The Aladdin Remake Isn’t Exactly Magical, But It Soars Thanks to Old-Fashioned Star Power
If you were expecting a captivating disaster from Aladdin, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Is Just Okay
Expectations are a funny thing. Had I seen Pokémon Detective Pikachu, oh, six months ago – before the first trailer set the internet into a tizzy at the prospect that this film might actually be good – I would’ve have been pleasantly surprised.
Pet Sematary (2019)
Pet Sematary simultaneously benefits from and suffers from its adherence to generic conventions.
Jordan Peele Interrogates the Horror of Middle Class Obliviousness with Us
The depth and ambiguity of Us’s underlying metaphors is thought-provoking in a way that eclipses its contemporaries.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
Fun! Funny! …Just not as fun or funny as The Lego Movie.
Fighting with My Family (2019)
A rousing underdog sports story that only stumbles on the mat in its closing minutes.
Everybody Knows Re-asserts Asghar Farhadi’s Talent for (Melo)drama
Asghar Farhadi is surely one of his generation’s greatest dramaturgists, so the release of a new film of his is invariably cause for excitement.
Escape Room Brings a Fresh Hook to a Familiar Sub-Genre
Escape Room is like Cube meets Saw meets Hostel …minus the gratuitous gore.
Cold Pursuit (2019)
Cold Pursuit puts a darkly comic spin on the time-honoured Liam Neeson revenge movie.
Green Book Pairs a Genial Road Movie with a Misguided View of Racism
Green Book is a film of two halves, and one of those halves is only controversial as a Best Picture contender because of its banality.
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