Movie Reviews8.8/10
Pixar’s sequel problem was solved by a cowboy who learns he’s a collectible
Toy Story 2 review: Pixar's sequel that asked what a toy really fears — being outgrown — and redeveloped its whole plot in one weekend.
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Movie Reviews7.9/10
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Review — A Slow, Uneven, Occasionally Brilliant Close
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 review — Uma Thurman, David Carradine, and a 7.9/10 score. A slow, uneven, occasionally brilliant close to Tarantino's revenge story.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Edge of Tomorrow Review: Live. Die. Repeat.
Edge of Tomorrow review: Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt turn a time loop into a training montage with a body count, until the third act runs out of ideas.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Dune Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Patient, Confident First Chapter
Denis Villeneuve's Dune runs 155 minutes and covers only Part One of Frank Herbert's novel, with Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
The Hateful Eight: Tarantino Locks Eight Liars in a Room and Takes Three Hours to Empty It
A review of Quentin Tarantino's 2015 Western mystery The Hateful Eight: its cast, its 70mm room, its violence, and why it runs too long.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
A Quiet Place Review: Silence Is the Scariest Thing in the Room
A Quiet Place review: Krasinski's 91-minute silence horror, Millicent Simmonds' casting, the nail scene, and why the gimmick mostly works.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review: A Competent, Unsentimental Farewell
Peter Jackson's final Hobbit film kills Smaug early, seals the Lonely Mountain, and ends a trilogy that earns its farewell without ever surprising you.
Movie Reviews5/10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Review: A Swollen 169-Minute Voyage
A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the 169-minute third film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
Beauty and the Beast (2017): A Lavish, Faithful, Overlong Remake
A review of Disney's 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast: Bill Condon directs Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in a lavish, faithful, overlong 129-minute remake.
Movie Reviews8.8/10
The Grand Budapest Hotel Review: Wes Anderson’s Masterpiece of Manners and Loss
A review of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ralph Fiennes as Gustave H., a stolen painting, a prison break, and a Europe about to vanish. 8.8/10.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Léon: The Professional at 32: A Hitman, a Girl, and the Flaw That Makes It Interesting
A review of Luc Besson's Léon: The Professional, starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman, scoring the 1994 crime drama 6.4/10.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Zack Snyder’s Superman Reboot Trusts Its Hero but Not Its Own Story
Zack Snyder's Man of Steel rebooted Superman with Henry Cavill. A review of the 2013 origin film, its long road to release, and what works.