JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4
Operatic violence and wild stunts dominate the overlong John Wick: Chapter 4 to such an extent that character, plot and any glimmer of...
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FILM REVIEWS
Apr 7, 2023
LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES: D'ARTAGNAN
Does Alexandre Dumas’ oft-filmed tale still have the power to delight audiences? It does. It’s just a pity that Les Trois Mousquetaires:...
Apr 6, 2023
AIR
Excellent acting, a clever script and an engaging subject aren’t quite enough to elevate the effortlessly entertaining Air above a...
Apr 1, 2023
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
The film is silly, derivative and mostly forgettable but you’d be surprised how much fun you’ll have while you’re watching this Dungeons...
Mar 18, 2023
THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT
You can add as many story elements about magic as you want, that doesn’t mean movie magic will suddenly appear out of thin air as The...
Mar 17, 2023
SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS
The movie contains moments that highlight the boyish charms of the characters but ultimately succumbs to the generic chaos of the...
Mar 16, 2023
MON CRIME (THE CRIME IS MINE)
Stylish production design and campy fun keep Mon Crime afloat, even if François Ozon loses the plot completely in a final act that can...
Mar 14, 2023
65
It’s enraging that someone somehow greenlit 65, a film devoid of plot, characters, drama or any ascertainable point, that makes 90...
Mar 12, 2023
SCREAM VI
A fun opening is countered by an underwhelming final act in Scream VI, which in-between is a decent but hardly transformative entry in...
Mar 6, 2023
CREED III
Creed III is a decent, entertaining sequel, but the scenes where the film floats like a butterfly outnumber the ones that sting like a...
Mar 2, 2023
WE HAVE A GHOST
Even if the final act is way too predictable and emotionally manipulative, We Have A Ghost is a mostly harmless, fun, family-friendly...
Feb 19, 2023
MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE
It would take too long to list everything that’s wrong with the unwatchable Magic Mike’s Last Dance, but a total lack of narrative is the...
Feb 15, 2023
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA
Despite the introduction of new big baddie Kang the Conqueror much of the events in the film have frustratingly little impact on the...
Feb 10, 2023
THE CHAPEL
Flemish film The Chapel is a damp squib because the screenplay would embarrass a first-year film student, let alone a helmer who once was...
Feb 1, 2023
KNOCK AT THE CABIN
Knock at the Cabin’s worst mistake is that the story is all text and no subtext, with a narrative that goes exactly where you expect it...
Jan 12, 2023
M3GAN
Kudos to the design of the central robot doll, which finds exactly the right balance between endearing and ominous, and makes M3GAN into...
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