Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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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...