Movie Reviews5/10
Jack Reacher Review: Tom Cruise Runs, the Story Drags
A drifter without a home wanders into a small town where a sniper's deadly aim becomes his ruin, in this tale of chase and fight.
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Movie Reviews7.4/10
Sully Review: Tom Hanks Anchors a Solid, Straightforward Tale of the Hudson Landing
A pilot's split-second choice sends a plane into the Hudson, and Sully turns that single act into a gripping, true tale.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
The Mummy Returns Review: Spectacle Outweighs a Weak Script
A review of The Mummy Returns, a sequel that delivers spectacle but struggles with pacing, underwritten characters, and dated CGI.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
King Kong Review: A Big, Messy, Beautiful Monster Movie
A giant ape, a woman swept from a distant island, and a city that cannot contain its terror: a tale of wonder and woe.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Bullet Train assembles a cast of assassins — but its plot never catches up
A train full of assassins, a premise better than its execution. Pitt anchors it, but the script falls short.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
Statham and Johnson Carry Hobbs & Shaw While the Plot Struggles to Match Them
A loud, violent action comedy built around Hobbs and Shaw, whose villain fails to earn our fear.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Big Fish Review: A Beautiful Failure That Swallows Its Own Tail
A father's tall tales, a son's doubt, and a film that drowns in its own whimsy.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Sixteen Years On, Percy Jackson Still Beats Out Its Harry Potter Knockoff
A tale of a stolen bolt and a boy who would bear the blame of the gods, a quest beset by folly and haste.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Eighteen Years On, 8 Mile Still Earns Its Rap-Battle Engine
A tale of Jimmy Smith Jr., who seeks fame through the art of rap battle, in Detroit's shadowed streets.
Movie Reviews3.3/10
Fifty Shades Darker Reviews: Dornan Can’t Save a Sequel That Squanders Everything
A sequel that trades depth for spectacle, failing to earn its own promises of power, control, and love.