Movie Reviews4.5/10
‘Gator Face’: Alligators and Cult Rituals, No Genuine Terror
A swamp full of hungry alligators and a cult that feeds its victims to them — a tale of terror that mostly succeeds at being unpleasant.
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Movie Reviews6.1/10
Ex-Special Forces Reunite to Rob a Drug Lord in Triple Frontier
A crew of ex-soldiers rob a drug lord's remote house, their grim, slow heist plan crossing the Andes into ruin.
Movie Reviews6/10
Sixteen Years On, Machete Still Cuts Through the Noise as a Revenge Film That Mostly Delivers
A revenge tale of blood and betrayal, wherein Machete, a famed ex-Federale, seeks vengeance upon those who betrayed him.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Review — A Competent Finale
The Wildcats bid farewell to East High in this musical finale, a competent, touching end to a beloved trilogy.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Six Years On, Monster Hunter Still Cuts Through Its Own Story’s Flabby Middle
A soldier and a hunter traverse a realm of monstrous beasts, yet the tale's substance cannot sustain its spectacle.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Johnny English Reborn: Bigger, Louder, Less Funny Than the Original
A bumbling agent returns to thwart a plot against the Chinese premier, but the wit is thinner than the noise.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
‘Black Mass’ Review: Depp and Edgerton Make the FBI-Irish Mob Deal Feel Real
A true tale of Whitey Bulger, king of Winter Hill, and the FBI agent who kept him close, a dark drama of corruption and trust.
Movie Reviews3.1/10
Chris Pine and Tom Hardy Date Reese Witherspoon in This Means War — Neither Joke Works
A tale of spies, rivals, and a lady loved by both, wherein comedy and peril cannot abide together.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Super Mario Galaxy Sequel Expands Its Cast but Can’t Keep Its Story Tight
A sequel that buries charm under a pile of pointless galaxies and a villain too confused to frighten anyone.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
A Collider Accident, a Vanished Earth and No One Ever Explains What Happens
A review of The Cloverfield Paradox, a flawed space horror film with a great cast and a script that can't decide what it wants to say.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Kung Fu Panda 4 Review: A Strong Villain Can’t Save a Middling Premise
Po searches for a successor while a cunning fox and a shapeshifter threaten the Valley of Peace in Kung Fu Panda 4.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Cruel Intentions Trades Moral Weight for Style and Comes Up Short
A tale of two schemers, a bet of peril, and a city of gold; Cruel Intentions weighs style against stakes.