Movie Reviews4.9/10
Chevy Chase’s Christmas Catastrophe Endures as a Classic — Review of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
A tale of Clark Griswold's Christmas folly, wherein light, fire, and ruin bring mirth unto the assembled family.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
George Clooney’s Political Thriller Turns Into a Cynical Tale About Ambition and Corruption
A tale of ambition and corruption wherein a young spokesman descends into darkness within a presidential campaign.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
‘No Escape’: A Good Premise Wasted on a Messy, Scattered Chase Through Gunfire
A family fights to survive in a foreign land during a bloody coup, in a tale of terror that never fully takes hold.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Two Irish Brothers Think God Wants Them to Clean Up Boston — and Troy Duffy’s Film Made That Absurd Idea Stick
Two brothers hear God's calling and hunt Boston's gangsters in this violent, funny, and strangely moving crime thriller.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
‘Richard Jewell’: Paul Walter Hauser Carries a Hero’s Betrayal
A security guard finds a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, saves lives, and becomes a suspect. A tale of a man's name made a story to be broken.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Taxi Review: A Fast, Loud, and Sillier Chase Comedy Than Its Sequels Are Remembering
A tale of a reckless driver, a white taxi, and a chase through the streets of Marseille, wherein a bumbling inspector must aid a man who cannot drive.
Movie Reviews2.7/10
Johnny Depp’s Goya Heist Chase in Mortdecai Still Earns a D-
A review of Mortdecai, a comedy-thriller about a stolen Goya and Nazi gold, which fails to cohere and wastes its cast.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Rushmore Review: Wes Anderson’s Debut Still Earns Its Sad Laughter 28 Years On
A tragic comedy about a brilliant boy named Max who cannot stop trying, and the man who teaches him to fail.
Movie Reviews2.6/10
‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’: Fisher’s Energy Can’t Save a Thin, Repetitive Script
A tale of a spendthrift lady whose pen name becomes more famed than her purse can bear.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Dinosaur Review: A Stunning Look, a Shallow Story
A young Iguanodon survives a terrible wave and joins a herd bound for safety, in a tale of loss and new kinship.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
Ouija Review: A Board That Knows Its Premise Better Than Its Execution
A haunted board, a sealed chamber, a ghostly girl, and terror that never quite arrives.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
‘Alpha’: Kodi Smit-McPhee’s Prehistoric Survival Story Earns Its Place
A boy lost his tribe, found a wolf named Alpha, and lived through a flood. A tale of ancient days, told in quiet terror.