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‘Code 8’: Amell Cousins Bring Energy to a Premise Buried Under Too Much Backstory
A man with power, a city that registers it, and a brother whose loyalty is the only weapon he trusts.
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Movie Reviews9/10
Persepolis Turns Marjane Satrapi’s Autobiography Into a Moving, Funny Look at a Country Falling Apart
A grim autobiography turned into a moving, often funny animated tale of a country falling apart.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Licence to Kill Review: Timothy Dalton Goes Rogue Against Robert Davi’s Sanchez
Timothy Dalton's final outing as 007 sees Bond go rogue for revenge against a drug lord, in a darker, grittier Bond tale.
Russell Crowe’s Netflix Debut Unabomber Earns Third-Lowest Audience Score After 21 Years
Russell Crowe's new Netflix thriller earns a dismal 32% audience score, tying his lowest-rated work and failing to match the Discovery Channel series it imitates.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Dwayne Johnson’s Football Star Learns He Has a Daughter in The Game Plan
A football star learns he has a daughter he never knew, but his tale never quite earns its own promise.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
‘Daybreakers’ Puts a Satirical Edge on Vampire Apocalypse — It Mostly Lands
A tale of vampires who feast upon humanity's blood, wherein a doctor strives to save mankind through science.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Napoleon Dynamite Review: A Small Film With a Big Heart
A review of Napoleon Dynamite, a strange film about a strange boy from Preston, Idaho, whose sincerity carries it beyond its thin script.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Charlie St. Cloud Review: Zac Efron Holds the Center as the Premise Cracks
A tale of a sailor bound by a solemn vow to his departed brother's ghost, weighed against a love that would break it.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
‘Dragonball Evolution’: A Bloated Mess That Wastes a Premise With Real Potential
A boy gathers magic balls to summon a wish-granting dragon, yet the tale never quite takes flight.
Movie Reviews3.9/10
Eight Years On, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Still Can’t Escape Its Overblown Ambition
A tale of a girl who enters four magical realms to find a key, yet the mystery within never fully unfolds.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Toy Story 5 Review: Jessie Leads the Toys Against Lilypad
A tablet tempts a child from her toys, and Jessie, once Bonnie's favorite, must save playtime itself in this tale.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Jet Li Escapes His Master in Unleashed, a Solid but Uneven Besson-Produced Thriller
A chained man breaks his bonds, finds kindness in a blind piano tuner's house, and learns what feeling looks like.