Tag: 3 stars
Gemini Man (2019) 

 Unfortunately, everything good about this movie also serves as a reminder of everything it could’ve been. Â
Joker (2019) 

What we’re left with is a well-made movie with brilliant performances, but it’s also an unpleasant and exhausting cinematic experience. Â
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

The Kid Who Would Be King reminds me of those quirky daydreams I had as a nerdy…
Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman takes 100 minutes worth of rollicking escapism and dilutes it into 145 minutes worth…
Instant Family (2018) 

The life of a parent has been described as “all joy and no fun.” Â The…
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018) 

In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo–the first English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel series–director David…
The Sisters Brothers (2018) 

The Sisters Brothers takes place at an odd junction in America’s history. It’s 1851, and…
Halloween (2018) 

The Halloween franchise now spans forty years, long enough to spawn a host of terrible sequels, cheap…
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) 

Bad Times at the El Royale plays like Quentin Tarantino in third gear. In fact,…
A Simple Favor (2018) 

A Simple Favor surgically slices into a subject that’s ripe and ready for satire: The modern…