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The First James Bond Film Kills a Man Before It Shows You Its Star
Dr. No, the first James Bond film, opened with a murder and launched a genre. A review of the 1962 classic starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress.
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Movie Reviews6.3/10
Gareth Edwards Sets His AI War in a World That Looks Like Ours
The Creator review: Gareth Edwards' AI war film with John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles races through big ideas in 134 minutes. 6.3/10.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Billy Elliot at 26: A Boy, a Strike, and a 7.4 Out of 10
A review of Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot, the 2000 miners' strike ballet drama with Jamie Bell and Julie Walters — what works, what drags, and its 7.4 score.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Disney’s Arthurian cartoon keeps one foot in the Middle Ages and the other in the composer’s chair
Disney's The Sword in the Stone (1963), Walt Disney's last animated feature, reviewed: Merlin's lessons, the three-actor voice flaw, and a 7.2/10 score.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Adam Sandler’s Israeli commando comedy still can’t decide if it’s spoofing machismo or selling it
You Don't Mess with the Zohan hit $204M but never sharpens its satire. A review of Sandler's 2008 comedy, its thin premise, and its wasted cast.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
Vassili Zaitsev Was a Real Sniper. The Film Turns His Duel Into a Chess Match.
Enemy at the Gates, Jean-Jacques Annaud's 2001 Stalingrad sniper film with Jude Law and Ed Harris, reviewed 25 years on: a great opening, a hollow duel.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Gru’s Villain Origin Story Gets Lost in the Minion Show
Minions: The Rise of Gru review: the 2022 prequel made $940 million but scores 56 on Metacritic. A messy plot, a great Alan Arkin, and a franchise that coasts.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Babel at 20: Iñárritu’s Death Trilogy Closer Is a Good Film With a Great One Buried Inside
Babel review: Iñárritu's 2006 Death Trilogy finale braids four stories across Morocco, Japan, Mexico and the US, with Rinko Kikuchi its best thread.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
This Teen Sex Comedy Keeps Siding With the Stalker It Calls a Villain
A 2004 teen comedy that turns into a porn-industry thriller and never settles the argument. Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert star. Score: 4.7/10.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
3:10 to Yuma Review: A Western About Obligation, Not Gunplay
James Mangold's 3:10 to Yuma stars Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in a Western about an outlaw, a broke rancher, and a train that waits for no one.
Movie Reviews9.6/10
Roma: Cuarón’s Controlled Masterpiece, Reviewed
Roma review: Alfonso Cuarón's 135-minute Venice Golden Lion winner, its Corpus Christi massacre scene, 10 Oscar nominations and Metacritic 96.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Review: A Competent, Well-Acted, Frequently Hollow Sequel
Sicario: Day of the Soldado review: del Toro and Brolin return in a bigger, blunter sequel that trades the original's dread for firefights. Score: 6.1/10.