CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE

Category: Movie Reviews

Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.

A young hero stands before a turbulent sea of monstrous creatures.

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013): A Franchise That Never Found Its Footing

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) review: a 4.2/10 adaptation that hedged its bets, earned $200.9M, and never got a sequel.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A child stands upon a wooden bridge over a creek, gazing into the shadowed woods beyond.

Movie Reviews7.4/10

Bridge to Terabithia: A Good Film About Two Children, Not a Great Fantasy

Bridge to Terabithia (2007) review: Gabor Csupo's family film earns a friendship before it asks you to feel its loss. 7.4/10.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A man runs through a dark, rain-slicked New Orleans street as a distant explosion lights the sky.

Movie Reviews5.9/10

Denzel Washington Chases a Past He Can’t Change in Tony Scott’s Time-Warp Thriller

A review of Tony Scott's 2006 sci-fi thriller Déjà Vu, starring Denzel Washington as an ATF agent who discovers a secret government time window.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A magician stands before a foggy city street with a glowing crystal ball.

Movie Reviews6.8/10

The Illusionist: Norton and Giamatti Carry a Script That Explains Its Own Tricks

A review of The Illusionist (2006), Neil Burger's romantic mystery with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel in turn-of-the-century Vienna.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A hunchbacked bell-ringer sings amid the shadowed spires of Notre Dame.

Movie Reviews7.1/10

Disney’s Hunchback Went Dark and Got Serious, and It Still Holds Up

A review of Disney's 1996 animated The Hunchback of Notre Dame, covering its dark Hugo source, Menken and Schwartz songs, Tony Jay's Frollo, and the gargoyles.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A solitary figure walks through a desolate desert town, a shadow of the hunter he once was.

Movie Reviews4.7/10

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back: A Sequel That Hits Its Marks and Never Risks Anything

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) review — Tom Cruise returns as the drifter in a sequel that hits its marks but never risks anything. Score: 4.7/10.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026

An old man drives a van alone through the desert snow, lost in thought.

Movie Reviews5.8/10

The Mule: Eastwood’s Charming but Soft Cartel Drama

Clint Eastwood plays an 80-something daylily grower turned cartel courier in The Mule, a soft 2018 crime drama that coasts on charm and grossed $174M.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026