Although The Monkey is a horror film, it's far more effective as a comedy.
'Captain America: Brave New World' Lacks the Bravery to Tell Anything Original
Captain America: Brave New World isn't brave or new. It's very much the same, with a sense of disorganization.
'Parthenope' Lacks True Passion
Parthenope is the type of film cinephiles, and people pretending to be cinephiles like to drool all over instead of seeing it for what it really is.
'Love Hurts' is Painfully Dull
Like many logical loopholes the movie takes, Love Hurts lacks whatever sweetness it pretends to have in a disposable film that will be forgotten as fast as a piece of heart candy.
'Heart Eyes' Mostly Delivers on its Laughs and Gore
The movie is laugh-out-loud funny while being fully engrossed in its pleasure for gore.
'Wolf Man' Delivers Some Thought with Its Scares
By making the wolf more of a man, the audience sees something that's tangible and gritty, resulting in something scarier than the typical werewolf pic.
'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Can't Crack The Code
The movie's trying to be smart, but it's far from
'Se7en' 4K UHD Has Some Goods in the Box
If you love Se7en and have the newest 4K television with a DTS-HD 5.1 surround home theater, you might be in for a more delightful treat than I had.
'Babygirl' Seduces its Audience. But Not Entirely
In many ways, Babygirl is a spiritual successor to Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Both films are about sexual temptation that disrupts a marriage. Plus, both films take place during Christmas! It's what I like to call an unconventional Christmas film
'A Complete Unknown' Carries a Good Tune, But Not Much Heart
Other than impressing audiences with its musical numbers, there's a complete numbness of interest in A Complete Unknown.
'Mufasa: The Lion King' is Duller Than a Rock in Africa
Mufasa: The Lion King is an uninspired, tiring, cliche written mess of a prequel that manages to be even worse than the abysmal live-action, I'm sorry, photorealistic first film.
'The Brutalist' Is a Fascinating Look Into The Soul of Our Infrastructure
The Brutalist is one of those rare films that you have to see in the theater. Then see again at home.
'The Fire Inside' is No Contender, But a Worthy Fighter
In a space filled with inspirational sports stories, here's yet another one. That doesn't necessarily make it bad. But it doesn't have enough strength to make it stand out among boxing greats like Million Dollar Baby or Raging Bull.
'Nosferatu' Robert Eggers Nails The Classic Story
Nosferatu might be Robert Eggers' most conventional film so far, but it's far from a normal one.
'Flow' is a Brilliant Kids Film About The End of the World
For an animated film, it offers a glimmer of hope. I may not think there's much of a chance for humanity, but Co-Writer and Director Gints Zilbalodis may.
'Nightbitch' is a Forgettable Existential Dramady
It's a deep dive into a parent's mind that isn't as profound as the film lets out to be. It's more of a waste of a perfectly good performance for a film that feels half-baked.
'Nickel Boys' is a Painful Reminder of America's Racism
RaMell Ross creates a prime example of how to tell an effective story by breaking cinema conventions.
'Y2K' is a Hilarious, Gory Romp on a Time Long Forgotten
Y2K looks back at a time of enormous anxiety to give it a laugh track. The film is a wonderful comedy and not a bad love story either.
'Wicked' It's Not Easy Being Green and Bloated
If only this film could have paid a little more attention to making it one concise narrative rather than an unnecessary six-hour epic, I would be more invested in Elphaba's transition to wickedness.
'Maria' Hits an Okay Note
The film looks gorgeous, but looks don't make a film alone. Maria is far from shallow, but it could use a little more than montages or lush production/costume design to get by.