Hotel Artemis sets the stage with a great setup and cast but fails to capitalize on it by taking way too long to get going with an odd tone and dull action.
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Ocean's 8 has perfectly captured what made the George Clooney era of movies so good with a fantastic cast, a great sense of style, and a twist that will leave you grinning.
Adrift is a passable survival story, but the framing device and non-linear story structure kills the momentum the longer the movie goes on.
Solo: A Star Wars Story has a few missed opportunities and might not change anyone's life, but it is an enjoyable film with fun performances.
Deadpool 2 Review: Humor, Nihilism, and Gratuitous Violence Equals a Bloody Good Time [Spoiler Free]
Deadpool 2 doesn't feel as game changing as the first movie, but a solid dose of jokes, nihilism, and fun action beats means the film is always a riot and enjoyable to watch.
Life of the Party might have a few laughs here and there but it is ultimately quite boring and has very little to offer the comedy genre.
Review: Iron Man might feature a mesmerizing performance by Robert Downey Jr. and kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that doesn't entirely save it from a weak villain or falling apart by the third act.
Review: Rampage is an incredibly dumb production, and despite some glimpses of hope, it falls apart more each time they try to make us take that stupidity seriously.
Review: Isle of Dogs is probably one of director Wes Anderson's weirdest movies, but a great voice cast, a fantastic animation style, and a fun little story make this production hugely enjoyable to watch.
Review: If you are looking for a movie that reminds you why you fell in love with movies in the first place, get prepared for Ready Player One.
Review: Pacific Rim Uprising isn't as good as the first one, but it's a fun movie that doesn't take itself too seriously with plenty of giant monsters versus giant robot fun.
Tomb Raider doesn't have the most compelling story but we so rarely get to see female characters in roles this physical it keeps the movie interesting enough to watch.
Review: A Wrinkle in Time takes a little while to get going, but once it does, the beautiful visuals and strong emotional through line make it more than worth a watch.
Review: Annihilation is the best kind of smart science fiction with stunning cinematography, creepy-as-hell visuals, and great performances by the lead cast.
Review: Game Night is one of those rare mid-tier comedies that has a few laughs, but isn't consistently good enough for a recommendation.
Review: Red Sparrow commits the deadly sin of the spy thriller by being boring and poorly paced and tops it off with rape, attempted rape, and sexual coercion.
Black Panther is not only an important movie culturally, but it's also thrilling, dramatic, and gorgeous in a way we don't get to see very often in action movies.
Review: Fifty Shades Freed is just as awkward and unsatisfying in every way as previous entries into this uninteresting series.
Review from Sundance 2018: 'Search' overcomes what should have been a goofy premise to be legitimately thrilling and enjoyable.
Learn which films both the jury and audiences liked the most! Check out the 2018 Sundance Film Festival awards right here.
Review from Sundance 2018: I Think We're Alone Now takes the post-apocalyptic genre and looks at it from he eyes of someone who feels more at home in a world without people.
Review from Sundance 2018: Minding the Gap looks at the lives of three young men growing up in Rockford, Illinois in an intimate and thought-provoking way that will hit like a punch to the gut.
Review from Sundance 2018: White Fang is a beautifully animated telling of the classic story all of us read in grade school.
Review from Sundance 2018: Ophelia takes one of the most misunderstood women in classic literature and gives her new dimensions as we look at the world through her eyes.
Review from Sundance 2018: Assassination Nation takes the Salem witch trials to the modern age — but gives the “witches” in question automatic weapons with which to fight back.
Review from Sundance 2018: Seeing Allred aims to humanize one of the polarizing figures in recent memory by showing us where she came from and where she gets her drive.
Review from Sundance 2018: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn appeals to a very specific set of fans of a very specific genre, and those fans are bound to love it. Everyone else likely won't get the joke.
A year ago men and women took to the streets of Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival to march down main street in protest as they feared the
Review from Sundance 2018: The Tale is a deeply personal and at times hard-to-watch story of a woman coming to terms with her own sexual assault as a child.
Review from Sundance 2018: Bisbee '17 doesn't entirely work because of pacing issues, but watching a small town come to terms with its own dark past is fascinating.