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Lone Survivor Review: Peter Berg’s Punishing, Narrow War Film Lands at 6/10
Peter Berg's Lone Survivor turns Operation Red Wings into two hours of punishing mountain combat. A review of the 2013 war film: 6 out of 10.
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Movie Reviews6.4/10
Alien: Romulus: A Familiar Haunted House in Orbit
Alien: Romulus review: Fede Álvarez sets his film between Alien and Aliens, delivering tense practical horror but few new ideas. Score: 6.4/10.
Movie Reviews6/10
Allied: A Well-Dressed Thriller That Refuses to Answer Its Own Question
Allied review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard play operatives posing as a married couple in Robert Zemeckis's 1940s romance that never answers its own question.
Movie Reviews6/10
The Whale Review: Brendan Fraser Moves, but the Stage Never Leaves the Apartment
Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser, reviewed: one room, one chair, and a script that reaches for grace it never earns.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Sing 2 Has More Songs and More Characters, but Nothing New to Say
Sing 2 review: bigger, louder, but not better. Buster Moon heads to Redshore City, with an all-star cast wasted on thin subplots and easy resolutions.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
Pain & Gain Review: Michael Bay’s True-Crime Black Comedy Is All Muscle, No Spine
Pain & Gain review: Michael Bay turns a true Miami kidnapping saga into a weightless black comedy. Wahlberg, Johnson and Mackie star. Score: 4.5/10.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review: A Great Hang, Not a Great Fantasy Film
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a fun heist comedy with Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez, but a middling fantasy film. Our review.
Movie Reviews1.8/10
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Review: A 94-Minute Sequel That Mistakes Movement for Momentum
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) review: Milla Jovovich returns, Alexander Witt directs, and the sequel scores just 1.8/10 despite $129.3M worldwide.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
All Quiet on the Western Front Review: Edward Berger’s Anti-War Epic Splits Its Attention Between the Trenches and the Armistice Train
A review of Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), covering Paul Bäumer, the armistice subplot, awards, and its fidelity to Remarque.
Movie Reviews7/10
A Teacher’s Spiral Downwards, and What Happens When She Can’t Stop It
A teacher, a student, and a descent into darkness: a kidnapping tale told with uneasy wit.
Movie Reviews3.1/10
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Review: A Franchise Detour With Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh Wasted
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor review — Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh are wasted in the trilogy's worst film, a 2008 China-set detour.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
The Golden Compass Review: A $180 Million Fantasy That Never Feels the Cold
A review of 2007's The Golden Compass: Nicole Kidman, armored bears, and a $180 million budget that never makes you feel the cold.