Movie Reviews6.4/10
Cloverfield: A Lean, Clever Machine That Mistakes Confusion for Dread
Matt Reeves's 2008 found-footage monster movie Cloverfield, reviewed: the Statue of Liberty scene, the secret casting, and whether the 85-minute ride holds up.
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Movie Reviews7.5/10
Hades Steals Every Scene in Disney’s Hercules, but the Film Can’t Decide What to Do With Him
Disney's Hercules at 93 minutes: Danny DeVito's casting story, Susan Egan's blocked audition, James Woods as Hades, and why it's a 7.5.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
The Ocean’s Twelve Cast Looks Like It’s Having a Better Time Than Anyone Watching
Ocean's Twelve review: Soderbergh's starry sequel brings the crew back for a Fabergé egg heist, but the charm outruns the stakes. Score: 5.8/10.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Creed Review: Ryan Coogler’s Legacy Sequel Finds a New Reason to Exist
Ryan Coogler's Creed (2015) hands the Rocky franchise to Apollo's son, with Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone. Review score: 8.2/10.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Shrek’s midlife crisis sequel finds the franchise running out of fairy-tale fuel
Shrek Forever After review: the 2010 sequel's Rumpelstiltskin contract, alternate Far Far Away, $756M gross, and why the franchise's finale fell short.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Po’s search for his origins gives Kung Fu Panda 2 its emotional weight
Kung Fu Panda 2 review: Gary Oldman's Lord Shen, Po's adoption story and the prophecy that drives DreamWorks' 2011 sequel, rated 6.7 of 10.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
The Terminator Reboot That Arrived Too Late to Matter
Terminator Genisys review: the 2015 reboot starring Arnold Schwarzenegger resets nothing and resets it badly. Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, 3.8 of 10.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Scary Movie (2000): A $19 Million Spoof That Made $278 Million
Scary Movie (2000) review: Keenen Ivory Wayans' $19M spoof made $278M worldwide. Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, and the Ghostface parody that launched five sequels.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Fede Álvarez on Why Don’t Breathe Scares You Without Showing Much
Fede Álvarez trades gore for dread in Don't Breathe, a 2016 thriller with Stephen Lang as a blind Gulf War veteran guarding a dark Detroit house.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Tron: Legacy Review: A Beautiful Grid with a Stalled Story
Tron: Legacy review: Disney's 2010 sequel looks stunning and sounds better, but its story stalls. Daft Punk shines while Sam Flynn's search falls flat.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
Seth MacFarlane’s Foul-Mouthed Bear Fights for Personhood in a Sequel That Repeats the Joke
Ted 2 review: Seth MacFarlane's 2015 sequel puts a talking teddy bear on trial but never makes the case matter. Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman.
Movie Reviews2.7/10
Adam Sandler’s Video-Game Comedy Is a Catalog of Product Placement
Pixels (2015) review: Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Peter Dinklage defend Earth from arcade aliens in Chris Columbus's thin nostalgia trip.