CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE

Category: Movie Reviews

Every film we have scored, from 1980s horror to what is in cinemas now.

A young dog runs happily across a green lawn as a family watches nearby.

The Dog That Ate the Sofa and Broke the Family’s Heart

Marley & Me opened Christmas Day 2008 to a record $14.75M and finished with $247.8M. A look at the film's box office, cast, and why its last act still works.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A man stands alone in a dark passage while a terrible creature waits in the shadows beyond.

Movie Reviews6.4/10

Alien: Romulus: A Familiar Haunted House in Orbit

Alien: Romulus review: Fede Álvarez sets his film between Alien and Aliens, delivering tense practical horror but few new ideas. Score: 6.4/10.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A dead woman lies upon the autopsy table, her face pale and secret beneath the dim light.

Movie Reviews6.5/10

A Father-and-Son Coroner Team Cuts Open a Body That Refuses to Explain Itself

A father-and-son morgue team meets a corpse that won't behave like one. André Øvredal's 2016 horror film, reviewed.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A masked ghost chases a fearful hound and his companion through the shadowy halls of a haunted mansion.

Movie Reviews6.4/10

Scooby-Doo” (2002): A $275 Million Gamble That Critics Never Forgave”

Scooby-Doo hit theaters June 14, 2002. Warner Bros. spent $84 million; the film grossed $275 million despite poor reviews. Here's what holds up.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A man and woman stand apart upon a sunlit street, shadows long behind them, as if weighed by some doubt they dare not speak.

Movie Reviews6/10

Allied: A Well-Dressed Thriller That Refuses to Answer Its Own Question

Allied review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard play operatives posing as a married couple in Robert Zemeckis's 1940s romance that never answers its own question.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A cloaked figure stalks a dim hallway amid screaming students.

Movie Reviews6.2/10

Sequels Get Better Once They Start Killing Off the Original Cast

Scream 2 review: Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's 1997 sequel, its leaked script, Windsor College kills, and why it's a step down from the original.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 16, 2026

A heavy man lies upon a couch, gasping for breath, while a brother stands beside him, bound by love.

Movie Reviews6/10

The Whale Review: Brendan Fraser Moves, but the Stage Never Leaves the Apartment

Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, reviewed: one room, one chair, and a script that reaches for grace it never earns.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026

Animals perform on a brightly lit stage in an animated musical scene.

Movie Reviews4.9/10

Sing 2 Has More Songs and More Characters, but Nothing New to Say

Sing 2 review: bigger, louder, but not better. Buster Moon heads to Redshore City, with an all-star cast wasted on thin subplots and easy resolutions.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 16, 2026