Movie Reviews5.6/10
Date Night Review: Carell and Fey’s Comedy of Mistaken Identity Works Better Than Its Plot
A comedy about a couple mistaken for criminals turns into a genuine thriller, but the marriage plot never quite holds.
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Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
‘Hustlers’ Ditches the Stripper Routine for a Scheme That Works — and a 7.9 Score
A tale of strippers, credit cards, and the scheme that made them rich—this crime comedy-drama dares to be both honest and bold.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
Project Power Review: A Pill With Superpowers, a Script That Explodes Too Early
A pill grants five minutes of power, then five minutes of ruin. Project Power is loud and thrilling, yet its script never quite delivers.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Geoffrey Rush’s Auction Con Man and Sylvia Hoeks’ Agoraphobic Heiress Can’t Quite Close The Deal
A lonely auction house director's scheme of stolen masterpieces and a young heiress who will not meet him face to face.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Hunter’s Hunt Saga Ends With a Final Escape That Rates 6.7/10
A final reckoning of peril: a phantom entity seeks dominion over the globe's nuclear engines, while a valiant agent refuses to yield.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
McConaughey’s Fugitive and Two Boys Find Their Way Out in ‘Mud’
A fugitive's tale of the Mississippi River, a boy's first love, and the peril of a houseboat hiding from the law.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
‘The House That Jack Built’: Matt Dillon’s Haunting Performance Can’t Save Von Trier’s Empty Provocation
A tale of a house built by a killer's crimes, wherein a monstrous architect narrates his art of murder unto a poet's ear.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
‘I Saw the Devil’ Review: Revenge Thriller Loses Its Footing in the Back Half
A tale of a man who becomes a monster to avenge his beloved, wherein vengeance and madness reign.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Beowulf (2007): A Lie Told With Ambition
A tale of Beowulf, a Geatish warrior who lies about a fight — this animated poem becomes a bold, modern story of deceit.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
‘Twisters’ Review: The Storms Deliver, but the Emotions Skim By
A film of storms and chase, wherein two rival crews of storm-chasers ride the tempests of Oklahoma, surviving only by courage and skill.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Nick Park’s 2005 Stop-Motion Effort Stands as a Masterclass in Animation
Wallace & Gromit's sequel turns a giant veggie contest into a wererabbit mystery, with Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, and Peter Kay joining the odd duo.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
The Dreamers Review: Bertolucci’s Tale of Desire in 1968 Paris
A tale of three, a room, and 1968 Paris, wherein desire and secrets dwell together; a strange and beautiful film.