Movie Reviews3.2/10
Transformers: Age of Extinction: A Billion Dollars and a 32 on Metacritic
Transformers: Age of Extinction made $1.105 billion in 2014 despite a 32 Metacritic score. A review of Michael Bay's 165-minute fourth film.
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Sekiro: No Defeat Review: Two Hours of a Story That’s Missing Half Its Tale
A grim tale of a two-hour film that compresses a vast samurai saga into a hollow legend, failing to honor the souls of its swords.
Movie Reviews5.1/10
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Review: A $180 Million City With Nobody Worth Following
Luc Besson self-funded Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets for $180M, the priciest indie film ever. The world-building dazzles; the leads don't.
Movie Reviews3.6/10
Assassin’s Creed Review: A Muddled Franchise Starter That Forgets to Justify Itself
Assassin's Creed review: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in a muddled video game adaptation that cannot pick a lane.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
BlacKkKlansman Review: Spike Lee’s Undercover Crime Drama Earns Its 8.3/10
Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman review: Ron Stallworth and Flip Zimmerman split one identity to infiltrate the KKK, plus cast, plot, and awards.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Ice Age: Continental Drift Review: A Hit That’s a Step Down
Ice Age: Continental Drift review: the 2012 fourth film made $877 million but a thin story and static characters make it a step down for the herd.
Movie Reviews7.1/10
Wreck-It Ralph’s sequel swaps the arcade for the internet and loses its footing
Ralph Breaks the Internet review: the Wreck-It Ralph sequel is fast and funny, with Gal Gadot's Shank its best invention, but its friendship theme lands late
Movie Reviews9.1/10
Lost in Translation: Sofia Coppola’s Quiet Masterpiece of Alienation and Connection
Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, shot in 27 days for $4 million with Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo, still plays like nothing else from 2003.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Snow White and the Huntsman: A Gorgeous, Empty $170 Million Mood Board
A review of Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): gorgeous design, a wasted cast, and a script that treats its heroine as a symbol rather than a person.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
2 Fast 2 Furious Review: A Sequel That Coasts on Goodwill It Doesn’t Yet Understand
A retrospective review of 2 Fast 2 Furious, John Singleton's 2003 sequel with Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson — watchable, occasionally sharp, mostly forgettable.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Wonder Review: A Good Film with a Soft Spine
Wonder review: Chbosky's adaptation of R.J. Palacio's novel, with Jacob Tremblay as Auggie, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and an Oscar-nominated makeup team.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Midsommar reframes the breakup as a folk horror ritual, and the ritual wins
Ari Aster's Midsommar review: Florence Pugh anchors a sunlit folk horror about grief, a Swedish commune, and a breakup that becomes a ceremony.