Movie Reviews9.1/10
Elite Squad Sequel Turns Its Eye From Prison Riots to the Corruption Behind Them
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within expands its scope from street riots to political corruption, a morally complex thriller that earns its reputation.
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Movie Reviews9/10
Ten Years On, Paterson Still Makes the Case That Poetry Lives in the Daily Grind
A quiet film about a bus driver's daily poems, a marriage, and the notebooks that bind them. Nine of ten.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Eight Years On, The Sisters Brothers Still Earns Its Quiet Place in the Western Canon
A slow-burning Western tale of two brothers chasing a chemist's secret across the frontier, a meditation on violence and brotherhood.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
‘Margin Call’: Inside the Room Where Wall Street Decided to Sell Everything
A Wall Street thriller where one analyst's discovery sets off a chain reaction of greed, loyalty, and collapsing trust.
Movie Reviews2.2/10
Sixteen Years On, Repo Men Still Trades a Sharp Premise for a Shallow One
A repo man gets an artiforg himself and learns the terror of being the customer. A hollow tale of debt, organs, and a world gone wrong.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
Nicolas Cage’s Fury Carries Mandy, a Wild Revenge Tale That Earns Its 8.3
A quiet man's ruin wrought by a cult of fire, a tale of grief and fury wherein Nicolas Cage descends into madness.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Balto Turns 31 and Still Earns Its Legend Halfway Through
A half-wolf dog risks his life to save the children of Nome from a deadly illness in this animated tale of courage and ridicule.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
Dorian Gray Trades His Soul for Youth — and the Portrait Never Becomes the Monster It Should Be
A tale of a portrait that ages while its owner stays young, wherein the price of eternal youth is never fully paid.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
‘Late Night with the Devil’: Broadcast Horror That Mostly Earns Its Nerve
A tale of terror wherein a broadcast becomes a trap, and a host dares all to save his failing show.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
In Moonraker, Bond Leaves the Clubs Behind and Heads Into Orbit
A review of the eleventh Bond film, Moonraker, wherein 007 leaves Earth for the heavens, chasing a villain's terrible plan.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
A Leap Back in Time, and the Count That Runs Out
A girl gains the power to leap backward through time and must choose between fixing her own life and saving others.
Movie Reviews1.6/10
Max Payne Review: Revenge Story Buried Under a Mess of Corporate Conspiracy
A grim tale of vengeance, buried beneath a confused tale of corporate intrigue, wherein grief and conspiracy become one hollow imitation.