Movie Reviews3.5/10
The Huntsman: Winter’s War Review: A Competent, Inert Fairy Tale
The Huntsman: Winter's War review: a 114-minute prequel-sequel detour with Emily Blunt, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron that never earns the trip.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
This Teen Alien Thriller Spent 109 Minutes Setting Up Sequels It Never Got
I Am Number Four review: Michael Bay's 2011 teen-alien thriller promised a war, delivered a pilot. Pettyfer, Olyphant, and a sequel that never came.
Movie Reviews6/10
AVP: Alien vs. Predator Review: A Lean, Silly Crossover That Never Earns Its Tagline
A review of AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004), the Antarctic crossover that pits Alien against Predator — and lands a 6.0 out of 10.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Tom Tykwer’s Perfume adaptation is gorgeous, faithful and almost entirely devoid of a pulse
Tom Tykwer's 2006 Perfume adaptation is cold, exact and beautifully made but often slow. Ben Whishaw shines; Dustin Hoffman feels out of place.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Puzzle Thriller Sets Up a Killer Concept, Then Cheats Its Way Out
Escape Room review: Adam Robitel's 2019 horror film has a killer premise about six trauma survivors, but wastes it on collapsing floors. 4.8 of 10.
Movie Reviews5/10
Terry Gilliam’s Vegas Trip Loses Its Way Once Raoul Duke Checks Into the Hotel
Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) is a cult classic that fails as a film. A review of the Depp and del Toro adaptation.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
George Miller’s Wasteland Prequel Gives Furiosa a Revenge Arc Worth the Detour
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review — George Miller's 149-minute prequel with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth's Dementus, scored 7.9 of 10.
Movie Reviews3.3/10
Five Nights at Freddy’s Review: Real Animatronics, Weightless Movie
Five Nights at Freddy's review: real animatronics from Jim Henson's Creature Shop can't save a 110-minute film built on repetitive dreams. 3.3 of 10.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Wes Anderson’s Family of Failures, Still Funny at 25
A review of Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums: Gene Hackman's Royal, the cancer lie, the prodigy children, the soundtrack, and why it still holds up.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Addams Family Values Is the Better Film, and the First One Knows It
Barry Sonnenfeld's Addams Family debut: Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston and Christopher Lloyd in a rushed but profitable 1991 hit.
Movie Reviews2.8/10
London Has Fallen: A Sequel That Earned Nothing
London Has Fallen (2016) review: Gerard Butler returns as Mike Banning in a sequel that wastes Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, and all of London. Score: 2.8/10.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Ralph Fiennes Leads a Franchise Prequel That Turns Its Founding Myth Into a Slog
The King's Man review: Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman prequel wastes Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton and Rhys Ifans on a confused World War I history lesson. 4.4/10.