Movie Reviews5.6/10
The Pale Blue Eye Review: Bale Anchors a Flawed Period Mystery That Can’t Quite Get There
A pale blue eye of mystery, horror, and a killer's confession — a review of Scott Cooper's adaptation of Louis Bayard's novel.
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Movie Reviews4.6/10
Hostel: Part II Trades Hotel Tension for a Wider, Thinner Torture Chamber
A sequel of dread: three art students lured into a hostel auction, pursued through Slovak woods by a cruel gang. Horror abounds, yet the tale grows thin.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Jack Trades His Career for a Family He Never Wanted — The Family Man Review
A wealthy man trades his fortune for a suburban life, but the fantasy proves less sweet than the dream.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Two Weeks Notice Review: Bullock and Grant Carry a Premise That Sags in the Middle
A lawyer and a wealthy playboy fall in love despite their opposing views on real estate in this light romantic comedy.
Movie Reviews1.7/10
Matt Stifler Gets Sent to Band Camp in This Spin-Off, and It Never Quite Pays Off
A boy sent to band camp as punishment finds girls, rivals, and a bagpipe duel in this forgettable American Pie spin-off.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
Four Years On, Day Shift Still Struggles to Deliver on Its Own Premise
A pool cleaner in Los Angeles secretly hunts vampires, but his desperate tale never quite takes flight.
Movie Reviews5/10
The Other Boleyn Girl Review: Portman Shines, But the Script Can’t Keep Up With Its Own Ambitions
A tale of two sisters, one king, and ambition that destroys all, wherein Portman's cunning and Bana's fury redeem a script of many faults.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Michelle Williams Carries an Entire Marriage Through Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things
A tale of a journey to a solitary farm wherein a lover doubts the very arrangement, and a janitor watches a strange rehearsal.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
‘Jungle’: Daniel Radcliffe’s Amazon Drama Gets Lost In Its Own Jungle
A man enters the Bolivian Amazon in search of a tribe, only to find himself lost, betrayed and alone in a wilderness that will not yield.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Review — Grand Fairy Tale, Missing Heart
A pirate's tale of theft and a goddess's bargain, wherein grandeur abounds yet the heart of the story remains wanting.
Movie Reviews2.9/10
‘Peppermint’: Garner’s Rage Can’t Save This Hollow Revenge Thriller
A mother's fury burns through vengeance in Peppermint, yet the tale never rises beyond noise and spectacle.
Movie Reviews3.2/10
‘The Shack’ Sets Up a Confrontation With Grief and Faith, Then Never Delivers On It
A grieving father seeks God in a remote shack, but the film's slow pace and shallow theology never earn its profound premise.