Movie Reviews5/10
Julia Roberts Plays the Queen, and Mirror Mirror Can’t Decide Whether It’s Scary or Funny
Julia Roberts plays the Evil Queen in Mirror Mirror, a fairy-tale comedy with a strong lead but a weak plot and romance.
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Movie Reviews3.9/10
‘Life As We Know It’: A Baby, a Wedding Dress, and a Romance That Never Arrives
A comedy about two adults who inherit a child, but fails to earn its own tragic premise.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Julianne Moore Plays a Woman Losing Her Words, and Still Alice Earns Its Sadness
A tragic tale of a learned lady whose words abandon her, a story of memory, loss, and the dignity of suffering.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
The Perfect Date Review: A Funny Satire That Can’t Commit to Its Romance
A teen romance about a dating app that hires a stand-in boyfriend, reviewed for its satire and its troubled romance.
Movie Reviews2.9/10
‘Red Riding Hood’ Refuses to Decide Between Fairy Tale, Horror and Romance — and Loses All Three
A tale of a village, a wolf, and a girl named Valerie — all wrong, none right, a sorry failure.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’: A Love Letter to Rome’s Absurd Splendor
A review of Paolo Sorrentino's La grande bellezza, starring Toni Servillo as a Roman writer trapped in a life of shallow pleasures.
Movie Reviews7/10
Despicable Me 4 Adds a Cockroach Nemesis and a Super-Minion Team — and Dilutes Its Own Stakes
Gru faces a former classmate in Despicable Me 4, a sequel that's funny in patches but never reaches the heights of the films before it.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
The World Is Not Enough Review: Smarter Than Most, Dumber Than Good
A review of 'The World Is Not Enough,' Pierce Brosnan's third Bond outing, weighed for ambition against execution.
Movie Reviews2.8/10
Hitman: Agent 47 Review: A Reboot That Never Earns Its Number
A reboot of a beloved franchise that trades spectacle for substance, leaving audiences bewildered and unfulfilled.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Review — Strong Cast, Weak Chase
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle review — the cast carries a thin plot, chasing two rings across beach, motorcycle race, and monastery.
‘Vintage Violence’ Review: Cole Sprouse’s Tokyo Gonzo Thriller Overloads the Screen
Cole Sprouse heads up a hyper-online gonzo freakout in Japan, a relentless, clip-hungry fever dream of social media and vintage denim.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Trades the Open Road for a Desert Madhouse — and Mostly Pulls It Off
A grim tale of a desert trading post, its ruler, and the lone wanderer drawn into its terrible arena.