Movie Reviews7.1/10
A Sharp, Fast Emma: Taylor-Joy’s Matchmaking Comedy Works
A review of Autumn de Wilde's Emma, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, a swift, witty adaptation of Jane Austen's tale of meddling matchmaking.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Secretary Review: The Spanking Scene That Still Lands
A tale of a woman who cuts herself and a man who spanks her, told with a strange, compelling earnestness.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
A Starship That Won’t Stop: Forty Years On, The Motion Picture Still Moves at Its Own Pace
A giant cloud drifts toward Earth, and the Enterprise stares at it. A relic of a simpler, more patient age.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Kung Fury Kills Hitler, Then Finds the Arcade Robot Has a Swastika — Again
A Miami detective travels back in time to avenge his partner, battling a talking cobra and a Nazi tyrant in this loving homage to 1980s action films.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Roy Pulver Relives His Death Over and Over in ‘Boss Level,’ and the Premise Never Quite Comes Together
A retired soldier repeats his doomed day, loop after loop, until a son's love breaks the curse. A tale of time, and lives lost.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Ella Enchanted Review: A Flawed but Interesting Joke on Fairy Tale Control
A fairy godmother's gift of obedience becomes a curse in this tale of Ella, who seeks to free herself of its hold.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Ghibli Farewell When Marnie Was There Earns Its Quiet Place Among the Classics
A quiet tale of a girl's ghostly companion, a ruined mansion, and the promise that binds them forever.
Movie Reviews9.9/10
A Separation Review: Truth, Ugly and Sweet, Earns Its 9.9/10
A Separation review: a Tehran couple's crumbling marriage, a dying father, and a miscarriage left unanswered.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Ten Years On, Cody’s Dreams Still Rewrite Reality in Before I Wake
A boy's dreams rewrite reality in Mike Flanagan's chilling tale of grief, guilt, and monsters born of sleep.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Chastain Anchors Miss Sloane’s Lobbying Thriller, But the Script Can’t Keep Up
A lobbyist's fierce battle over a gun control bill, told with a forceful performance but a script too eager to prove its cleverness.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Cold Mountain Review: Jude Law’s Wounded Soldier Deserves the Patience It Demands
A wounded soldier walks home through war and ruin, pursued by fate, while his wife waits upon a lonely farm.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
‘A Scanner Darkly’: Rotoscoped Experiment That Blurs More Than It Reveals
A Scanner Darkly review: Richard Linklater's rotoscoped adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel is a bold, flawed experiment worth watching.