Movie Reviews8.1/10
My Neighbor Totoro: 8.1/10
A close look at Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro (1988), its quiet method, the bus stop in the rain, and why its success never cheapened it.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
The Fast & Furious series found its real engine 15 years ago by turning into a heist crew
Fast Five review: how Justin Lin's 2011 heist pivot rebuilt the Fast & Furious franchise around one big score — and what the transition cost.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
The Day After Tomorrow: A Disaster Movie That Ages Oddly
The Day After Tomorrow (2004): Emmerich's climate disaster blockbuster with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal, its science, box office, and mixed reviews.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Pixar’s Sea-Monster Buddy Movie Sends Two Boys to the Surface and Lets Them Pass
Pixar's Luca review: a 1950s Italian Riviera tale of two sea monster boys passing as human, with a warm metaphor and a sagging middle.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Why 1999 Still Belongs to Kat
A look back at 10 Things I Hate About You, the 1999 Shakespeare-inspired teen comedy that made Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger stars.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Review: A Great Premise Buried Under Rubble
Dark of the Moon opens with a lie about the Space Race that works better than the rest of Michael Bay's 2011 Transformers sequel. Our review: 4.2/10.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Groundhog Day at 33: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and the Time Loop That Still Works
Groundhog Day review: how Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and a time loop turned one joke into the strangest mainstream comedy of the 1990s.
Movie Reviews9.3/10
Lady Bird Review: Greta Gerwig’s Solo Debut Refuses to Let Anyone Off the Hook
Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird: Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf in a mother-daughter story that refuses easy answers. Awards, cast, and why it lasts.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Argo Review: A Thriller Built on a Beautiful Lie
Argo review: Ben Affleck's CIA rescue thriller turns a fake sci-fi movie into a real escape from Tehran, and it still holds up.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
Dwayne Johnson Outruns an Earthquake While the Ground Steals Every Scene
San Andreas review: Dwayne Johnson races a 9.1 quake across California. The effects shine, but the family story never cracks the surface. 4.3/10.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review: A Sequel That Widens Its World Without Losing Its Center
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sends Miles Morales across six universes in a 140-minute sequel about what a hero owes the people who love them.
Movie Reviews6/10
Indiana Jones Returns, and the Crystal Skull Doesn’t Hold Up
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review: Harrison Ford at 64, Cate Blanchett's thin villain, and a script that trades archaeology for aliens.