Recent Reviews

The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
You expect a lot from Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and Pierce Brosnan, and they deliver in this delightful whodunit
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Revolver (2024)
In this tense tale of retribution, Jeon Do-yeon proves that Hell hath no fury like a police officer betrayed
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The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
This silent-era masterpiece is a must-see for film students, but exhausting for modern audiences to watch
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Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
Yes, it’s that bad. This diehard Star Trek fan feels sorry for Michelle Yeoh and PO'd at the filmmakers
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The Pod Generation (2023)
Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor squeeze as much heart as possible out of this bloodless satire
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The Amateur (2025)
This Amateur doesn’t even try to outdo the 1981 original; it just gives us a passable, if implausible, spy thriller
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The Amateur (1981)
If the intensity of the opening scenes could have been sustained, ‘The Amateur’ might have been a classic
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Hitchcock (2012)
Psycho, the movie that defined modern horror, serves as a diverting backdrop for a love story
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The Accountant 2 (2025)
Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal exchange brotherly banter as they blast through a horde of despicable bad guys
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The Accountant (2016)
Ben Affleck may be the star, but it is snarky Anna Kendrick who makes this just-good-enough thriller worth it
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My Lovely Angel (2021)
Jin Goo and Jung Seo-yeon make an unlikely family in this unexpectedly touching tale of redemption
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Conclave (2024)
Superb performances by Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini are the inspired aspects of this religious semi-thriller
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Recent Quick Takes
Ca$h (2010)
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The only thing remotely entertaining is seeing slimy Sean Bean get what he deserves
Okay Madam (2020)
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Uhm Jung-hwa and Park Sung-woong score a near miss in this comedy whose silliness overwhelms the fun
The 33 (2015)
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Antonio Banderas gives it his all in this real-life tale of trapped Chilean miners beating the odds
Secretly Greatly (2012)
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Uncommonly ridiculous tale of North Korean spies whose mission in the South is to act like idiots and then die
The Devil’s Deal (2021)
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A twisty tale of corrupt politicians, the gangsters behind them, and the innocents caught in the crossfire
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
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In this not terribly inventive sword and sorcery caper, Chris Pine has enough snappy dialog to keep you chuckling.
The Man Standing Next (2020)
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Despite fine turns by Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min, this languid, somber historical drama is hard to stick with
Run All Night (2015)
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More output from the Liam Neeson action assembly line, with a chilling supporting turn by Ed Harris
The Mother (2023)
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Jennifer Lopez brings the intensity, but the plot is outrageously overblown at every turn