Movie Reviews5.6/10
Sam Raimi’s Oz Prequel Answers Questions the Original Never Asked
Oz the Great and Powerful review: Sam Raimi's Wizard of Oz prequel scores 5.6/10, with a strong cast but little conviction behind its spectacle.
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Movie Reviews6.6/10
Prince Caspian Buried Narnia’s Magic Under a Battle Epic
Prince Caspian review: the Narnia sequel trades fairy tale for war epic, with a grown-up cast, a ruined Cair Paravel, and a runtime that drags.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Blade (1998): Wesley Snipes, the Blood Rave, and a Franchise That Started It All
Blade hit theaters August 21, 1998, starring Wesley Snipes as the Daywalker. A look at the cast, the blood rave, and Marvel's first hit film.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Three Men Try to Kill Their Managers and the Jokes Run Out Before the Plot Does
Horrible Bosses review: Bateman, Day and Sudeikis plot to kill their bosses. A strong cast, a weak spine, and a 5.7/10 score.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Inside Out 2: Anxiety Takes the Console
Inside Out 2 review: Pixar's sequel sends Riley into puberty and hockey camp, with Anxiety (Maya Hawke) taking over the console. 7.3/10.
Movie Reviews5.3/10
The Blind Side Turns Poverty Into a Feel-Good Story, and That’s the Problem
The Blind Side won Sandra Bullock an Oscar and $309M, but Michael Oher's 2023 conservatorship claim changes what its warmest scenes mean.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
The Barden Bellas’ Arrangement Works Because Anna Kendrick Sells the Joke
Pitch Perfect (2012) review: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and a $17M sleeper hit that earned $115.4M. Cast, plot, sequels and a 6.6/10 score.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
This Is the End Review: A Great Premise and a Soft Center
This Is the End review: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's apocalypse comedy, its cast playing themselves, the Emma Watson scene, and a 6.7/10 verdict.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
The Polar Express at 22: A $165 Million Bet on Motion Capture That Never Quite Paid Off
The Polar Express cost $165M and earned $329M, but its motion-capture faces never settled. A 6.7 review of Zemeckis's Christmas gamble.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Found-Footage Party Movie Project X Turns Its Audience Into the Uninvited Guest
Project X (2012) review: a found footage teen comedy about three seniors throwing a party that wrecks a house. Loud, ugly, and 4.8/10.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Is a Well-Dressed Imitation of a Spy Movie
Guy Ritchie's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a Cold War spy comedy that never picks a lane. We break down the plot, cast, production history and why it flopped.
Movie Reviews6/10
Coppola Recut The Godfather Part III, and the New Cut Makes Its Case
A review of The Godfather Part III: Pacino's guilty Michael, Andy Garcia's arrival, the Vatican deal, and the Duvall and Sofia Coppola casting fallout.