STAR TREK: BEYOND (2016)
"Felt a lot like an episode of one of the series, both to its benefit and its detriment."Read More
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (2016)
"Shiny foil wrapped around the processed defecate of the original"Read More
PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016)
"Good? Of course not. It's a Purge film. But it maintains a mediocre level of entertainment"Read More
GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
" Most pointedly, it was neither funny nor scary, which seems like the whole point of the making this, I thought."Read More
LET US PREY (2014)
"lacked in too many key areas to an egregious degree"Read More
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016)
"A masterful mixture of Close Encounters/Starman with The Fugitive and an indie familial drama (Shotgun Stories anyone?)"Read More
CREATIVE CONTROL (2015)
"scratches that contemplative itch but doesn't satisfy the dramatic hunger"Read More
HARDCORE HENRY (2015)
"An inventive idea for a film that vacillates between enthusiastic engagement and tedious banality"Read More
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2015)
"A fairly satisfying minimalist thriller that falls apart due to fraying story threads and an over-the-top capper that left me wanting"Read More
SAN ANDREAS (2015)
"The Rock says 'Know your role, shut your mouth, and enjoy his estranged husband/father helicopter pilot save his gorgeous family and the day in earthquake-land extravaganza'!"Read More
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (2015)
"Not all hope is lost, while Macavoys remain true"Read More
THE LOBSTER (2015)
"Moments of humor buttressed by a sullen dread"Read More
STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
"I think the thing that is driving the love for this film and its overwhelming success is it's "old warm blanket" feel"Read More
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (2015)
"satisfactory but altogether average finale"Read More
CHAOS ON THE BRIDGE (2014)
"interesting treat for Trek fans but probably a bit bland for everyone else"Read More
THE MARTIAN (2015)
"I was in suspense, even though I knew every outcome beforehand"Read More
HIDDEN (2015)
"satisfying average little post-apocalyptic thriller"Read More
Z FOR ZACHARIAH (2015)
"Regrettably, it cannot reach the lofty heights of our hope or desire"Read More
AREA 51 (2015)
"At least it is short and doesn't reach for the moon (though that may have been better...)"
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