Movie Reviews9.3/10
Fifty Years On, Rocky Still Earns Its Shot at the Championship
A small film about a great fight, a fighter who takes a shot at the championship and wins something beyond victory.
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Category: Movie Reviews
Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Howard Locks Michelle in a Bunker, and 10 Cloverfield Lane Earns Its Twist
A review of 10 Cloverfield Lane, a tense thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Jane Foster Wields Mjolnir as Thor — and the Film Struggles to Justify Why She Should
A god returns his hammer to a woman who lifts it herself, yet the tale stumbles between grief and jest.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
‘Pride & Prejudice’: Wright Dresses Up Austen’s Tale in Gold and Silk
A grand tale of pride and prejudice, wherein Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy find true love amid gold and silk.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
‘The Terminal’: Hanks Is Excellent, but the Airport Stays Grounded
A man without a country, a terminal without escape, and a film that cannot decide if it is comedy or tragedy.
Movie Reviews9.3/10
‘Spotlight’ Review: How the Globe’s Spotlight Team Exposed the Church’s Cover-Up
A tale of the Globe's investigative team, whose patient inquiry into the Church's dark secret revealed truths long concealed.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Bullock Anchors a Solid, Satisfying Heist as Ocean’s Eight Walks Away With the Necklace
A heist of diamonds, a gala of masks, and a team of ladies who would steal the night — a pleasant, if slight, affair.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Sin City Review: Dark Shadows, Sharp Edges, Four Stories That Mostly Land
Four tales of shadow and sin, told in black and white, wherein Marv, Dwight, and the Yellow Bastard seek vengeance upon a city of corruption.
Movie Reviews5/10
Dawn of the Dinosaurs Hands Over the Spotlight to Dinosaurs While the Rest Stalls
A mammoth's search for his lost brother leads him into a lost world of giants, where spectacle surpasses story.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
My Neighbor Totoro Review: 38 Years On, Still the Purest Kind of Magic
A tale of two sisters, a forest spirit named Totoro, and a cat bus, rendered with quiet magic.