Movie Reviews5.9/10
Fourteen Years On, This Is 40 Still Catches Up to Its Own Characters Mid-Melt Down
A strained marriage, a failing record label, and a boutique's mystery — This Is 40's watchable comedy, weighed against its length.
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Movie Reviews3.3/10
Setting Sail On The Poseidon’s Ruined Deck, Still An Epic That Wears Its Age
A cruise ship is turned by a single wave, and Poseidon's spectacle is worth watching — but little else after it.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey Circle the Same Holiday Punchline in Netflix’s ‘Holidate’
Two strangers agree to be each other's plus-ones for every holiday. A pact doomed to fail. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star in this tale.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Small Soldiers Review: Toys Take Over a Defense Contract, and the Satire Never Arrives
A tale of toy soldiers imbued with military processors that run amok, a satire of commerce and greed that never quite commits.
Movie Reviews3.4/10
Thirteen Years On, The Smurfs 2 Still Wastes Its Talented Voice Cast
A sequel that grows too loud and thin, wasting a cast of many voices upon a tale that never finds its true heart.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Reynolds Anchors a Competent, Unremarkable Remake of The Amityville Horror
A haunted house, a broken family, and a father who falls apart inside it — a remake that misses its mark.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
She’s Out of My League: Good Idea, Weak Execution
A nervous TSA agent falls for a gorgeous party planner, but the film never resolves its own premise.
A New DreamWorks Animated Film Finally Lives Up To Its Promise
A tale of two friends whose memory of a secret island fades, and the bold colors that recall their enduring bond.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
‘The Woman King’: Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu Anchor a Mother-Daughter Epic That Earns Its 7.6
A tale of a mother and daughter bound by war and duty, wherein the heart beats louder than the clash of swords.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Flatliners Stops Its Heart But Can’t Stop the Sins: 5.5/10
A tale of five students who stop their hearts to see the afterlife, wherein the terror promised is but a faint shadow of dread.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Case 39 Review: Lillith’s Demonic Possession Turns Emily’s House Into Hell
A social worker takes in a troubled child, only to learn she carries a terror that consumes all within her shadow.
Movie Reviews2.5/10
Solace Review: A Psychic Doctor’s Gift Wasted on a Talky, Unearned Sequel
A psychic doctor hunts a killer who shares his visions, yet this thriller spends its hours repeating itself instead of thrilling.