Movie Reviews7.2/10
How 10 Things I Hate About You Remains the Smartest High-School Comedy From 1999
A tale of a rich girl who will not date, a poor boy who seeks to change her mind, and the strange rules that govern teen romance.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Trades Story for Scale — and Loses Both
A tale of a buried relic upon the moon, wherein robots clash in vain spectacle, yet the heart of the story remains hollow.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Bill Murray Relives Groundhog Day Again and Again Until He Finally Gets It
A weatherman relives the same day in Punxsutawney, learning piano, chess, and kindness until the loop finally breaks.
Movie Reviews9.3/10
Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf Anchor Greta Gerwig’s Funny, True Coming-of-Age Triumph
A comedy about a girl named Lady Bird who tries to escape her suburban home and her mother, reviewed with full marks.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Ben Affleck’s Argo Turns a Secret Rescue Into a Tense, Funny Thriller
A CIA officer pretends a film crew is scouting Iran to rescue six Americans held after the embassy takeover. A tense, witty thriller.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
San Andreas Review: Dwayne Johnson Carries the Spectacle, the Story Is Hollow
A massive earthquake tears apart Los Angeles, and a father races to save his children amid ruin and ruin.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Reviews: Miles Morales Leads a Multiverse That Never Bloated
A review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, a bold animated sequel blending comedy, family drama, and multiversal spectacle.
Movie Reviews6/10
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Review: Spectacle Outweighs Story Eighteen Years On
A chase through South America and the Soviet Union, crystal skulls, and ancient aliens — a spectacle, not a story.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Three Decades On, The Help Still Earns Its Place as a Well-Made Drama
A tale of maids and masters in a Southern town, wherein a white writer dares to tell truths that the powers that be would deny.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Matthew McConaughey Makes ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ a Career-Best Turn as a Rodeo Cowboy Fighting AIDS
A cowboy's fight against a death sentence, told through two friends and a drug business born of defiance.