Movie Reviews7.2/10
Easy A Review: Emma Stone Makes the Lie Hurt
Easy A review: Emma Stone's 2010 teen comedy about a rumor gone wild, its Scarlet Letter hook, standout cast, and a third act that wraps too neatly.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Love Actually: Too Neat, Too Long, and Still Worth It
A deep dive into Love Actually, Richard Curtis's 2003 ensemble Christmas film: its ten stories, best arcs, weakest threads, and why it still endures.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
The Game at 29: Fincher’s Well-Made Puzzle With a Hollow Center
A close look at David Fincher's 1997 thriller The Game, from its wooden clown and fake offices to the Jodie Foster casting fight that never happened.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Jim Carrey’s Yes Man preaches a covenant with none of the cost
Yes Man review: Jim Carrey plays a bank officer who says yes to everything in Peyton Reed's 2008 comedy, a premise that never becomes a story. 4.6/10.
Movie Reviews5/10
Nine Years On, The Boss Baby Still Can’t Justify Its Own Premise
The Boss Baby review: DreamWorks turned a picture book into a $528M spy comedy with an unreliable narrator it never doubts. A 5.0/10.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
The First Half of Insidious Is a Masterclass in Terror. Then the Demon Shows Up.
Insidious review: James Wan's 2011 haunted-house hit has a strong first hour, then trades dread for exposition. Lin Shaye shines. Score: 5.2/10.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa runs 89 minutes and never once sits still
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa moves the zoo animals to the African savanna. A fast, funny sequel that improves on the original but settles for less.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy Turns Pulp Comics Into a Superhero Movie With Actual Texture
Guillermo del Toro's 2004 Hellboy gave us Ron Perlman as a demon with a job — a strange, confident superhero film that still holds up.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
A Quiet Place Part II Review: Simmonds Takes the Lead as the Sequel Trades Dread for Scale
A Quiet Place Part II review: Krasinski hands the franchise to Millicent Simmonds, trading dread for scale. A confident sequel that earns its 7.1.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Mystic River: Eastwood’s Patient Study of Damage and Debt
A look at Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003): its Charlestown abduction, the .38 Special mystery, Penn and Robbins' Oscar wins, and Eastwood's first score.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Captain Phillips: Greengrass Turns a Hijacking Into a Procedural
Captain Phillips review: Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi in Paul Greengrass's 134-minute hijacking drama, its $220.6M run and six Oscar nominations.
Movie Reviews9.9/10
Moonlight Review: Barry Jenkins’s Three-Chapter Masterpiece
Moonlight review: Barry Jenkins's three-chapter masterpiece with Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes and Naomie Harris. Best Picture winner, scored 9.9/10.