Movie Reviews8.5/10
Forty-Five Years On, Das Boot Still Makes the Sea Feel Like a Living Enemy
A grim, claustrophobic tale of a German submarine crew in World War II, a masterwork of dread and humanity.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
‘Only God Forgives’: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Revenge Drama Is a Stylish Mess
A tale of vengeance, cruelty and forgiveness wherein a silent man and his terrible mother wage war upon a phantom soul.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
In ‘Violent Night,’ Santa Claus Becomes a Warrior — and the Film Never Explains Why He Has to
A grim, immortal warrior named Santa Claus battles mercenaries in a wealthy mansion on Christmas Eve, in a wild, violent tale.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
DiCaprio’s Commanding Hoover Carries J. Edgar’s Uneven Mystery Box
A biographical drama of J. Edgar Hoover, whose secret sexuality shapes his empire of fear.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Green Street Hooligans Review: Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam Carry a Solid, Flawed Crime Drama
A review of Green Street Hooligans, a tale of loyalty, trust and the violent world of British football hooligans.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Robin Williams Can’t Save Flubber From Its Own Scattershot Ambitions
A tale of a professor whose invention, though wondrous, cannot save him from a dull and repetitious film.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
Mowgli Review: A Competent, Often Handsome Failure
A boy raised by wolves faces a tiger's wrath in this tale of legend, wherein actors' voices become beasts of dread.
Movie Reviews1/10
Legend of the White Dragon Review: Schoenke’s Obsession Destroys the White Dragon
A fugitive hero's legend proves hollow in this hollow tale of shadow, vengeance, and a family betrayed.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Daniel Radcliffe Gets Two Guns Bolted to His Hands in Guns Akimbo — and It Mostly Misses
A programmer gets guns bolted to his hands and forced into a live-streamed death match against a deadly killer. The premise is strong, the execution isn't.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
‘Loving Vincent’ Paints a Murder Mystery Out of Van Gogh’s Letters
A tale of oil canvases brought to motion, wherein a painter's death remains a riddle unsolved.
Movie Reviews2.5/10
‘Rings’: A Cursed Tape, a Shrug of an Ending
A young woman sacrifices herself to save her lover after watching a cursed videotape, yet the horror sequel fails utterly.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Shaolin Soccer Review: Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Comedy Scores 6.8 Out of 10
A tale of a monk and his five brothers who bring kung fu to the pitch in a wild Hong Kong comedy.