Movie Reviews4.7/10
The Skeleton Key Explains Its Ghost Away, and the Haunted House Loses Its Stakes
A house of terror and a curse, The Skeleton Key stirs dread until its own riddle is explained away.
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Category: Movie Reviews
Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Review: A Bloated, Unfunny Mess
A fat cat swaps places with a prince and finds ruin, and the tale is but a jest without a soul.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
When We First Met Relives Its Premise Without Ever Making It Land
A man relives the night he met his true love again and again, but the loops never earn the weight of longing.
Movie Reviews9.9/10
The 400 Blows Review: Truffaut’s Confessio
A boy cannot stay still, and a city will not let him. Truffaut's record of a boy's cruelty, stolen dreams, and a tragic sea.
Movie Reviews2.4/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Review — A Machine, Not a Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks get stranded on a tropical island in Chipwrecked, a hollow musical comedy with a weak script.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Spy Kids 2 Sends Carmen and Juni to a Bizarre Island Where Nothing Works
A review of Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, a worthy sequel sending kids to a bizarre island where gadgets fail.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
Ricky Baker Vanishes Into the Bush — and the Hunt Never Loses Its Heart
A boy and his cantankerous foster uncle flee the city into the wild, hunted by the state, in this New Zealand comedy of love and survival.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Killer Elite Explains Its Rules Before Playing Them, and the Game Never Lands
A tale of elite operatives, treachery, and a secret society, rendered as a forgettable, tedious mess.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Fourteen Years On, This Is 40 Still Catches Up to Its Own Characters Mid-Melt Down
A strained marriage, a failing record label, and a boutique's mystery — This Is 40's watchable comedy, weighed against its length.
Movie Reviews3.3/10
Setting Sail On The Poseidon’s Ruined Deck, Still An Epic That Wears Its Age
A cruise ship is turned by a single wave, and Poseidon's spectacle is worth watching — but little else after it.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Climax Review: Noé’s Dance-Troupe Fever Dream Earns Its Ambition
A dance troupe's after-party turns into a fevered nightmare of accusation and terror, led by Boutella.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey Circle the Same Holiday Punchline in Netflix’s ‘Holidate’
Two strangers agree to be each other's plus-ones for every holiday. A pact doomed to fail. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star in this tale.