet the spectacle lacks the weight of peril.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Dulquer Salmaan’s Energy Outpaces a Script That Can’t Decide Between Drama and Comedy
A gambler trusts luck above all else, yet a tale of many twists and turns fails to hold the mind.
Movie Reviews8/10
A Mother and Her Daughters Kidnap a Killer to Find Out What Happened to Their Missing Daughter
A mother and her daughters make a journey to Gyeongju, carrying a secret in the trunk of their van, in this film of grief and family.
Movie Reviews6/10
Mel Gibson Lands in a Brutal Mexican Prison in Get the Gringo
A career criminal crashes through the border into a brutal Mexican prison in this crime thriller, where he becomes the Gringo.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
‘Union County’ Review: Cody Parsons Loses the War on Drugs One Day at a Time
A grim tale of one man's struggle against the grip of opium, played with true patience by a singular actor.
Infirmary Review: Bodycam Footage Drives the Terror in Katy Krauland’s Tight Horror Piece
A guard's final night at an old psych hospital leaves only bodycam footage of strange occurrences, a tale of dread and lingering questions.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Review: Love Is a Twisted Curse, and So Is Its Runtime
A prequel tale of Yuta Okkotsu and his cursed spirit Rika, wherein love becomes a twisted curse the film cannot fully resolve.
Movie Reviews7/10
Paxton’s Tiny Isle Debuts as the Center of a New Film About Belonging
A debut comedy-drama about an island family who refuse to let anyone in, anchored by a sincere outsider's arrival.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Twelve Minutes of Optimus Prime Awakening Fail to Escape the Fight Scene That Undercuts It
A brief animated tribute to a voice actor whose final performance marks the end of an era for Optimus Prime.