Movie Reviews5/10
The Princess Diaries at 5 of 10
A 5/10 review of The Princess Diaries (2001), Garry Marshall's Disney comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews, and why it stays safe.
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Movie Reviews6.8/10
Cube (1998) Review: A Great Engine in a Thin Chassis
Cube review: Vincenzo Natali's 1997 cult sci-fi thriller traps seven strangers in a lethal maze. We break down the deaths, the math, and the prison-name twist.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Blade II Review: Del Toro’s Bloodpack Elevates a Thin Script
Blade II review: Guillermo del Toro's 2002 sequel with Wesley Snipes, the Bloodpack and the Reapers. It grossed $155 million. Score: 5.2/10.
Movie Reviews2.9/10
Scary Movie 2: One Good Idea, No Idea What to Do With It
Scary Movie 2 spoofs haunted-house classics but never lands a joke. A review of the 2001 Wayans sequel, its parody targets, and why it fell flat.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Burn After Reading: A Well-Built Machine with a Thin Payload
Burn After Reading review: the Coen brothers' 2008 blackmail comedy with Brad Pitt, George Clooney and John Malkovich, scored 6.3/10.
Movie Reviews4.2/10
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review: A 127-Minute Chase for a Key Nobody Cares About
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts unites Autobots and Maximals in 1994 Brooklyn, but five writers and a meaningless key sink the seventh film. 4.2/10.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
The Shallows Review: 200 Yards as an Ocean
The Shallows review: Blake Lively, a rock, a shark and 200 yards of ocean. Jaume Collet-Serra's lean 86-minute survival thriller scores 5.9 of 10.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
Skyscraper Review: One Good Image, No Second Thought
Skyscraper review: Dwayne Johnson climbs a burning 225-floor Hong Kong tower in a 2018 thriller with one good image, a flat plot, and a standout Neve Campbell.
Movie Reviews6/10
Romeo + Juliet at 30: Baz Luhrmann’s Music Video with a Body Count
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996) reimagined Shakespeare as a Verona Beach music video. A 6/10 review of its casting, awards, and legacy.
Movie Reviews3.5/10
Expendables 3 Puts a Bigger Cast Through the Same Motions
The Expendables 3 review: Stallone's all-star sequel goes PG-13, adds Glen Powell and Antonio Banderas, and loses what made the franchise work.
Movie Reviews4.3/10
American Pie 2 at 25: A Summer Rental Remembered for Nothing
American Pie 2 review: the 2001 sequel that made $287.5M but had no idea what to do with its cast. Band camp is the only thing that works.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
56 Years On, The Aristocats Still Plays Like a Gentle Afterthought
A review of The Aristocats, Disney's gentle tale of cats chased across France by a scheming butler, weighed against its merits.