Competent direction from Jean-François Richet and bone-crunching, blood-spurting fight scenes deliver the goods for Statham aficionados.
Essentially The Purge for rom-coms, this high-concept comedy from director Will Gluck (Anyone But You) has an irresistible setup, slick execution and two enormously charismatic leads.
Despite some diverting filmmaking flourishes from director David Robert Mitchell and excellent 1982 period detail, an underwritten script leaves us wanting.
This competent spinoff touches on some compelling thematic material, features some surprisingly intense eroticism, and gets a major boost from an engaging lead performance by Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise).
This new feature from director Josh Greenbaum (Strays) has all the ingredients for a winning underdog sports movie except one: consistent laughs.
Supergirl takes a refreshing break from the usual superhero tropes to deliver something more like Mad Max: Fury Road, but the character work is sketchy, the themes are muddled, and the visual presentation is a murky mess.
This polished romantic comedy boasts some appealing performances and genuine chemistry between leads Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein.
This goofball update of the Mattel toy line hits just the right balance of action and humor, but a complete void of story or character development turns it into an endurance test.
This throwback to highway horror films like The Hitcher, Joy Ride, and Jeepers Creepers boasts some outstanding scenes of terror and a pair of engaging lead performances.
This direct follow-up to the 2021 reboot makes a clear effort to course-correct for franchise devotees, leaning harder into game lore, character fan service, and elaborate fight sequences.
This sequel to 2023’s smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie is packed to the gills with references that will delight longtime fans, but it’s a noticeable step down in storytelling terms.
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This schlocky horror film pairs some bravura scenes of gore and terrific creature effects work with its can’t-miss premise, but a generic screenplay packed with one too many slasher tropes drains away a lot of the fun.
In purely visual terms, this might be Perkins most accomplished film yet, with arresting cinematography from Jeremy Cox and striking monster design that gets under your skin.
The many pleasures of the first Wicked film—extravagant set and costume design, colorful effects, commanding central performances, and some bubbly, catchy tunes—are all diminished to some extent this time around.
This good-natured comedy from writer-director-star Aziz Ansari rarely boasts big laughs or especially memorable moments, but evokes an agreeable Frank Capra sentimentality.
This is essentially Bram Stoker’s Dracula with strong lean towards period romance, and remains compulsively watchable throughout thanks to writer-director Luc Besson’s flair for the preposterous.
his unusually downbeat story features some gorgeous cinematography on the coast of Southwest England and two endearing performances from Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs.
For some out there, this film will resonate on the same level as an Amélie or perhaps Joe Versus the Volcano, and earn the type of adoration its protagonists so desperately seek.
Despite some terrific 1980s production design and a few memorable horror set pieces, this Conjuring movie isn’t nearly scary enough to compete with James Wan’s first two movies.
This new version of the 1989 classic boasts a pair of engaging lead performances from Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman along with terrific production design and location cinematography.
This scene-for-scene remake of Thomas Vinterberg’s 2020 film is so close in story, tone, and spirit that there’s little value for anyone who remembers the earlier film.