Movie Reviews4.7/10
Predator Is a B-Movie That Stumbles Onto Something Primal
A review of John McTiernan's 1987 sci-fi action film Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the franchise it launched.
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Movie Reviews5.5/10
About Time: A Soft Time-Travel Romance That Bends Its Own Rules
About Time review: Richard Curtis's 2013 time-travel romance bends its own rules for hugs, wastes Margot Robbie, and never earns its sentiment. 5.5/10.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
The Han Solo origin film fills in gaps nobody was asking about
Solo: A Star Wars Story review: Ron Howard's $300M prequel shows how Han met Chewbacca and Lando, but answers questions nobody asked.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling Carry a Rom-Com That Still Works 15 Years On
A review of Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), starring Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling, covering its plot, cast, awards, and why it still works.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Real Steel Review: A Father-Son Story Wearing a Fighting-Robot Costume
Real Steel review: Hugh Jackman's 2011 robot-boxing film is a father-son story in a fighting-robot costume. Great visuals, formulaic script. 5.6/10.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
Edgar Wright’s zombie breakout still lands because the romance is played straight
Shaun of the Dead at 20: how Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg built a rom-com with zombies, the Winchester, and a swingball pole on a $6.1M budget.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Annihilation Review: Alex Garland’s Cosmic Horror Walks Into the Shimmer and Mostly Earns Its Mystery
Annihilation review: Alex Garland sends five women into the Shimmer. A cold, smart horror film that trusts its audience and refuses to explain itself.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Jennifer Aniston’s strip-tease can’t save a comedy that mistakes cruelty for laughs
We're the Millers review: Sudeikis and Aniston fake a family to smuggle two tons of weed. A $270M hit that never earns its premise. 4.4 of 10.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Adam McKay’s comet satire has plenty of targets but no clear aim
Don't Look Up review: Adam McKay's comet satire with DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep and Rylance knows exactly what's broken — and can't stop pointing at it.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Alien: Covenant: A Horror Film Arguing With Itself
Alien: Covenant review: Ridley Scott's colony-ship horror splits between creature attacks and David's god complex, wasting Elizabeth Shaw offscreen.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
It Chapter Two runs 169 minutes. That is not a footnote. It is the whole problem.
It Chapter Two runs 169 minutes and that's the problem. A review of the bloated Stephen King sequel, its cast, box office and split verdict.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Denis Villeneuve Lets the Border War Stay Unresolved in Sicario
Denis Villeneuve's Sicario (2015) review: Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin in a lean, tense cartel thriller. Oscar-nominated. 8.2/10.