The Cloverfield Paradox has no meaningful reason to exist beyond providing tenuous connections to the two other films in the franchise.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is as shamelessly manipulative and formulaic as a Hallmark picture, but at least those films are self-consistent.
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Wheelman is the sort of honest B-movie entertainment that Netflix ought to be funding more often.
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There’s no good reason for 11/8/16 to exist in this moment, beyond our obsessive need to relive past trauma with no desire to learn from it.
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A buddy movie, not a monster movie.
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A thematically satisfying new chapter of Ridley Scott’s Alien series.
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A gorgeous animation with tender emotions.
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Pretty enjoyable, faithful enough, but not very remarkable.
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Intimate, authentic Canadian filmmaking.
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Spielberg's sturdy Cold War spy thriller.
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Asif Kapadia's film rescues Winehouse's story from the realm of tabloid tragedy.
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Sono's rap musical is one-of-a-kind trash.
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A slight film, but it’ll play well to anyone with an interest in the finer details of Hollywood’s past.
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Enjoyable, slight mystery about an old Sherlock Holmes.
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A powerful film, but essentially propaganda.
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Slow-burn found footage horror with no payoff.
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Not the kind of dumb fun I was hoping for.
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Sexist, obscenely violent, and thoroughly repugnant.
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Messy, but containing plenty of invention.
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A genuinely frightening look at the horror genre.
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