Movie Reviews
Movie reviews are our specialty and passion. We deliver ratings and insights on films of all genres and sizes—from blockbuster hits to independent gems and streaming platform originals. Here is our extensive collection of reviews where we give our final opinion on many movies.
We also do TV Reviews too.
Scoob! review – one of the worst cash-grabs in animation history
Scoob! Is the latest attempt of Warner Bros. to rebirth one of their oldest materials, a cartoon that has fifty years of history behind it,...
International Falls review – a winning performance from Rachael Harris
Director Amber McGinnis’s International Falls is one of those films that you wish had a little more punch, but you have to admire the effort....
Bad Therapy review – the film equivalent of the Duncan Principle
There are very few movie experiences where I stopped a film right in the middle. The last time might have been when you could still...
I Love You, Stupid review – Spanish rom-com hits home truths regarding break-ups
Netflix Spanish film I Love You, Stupid was released on the platform on May 15, 2020 — this review of the comedy does not contain...
Gretel & Hansel review – a moody fantasy that gets fittingly lost
Most film critics are reluctant to call a film boring since it’s largely seen as a nebulous, anti-intellectual label unbecoming of a discerning scholar. I,...
The Wrong Missy review – Happy Madison makes everyone unhappy again
It’s a weird year for movies, obviously, but in Tyler Spindel’s new Netflix Original cringe-comedy The Wrong Missy, Lauren Lapkus pulls off what might be...
The Lodge review – a richly atmospheric chiller too stupid to be taken seriously
The Lodge, writer-director pair Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s English-language follow-up to Goodnight Mommy, is so clearly calibrated for a midnight Sundance slot that you...
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend review
Netflix interactive film Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend will be released on the platform on May 12, 2020 — this review of the...
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics review – celebs show off their drug use
Netflix documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics was released on the platform on May 11, 2020. Do drugs? Don’t do drugs? There’s no certified...
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War review – the end of DC’s Animated Movie Universe
This review of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is spoiler-free. You’d be forgiven for not realizing that DC’s animated movie universe was coming to an...
18 Presents review – a tearjerking story ripe for Mother’s Day
Netflix Italian film 18 Presents was released on the platform on May 8, 2020 — this review contains no spoilers. 18 Presents tells the story of...
Z review – an uneven thriller for Mother’s Day
This review of Z (Shudder) is spoiler-free. Because I live the trailer-free life, I really thought that Brandon Christensen’s Z (Shudder) was going to be a zombie movie....
First Love (Hatsukoi) review – action, romance and a beheading or two
Leo (Masataka Kubota, Tokyo Ghoul, Death Note) is a modest young boxer, promising, but with no sense of any hope for the future. Monica (Sakurako...
Into the Dark: Delivered review – an intense horror for Mother’s Day
This review of Hulu’s Into the Dark: Delivered (Episode 5 of Season 2) contains no spoilers — the film will be available on Hulu on...
Get In review – Netflix French film is chillingly disturbing
Netflix French film Get In (Furie) was released on the platform on May 1, 2020 — this review contains no spoilers. French film Get In brings forth...
Mrs. Serial Killer review – I’m a murderer and so is my wife
This review of Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Sometimes a film’s premise is good enough to grab you on its own, and such is...
We Summon the Darkness second opinion – drop your expectations and enjoy
We Summon the Darkness starts off as a coming of age drama but doesn’t stay that way. It looks like a standard teen slasher but...
Rich in Love Review – another tedious international rom-com from Netflix
Here is our review of the 2020 Netflix film Rich in Love, which does not contain spoilers or plot twists. Bruno Garotti’s romantic comedy Rich...