Movie Reviews5.1/10
Al Pacino’s Coach Loses Control as Jamie Foxx’s Quarterback Rises Too High in Any Given Sunday
A football drama where the game's true meaning gets lost in a coach's rage against a wealthy owner.
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Movie Reviews4.5/10
Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood Wed in Whatever Works, and the Chaos Only Begins
A bitter chess teacher and a runaway from Mississippi wed, while her mother conspires with a suitor to break them apart.
Movie Reviews6/10
Eleven Years On, Magic Mike XXL Still Stumbles Through Its Road-Trip Formula
A sequel of strippers upon the highway, chasing fortune and a final show ere their days of naked labor end.
Rebel Wilson’s ‘Girl Group’ Never Finds Its Voice at TIFF
A review of Rebel Wilson's Girl Group, a nostalgic comedy about girl groups and youth centers that never quite finds its voice.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
A Wrinkle in Time Has a Great Premise and a Middling Execution
A Wrinkle in Time review: strong cast, weak villain, rushed climax — a $130M bomb that fails its ambitions.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Nine Years On, Marrowbone Still Gets Its Atmospheric Build Right Even When the Ending Falls Short
A remote house, a dead mother, and a ghost in the loft. Marrowbone builds dread but fails to deliver a satisfying payoff.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Jack Ryan Runs From a Bullet in Patriot Games
Jack Ryan returns to face a terrorist cell in Patriot Games, a sequel that trades submarines for bullets and family vengeance.
Movie Reviews1.9/10
Mike Myers Turned Dr. Seuss Into a Disaster With The Cat in the Hat
A review of The Cat in the Hat, a disaster of a live-action adaptation starring Mike Myers that fails to honor Dr. Seuss's beloved tale.
Movie Reviews0.9/10
Eighteen Years On, Meet the Spartans Still Relies on a Joke You’ve Heard Before
A comedy of Spartans mocks 300 with every celebrity and pop culture name, yet its jests wear thin and never land.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
Smokin’ Aces Review: Buddy Israel’s Bounty Draws a Crowd, but the Film Can’t Keep Up
A tale of a magician marked for death and the many assassins who chase him across a frozen lake, told with speed but little humor.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Ten Years On, ‘Masterminds’ Still Can’t Decide Whether It Wants to Be Funny or Just Silly
A comedy of a bank robbery that should have been clever, but instead becomes dull, failing to deliver on its promise of mirth.
Movie Reviews9.1/10
‘Burning’ Review: Lee Chang-dong’s Slow-Burn Thriller Trusts Its Audience to Wonder
A slow-burn thriller of young love, suspicion, and the violence beneath a polite surface. Review of Burning.