Movie Reviews8.5/10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leone’s Machine of Betrayal Still Runs
Sergio Leone's 1966 Western classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, reviewed: three liars, one strongbox of gold, and a 161-minute machine that still runs.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
War for the Planet of the Apes Grosses $490 Million
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) review: Matt Reeves closes Caesar's trilogy with grief, Woody Harrelson's Colonel, and a hard-earned ending.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Third Shrek film coasts on the formula its predecessors built
Shrek the Third (2007) review: DreamWorks' third Shrek film grossed $808.3 million but buried its best idea, Fiona's pregnancy, under a crowded plot.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
Gareth Edwards Buried a Better Monster Movie Inside His Godzilla
Godzilla 2014 review: the Monsterverse reboot has scale, gravity and a great monster, but keeps its star off screen. Score: 6.2/10.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
The Big Short Review: Adam McKay’s 2015 Financial Crisis Comedy, Explained
Adam McKay's 2015 film The Big Short turned Michael Lewis's book on the 2008 financial crisis into a comedy that explains where the money went.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable Is a Superhero Origin Story That Refuses to Feel Like One
Unbreakable, M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 superhero film, opens with a birth and a number, and asks whether David Dunn's survival of a train wreck means anything.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
Ryan Reynolds Plays a Video-Game NPC Who Wants More Out of Life
Free Guy review: Ryan Reynolds plays an NPC bank teller who breaks his script. A strong hook, uneven delivery, and a $331.5M box office hit.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Oldboy: Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Masterpiece, Reviewed
Oldboy at 20: Park Chan-wook's revenge thriller, the corridor fight, Choi Min-sik, Cannes 2004, and why the ending still lands.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Denzel Washington and the All-Night Diner
Review of The Equalizer (2014): Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, a quiet Boston vigilante in Antoine Fuqua's overlong franchise pilot.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
The Fantastic Four Movie That Gave Its Heroes Nothing to Do
A critical look at Tim Story's 2005 Fantastic Four: its $333.5M gross, negative reviews, Brooklyn Bridge scene, cut Wolverine cameo, and why the villain fails.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
The Greatest Showman: Pasek and Paul’s Songs Shine, but the Story Skips the Hard Parts
The Greatest Showman review: Pasek and Paul's songs soar, but the film bends Barnum's history until every consequence disappears. Score: 4.8/10.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Zack Snyder Turned Watchmen Into a Shot-for-Shot Copy, and It Still Doesn’t Work
A review of Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen: faithful to the comic but 163 minutes of flat pacing, scoring 5.6 of 10 despite strong Rorschach scenes.