Ewan Gleadow 12/31/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/31/21

Flag Day

Flag Day turns itself into a frustrating and unreasonable feature

Maxance Vincent 12/30/21 Maxance Vincent 12/30/21

Being the Ricardos

An uneventful, unfocused, and worst of all, terribly dull biopic

Ewan Gleadow 12/30/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/30/21

The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable has a hard time making anything much of its leading character

Carson Timar 12/29/21 Carson Timar 12/29/21

C’mon C’mon

C’mon C’mon comes close to becoming something special but ultimately fails as a result of multiple misguided decisions

Ewan Gleadow 12/29/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/29/21

Apex

For those faithful few Willis fans, Apex should surely disappoint

Jak Luke Sharp 12/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 12/28/21

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections does not, and sadly never, quite finds that perfect Wachowski balance and equilibrium

Jordan Dennis 12/27/21 Jordan Dennis 12/27/21

West Side Story

Few landmark musicals truly stand the test of time like West Side Story

Kyle Krieghbaum 12/21/21 Kyle Krieghbaum 12/21/21

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a failure

Alina Faulds 12/21/21 Alina Faulds 12/21/21

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home is dedicated to fan service

Maxance Vincent 12/15/21 Maxance Vincent 12/15/21

Benedetta

Verhoeven’s best work since Basic Instinct, and his most maddening effort since Showgirls

Carson Timar 12/15/21 Carson Timar 12/15/21

Do Not Hesitate

Do Not Hesitate is a powerful look at the dangerous blending of youth and war

Carson Timar 12/14/21 Carson Timar 12/14/21

Wolf

Wolf features a great performance from George MacKay and one of the messiest screenplays of the year

Ewan Gleadow 12/14/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/14/21

The Humans

Casting is the greatest asset of The Humans

Ewan Gleadow 12/13/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/13/21

Encounter

A wasted, golden opportunity to show the dexterity of a leading man

Carson Timar 12/13/21 Carson Timar 12/13/21

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a fun enough animated retelling of the adventures of Greg Heffley

Maxance Vincent 12/12/21 Maxance Vincent 12/12/21

Encanto

Encanto acts as a perfect reminder that family comes first

Ewan Gleadow 12/7/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/7/21

Single All the Way

Fine performances are the bread and butter of Single All the Way

Jak Luke Sharp 12/6/21 Jak Luke Sharp 12/6/21

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

Stone's documentary sadly underwhelms and disappoints on every measure

Ewan Gleadow 12/6/21 Ewan Gleadow 12/6/21

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn hopes to confuse and excite, but all it does is dribble out coronavirus woes

Jak Luke Sharp 12/3/21 Jak Luke Sharp 12/3/21

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is literally and figuratively chasing ghosts