Movie Reviews7.1/10
Grant’s Prime Minister Speech Opens Love Actually — and the Film’s Rushed Threads Still Work
A Christmas tale of many lovers, wherein Hugh Grant's prime minister and a boy's grief hold the heart of the whole mad enterprise.
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Category: Movie Reviews
Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Twenty-Nine Years On, The Game Remains a Brilliant Craft Job Trapped Inside a Muddled Story
A man's birthday gift draws him into a game that tests his sanity, identity, and every trust he holds dear.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Eighteen Years On, ‘Yes Man’ Still Works Because Jim Carrey Learned to Say Yes
A review of Pixar's Up, a tale of a widower's flight from grief and memory, marred by tonal inconsistency.
Movie Reviews5/10
Nine Years On, The Boss Baby Still Runs Too Long on a Clever Idea
A tiny businessman arrives at a family home to replace a baby, and chaos follows, though the film's execution rarely matches its promise.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
‘Insidious’: Dream Sequences Carry the Scares, But the Middle Stalls
A family's home is watched by an unseen force, and the film's dreamscape is far more terrifying than its thin middle stretch.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’ Runs on Size but Stumbles on Purpose
A sequel of lions, zebras, hippos and giraffes returns to Africa, chasing stampedes and fathers alike in a tale of forgetful amusement.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Perlman Turns Hellboy Into a Lived-In Demon in Del Toro’s Solid Superhero Debut
A demon born of fire, raised by a man of science, becomes a gruff defender of humanity against ancient evil.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Expands the World While Keeping the Rules
A Quiet Place Part II review: John Krasinski's horror sequel keeps its deadly silence rules while expanding the Abbotts' world.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Mystic River Review: Sean Penn’s Turned Coil Is the Movie’s Engine, Not Its Anchor
A grim tale of fathers, sons, and a vanished girl in a town where sin never truly departs.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Captain Phillips Review: Three Hours of Tension That Earns Every Minute
A steady, exhausting tale of a ship seized by desperate men, told with a captain's calm amid mounting terror.