Movie Reviews3.4/10
Law Abiding Citizen: A Strong Premise Squandered on Escalation
Law Abiding Citizen squanders Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx on a revenge thriller that mistakes escalation for argument. Our review: 3.4 of 10.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
A Virus That Goes Quiet Is Still a Virus: 28 Weeks Later Holds Up
28 Weeks Later review: a guilt-ridden father opens the door, the safe zone falls, and the infection logic still holds. Audience score 6.6/10.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Terminator: Dark Fate Review: Hamilton and Schwarzenegger Deserve Better Than This Retread
Terminator: Dark Fate review: the 2019 sequel brings back Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the box office shows the script fell short.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
The Tourist Is a Postcard With a Chase Scene
The Tourist (2010) review: Depp and Jolie on a train to Venice, a $278.8M gross, and a film that never picks a genre. Score: 3.7 of 10.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Brother Bear Review: A Great Logline, a Mediocre Screenplay
Brother Bear (2003) review: Disney's transformation fable has a great premise, a $250M gross, and a 4.8/10 screenplay that wastes it.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Non-Stop Review: Liam Neeson and a Countdown That Runs on Fumes
Non-Stop review: Liam Neeson plays an air marshal racing a 20-minute death clock on a transatlantic flight. Tense gimmick, thin mystery, forgettable finish.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Samara Weaving’s Wedding-Night Survival Game Still Cuts Clean at 90 Minutes
Ready or Not review: Samara Weaving fights a murderous wedding-night ritual in this 96-minute horror comedy that grossed $57.6M on a $6M budget.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Hook Is a 5.2 of 10
Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) turned Peter Pan into a workaholic lawyer. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and 142 minutes of missed potential.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Denzel Washington’s Creasy Is the Only Thing Holding Man on Fire Together
A review of Tony Scott's 2004 thriller Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning, from its Mexico City setup to its 2026 Netflix remake.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Rush Hour Review: Chan and Tucker’s Chemistry Carries a Thin Script
Rush Hour review: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's 1998 buddy-cop hit works on star chemistry, but its bar scene and thin plot drag it down. Score: 6.1
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Creed II Review: Stallone’s Last Round Carries the Drago Revenge
Creed II review: Michael B. Jordan returns as Adonis Creed against Viktor Drago, with Stallone's final turn as Rocky carrying the emotional weight.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Bram Stoker’s Dracula: A Beautiful, Uneven Spectacle Carried by Oldman
Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) review: Oldman's dual performance, Eiko Ishioka's Oscar-winning costumes, and a romance that doesn't hold.