Movie Reviews4.2/10
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013): A Franchise That Never Found Its Footing
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) review: a 4.2/10 adaptation that hedged its bets, earned $200.9M, and never got a sequel.
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Movie Reviews5.9/10
Denzel Washington Chases a Past He Can’t Change in Tony Scott’s Time-Warp Thriller
A review of Tony Scott's 2006 sci-fi thriller Déjà Vu, starring Denzel Washington as an ATF agent who discovers a secret government time window.
Movie Reviews6.8/10
The Illusionist: Norton and Giamatti Carry a Script That Explains Its Own Tricks
A review of The Illusionist (2006), Neil Burger's romantic mystery with Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel in turn-of-the-century Vienna.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Disney’s Hunchback Went Dark and Got Serious, and It Still Holds Up
A review of Disney's 1996 animated The Hunchback of Notre Dame, covering its dark Hugo source, Menken and Schwartz songs, Tony Jay's Frollo, and the gargoyles.
Movie Reviews4.7/10
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back: A Sequel That Hits Its Marks and Never Risks Anything
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) review — Tom Cruise returns as the drifter in a sequel that hits its marks but never risks anything. Score: 4.7/10.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
The Mule: Eastwood’s Charming but Soft Cartel Drama
Clint Eastwood plays an 80-something daylily grower turned cartel courier in The Mule, a soft 2018 crime drama that coasts on charm and grossed $174M.
Movie Reviews4.5/10
Pacific Rim: Uprising Review: A Sequel That Mistakes Continuity for Meaning
Pacific Rim: Uprising review — John Boyega pilots a sequel that keeps the Jaegers and Kaiju but loses the pulse. Score: 4.5/10.
Movie Reviews1.4/10
After We Collided Review: A Box Office Hit With Nothing to Say
After We Collided review: the After sequel runs 105 minutes, grossed $48M, and turns trauma into a plot point. Score: 1.4/10.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
17 Again Review: Efron’s Body-Swap Comedy Coasts on a Sturdy Premise
Zac Efron plays a 37-year-old man in a teen's body in 17 Again, a body-swap comedy that coasts on a sturdy premise and a likable cast.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
The Founder: Michael Keaton Builds an Empire on Someone Else’s Idea
Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc, the salesman who took the McDonald brothers' fast-food system and built an empire. A 2016 film review.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Greenland Puts the Comet in the Sky and Then Runs Out of Ideas on the Ground
Greenland review: Gerard Butler races a comet to save his family. A tense, small-scale disaster film that trusts logistics over spectacle.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Andrew Niccol’s Lord of War wastes a bravura title sequence on a conflict it never resolves
A review of Andrew Niccol's 2005 arms-trafficking drama Lord of War, starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke, with a 7.3/10 score.