Movie Reviews6.9/10
Tony Jaa’s Bangkok Chase in Ong-Bak Still Lands With Full Force
A Muay Thai expert travels to Bangkok to recover a stolen statue head, fighting through a city that refuses to yield.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews3.4/10
‘The Fourth Kind’ Is a Fake Documentary That Can’t Scare You
A psychologist in Nome uncovers evidence of alien abductions among her patients in this pseudodocumentary horror thriller.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
In Volver, Almodóvar’s Women Carry a Family Crisis Into the Afterlife
A tale of three women bound by grief, fire, and a ghostly visitor, Volver blends farce and dread in a masterpiece of Spanish cinema.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
‘A Goofy Movie’ Review: Goofy’s Road Trip Has a Heart, Too Many Detours
A Goofy Movie review: heartfelt father-son comedy with a bumpy road trip and inconsistent laughs.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Heart of Stone Review: Gadot’s Spy Thriller Overstuffs Its Plot Until Nothing Sticks
A spy tale of a stolen AI and a traitor's secret, told with vigor yet wanting coherence.
Movie Reviews9.4/10
Two Middle-Aged Men Drink Their Way Through California Wine Country in Sideways
Two middle-aged men drink, argue, and seek meaning in Santa Barbara wine country in this tragicomedy about friendship and failure.
Movie Reviews6/10
‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Trades Accuracy for Spectacle — and Mostly Gets Away With It
A tale of two queens, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I, whose rivalry of throne, marriage and rebellion unfolds in a period of splendor and peril.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
The Deputy Review: Nicholson Sleepwalks Through a Slow-Burn Neo-Noir Worth Seeing For Its Cast Alone
A deputy tasked with watching a corpse finds himself pursued by the very criminals who stole it in this slow, tangled neo-noir.
Movie Reviews6/10
Christopher Nolan’s Debut ‘Following’ Is Lean, Obsessive and Occasionally Gripping
A lean, obsessive tale of a young man who cannot stop following others, a study of obsession and identity.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Tall Girl Review: A Tall Girl Learns to Stand Tall, but the Movie Never Does
A tale of a tall girl in high school, whose stature brings mockery, and her quest to stand tall in spirit.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
Friday the 13th Part 2 Kills Off Alice and Builds the Jason Legend
A severed head in a fridge, a legend of a cursed lake, and a killer who never reveals his face — a grim tale of terror.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
A Family’s Funeral Plans Collapse in Chaos, and Mostly Earn Their Laughter
A comedy of calamity at a funeral, wherein a tipped coffin, a nude threat, and blackmail conspire amid sorrow.