Movie Reviews7.7/10
Robin Williams’s Genie Carries Aladdin, and the Movie Knows It
Aladdin (1992) review: Robin Williams' Genie, Alan Menken's songs, and a promise that outshines the wish-fulfillment. Score: 7.7 of 10.
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Movie Reviews5/10
Liam Neeson Became an Action Star by Answering the Phone
Take a look at the 2008 action thriller Taken, its iconic phone call scene, Liam Neeson's performance, and how it launched a franchise.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
A World Where Time Is Money Wastes Its Own Clock
Andrew Niccol's In Time has a brilliant sci-fi premise — time as currency — but wastes it on a chase movie. Review: 3.6/10.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Paul Dano’s Riddler Outperforms Robert Pattinson’s Brooding in This 2022 Batman Mystery
A review of Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022): Pattinson's insomniac year-two Bruce Wayne, Paul Dano's paperwork Riddler, and a 177-minute detective story.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Transformers (2007): A Big, Uneven, Occasionally Thrilling Machine
Michael Bay's 2007 Transformers filters an alien robot war through teenager Sam Witwicky — a big, uneven blockbuster that still finds its heart.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Cast Away review: Tom Hanks carries a good movie that keeps tripping over its own frame
Cast Away review: Tom Hanks carries a good movie that keeps tripping over its own frame, from the island years to the Memphis ending.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
What Fifty Shades of Grey Leaves Out About Consent
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) review: Sam Taylor-Johnson's adaptation is a 125-minute drama about a contract that never says what you're signing.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
The Case for Home Alone as a Machine for Generating Sequels
Home Alone review: Chris Columbus and John Hughes built a two-idea comedy that still works, from Kevin's empty house to the Wet Bandits' traps.
Movie Reviews9.2/10
Romantic Comedy Structure Lets Silver Linings Playbook Take Mental Illness Seriously
A spoiler-light look at Silver Linings Playbook: plot, cast, awards and why David O. Russell's 2012 romance still holds up.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Finding Dory Review: Pixar’s Amnesiac Fish Finds Her Way Home
Pixar's Finding Dory gave the forgetful blue tang her own film. A review of the 2016 sequel, its story, cast, score and what it gets right.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
American History X: A Serious Attempt With a Famous Flaw
A deep dive into American History X (1998): Tony Kaye's contested cut, Edward Norton's transformation, and the film's famous flaw.
Annie Murphy And Cooper Raiff Star In A Romcom Where Gen Z Meets Millennial Cute In Bed
A Toronto premiere review of All That She Wants, wherein Annie Murphy and Cooper Raiff meet most intimately in a bed, and the tale is most delightful.