Movie Reviews6.8/10
Steve Carell’s Desperate Cal Finds a Mentor in Josh Duhamel’s Jacob
A man loses his wife, gains a mentor, and learns to be attractive again. A comedy of love, loss, and the wreckage of a marriage.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
War of the Worlds Review: A Solid Thrill Ride, Uneven Disaster Movie
A father, a truck, and a field of invaders — Spielberg's War of the Worlds turns H.G. Wells's tale into a relentless disaster epic.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Fifteen Years On, Real Steel Still Feels Like a Robot Fight Wrapped in a Bland Story
A father, a broken robot, and a ring of steel — a tale of memory, vengeance, and the soul of a machine.
Movie Reviews7/10
365 Days Review: Dani Fights Back, But Never Earns Her Choice
A tale of a woman bound to a man for 365 days, wherein obedience and desire entwine until defiance prevails.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
‘Shaun of the Dead’ Turns Zombies Into a Comedy About Adult Failure
A deadbeat faces a zombie apocalypse in this horror-comedy that turns terror into laughter without losing its soul.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Eight Years On, Annihilation’s Shimmer Still Won’t Give Up Its Secrets
A woman enters a glowing border region to find her missing husband, in a tale of dread, wonder, and a secret never told.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Thirteen Years On, We’re the Millers Still Proves It Was a Miss
A comedy wherein a drug dealer aids a woman in crossing the border to save her sister, yet fails utterly to amuse.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Mean Girls Review: Sharp Satire That Loses Focus Outside Its Core Group
A high school tale of cliques and lies, wherein Cady Heron betrays her old friends to become a queen of popularity.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Lawrence Can’t Save Don’t Look Up’s Scatterbrained Asteroid Joke From Missing Its Mark
A satire of apathy and media distraction, this film's comet proves too dull to land its blows.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Alien: Covenant Review: Terror Returns, But the Story Stumbles
A review of Alien: Covenant, a sequel that terrifies but stumbles, weighing horror against its own ambitions.