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
Act of Valor (2012)
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The well staged action sequences can't make us overlook the stilted dialog and cardboard characterizations
Sand Storm (2016)
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It's not a war story – only it is, of sorts – about modern Arab women's struggle against millennia-old traditions
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
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Estranged, dysfunctional twins Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig somehow manage to make suicide mirthful
Alien Outpost (2014)
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Another tired "advanced beings from outer space invade with WWII-level tactics." OK battle scenes, zero plot
Black or White (2014)
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A hard-edged, thought-provoking drama of a widowed father fighting for custody of his biracial daughter
Young Ones (2014)
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In a water-parched future, a refreshingly original and complex story of greed, betrayal, and family loyalty
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
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A do-gooder lawyer who works from the back of his car begins to realize his case isn't exactly open-and-shut
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
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For a guy facing the fight of his life, Conan sure does spend a lot of time sword-twirling.
Albert Nobbs (2011)
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A refreshingly unique tale, splendidly acted, that still leaves you unaffected and a bit adrift at the end