Movie Reviews3.5/10
Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare Sticks to the Rules and Never Breaks Them
Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018) turns a Mexico party game into a supernatural death machine. Our review breaks down the cast, the kills, and the 3.5/10 score.
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Movie Reviews5.3/10
Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie Carry a Film That Never Settles on a Diagnosis
Girl, Interrupted at 25: Angelina Jolie's Oscar-winning Lisa Rowe still burns, but James Mangold's film never decides if it's a case study or a star vehicle.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel Reunite for a Comedy That Wastes Its Cast
Sex Tape (2014) review: Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel can't save a comedy that chases iPads instead of the joke. Kasdan directs; Metacritic 36.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
Space Jam: A New Legacy Is a Two-Hour Advertisement for Its Own Studio
Space Jam: A New Legacy review: LeBron James leads the Looney Tunes against a scheming AI in a corporate film that plays like a long ad for a streaming service.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
A Cure for Wellness: 4.7 of 10
A Cure for Wellness review: Gore Verbinski's 146-minute Swiss Alps spa horror with Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth and Jason Isaacs is all ambition, no payoff. 4.7/10.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
The Purge Prequel Trades Scares for Backstory, and the Series Suffers
Review of The First Purge (2018): the prequel that explains the Purge's origins but loses the franchise's pulp energy and political bite.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Mad Max 2: A Lean, Brutal Machine That Still Runs
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) review: George Miller's 1981 sequel, Mel Gibson, Lord Humungus, and the tanker run that defined action cinema.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Gone Baby Gone: Ben Affleck’s Directorial Debut and the Moral Trap of the Truth
Ben Affleck's first film as director sends two private eyes into Dorchester to find a missing four-year-old, and never settles for the easy answer.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
Avatar: Fire and Ash Review: Scale Without the Leap
Avatar: Fire and Ash review: Cameron's 198-minute sequel adds the Mangkwan clan and Oona Chaplin's Varang, but scales past its emotional core. 6.1/10.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Jim Parsons and Rihanna Share a Car
DreamWorks' Home (2015) put Jim Parsons and Rihanna in a flying car. A mixed review of the Boov invasion, its $386M gross, and the Netflix spin-off.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams Lose Their Memories, and the Movie Loses Its Nerve
A review of The Vow (2012), the Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum amnesia romance that became the eighth highest-grossing romantic drama since 1980.
Movie Reviews6/10
Bad Moms Review: A Sharp Premise, an Excellent Cast, and a Script That Reaches for the Easy Joke
Bad Moms review: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn lead a sharp premise and uneven script. 100 minutes, $183M worldwide, Metacritic 60.