Movie Reviews8.1/10
Persona Review: Bergman’s Silent Study of Identity Blurs Between Two Women
A nurse cares for a silent actress, and in their long confinement together, reality grows strange and uncertain.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Jackie Cogan Fixes a Mess Caused by Three Criminals Robbing a Protected Card Game
A hired man fixes a mess caused by three small-time criminals who robbed a protected card game. Brad Pitt leads a tight, talky crime tale.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Russell Crowe Returns Jim Braddock From the Dead in ‘Cinderella Man’
A tale of a broken boxer whose left hand brought him back from ruin, with Crowe and Giamatti leading the charge.
Movie Reviews3.4/10
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Review: A Good Idea, a Terrible Execution
A man haunted by his past lovers learns a lesson he cannot escape, though the comedy fails to earn its tears.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Cole’s Rise to the Top of EDM and the Crash That Followed in We Are Your Friends
A tale of Cole Carter, DJ, who gains a mentor's favor only to lose it through love and folly.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
How Sean Penn’s Harvey Milk Turned a Biopic’s Worst Fear Into Its Greatest Strength
A tale of Harvey Milk, the first open gay man to win office in California, whose life and death are rendered by Sean Penn.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Stoker Review: Slow-Burning Mystery Loses Focus Midway Through
A slow-burning Southern Gothic tale of murder and family ruin, marred by excess and lost thread.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
‘The Negotiator’: Jackson and Spacey Keep a Tight Siege in This Underrated Thriller
A tale of a hostage taker who frames his own partner for murder, forced to take hostages to prove his innocence.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Ritchson Drives War Machine With Force, But the Plot Can’t Keep Up
A soldier carries guilt from war into a Ranger trial, where a fallen meteor spawns a machine that hunts him through the woods.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Twelve Years On, The Drop Still Catches Up With Its Own Robbery
A Brooklyn barman caught in a robbery, a severed arm, and a dog named Rocco — The Drop balances grim drama with quiet dread.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
‘Australia’: Baz Luhrmann’s Epic Cattle Drive Can’t Decide Between Romance, War and Politics
A vast cattle drive, a burning station, a stolen child — Baz Luhrmann's Australia tries to be everything, and succeeds at nothing.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Spencer’s Sue Ann Makes ‘Ma’ Worth Watching Despite Its Draggy Middle
A woman in a small town befriends a group of teenagers, feeding them alcohol in her basement until terror takes hold.