Farming
A thick and challenging premise with a substantially off-kilter tone that results in weak structure and balance — ultimately dampening the film overall for could have been an even stronger, hard-hitting and poignant emotional roller coaster.
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap is as cheap, hollow and uneventful as they come.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil injects a poignant and compelling story that perfectly engages with its target audiences on their level.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Joe Talbot's feature is a stunningly performed and orchestrated portrait of race and societal pressures trapped and drowning in a damned system.
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate, helmed by Deadpool director Tim Miller, is the sixth installment in the long-running franchise and undeniably the strongest entry into the series since 1991.
Wounds
Wounds drowns the audience in a constant state of enigmatic, flavourless and hollow essence without a clear and concise plot.
Native Son
Native Son has the opportunity to really dig deep and promote a discussion on both police brutality and systematic racial prejudice at its fingertips but unfortunately fails to touch upon and explore these crucial elements to a fulfilling or even sufficient degree.
Light of My Life
Affleck's sophomore film is a restraint and intimate effort that is delicately produced in a haunting impactful manner.
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
The last animated stop-motion film to be released in the 2010s, is a roaring success. A harmless, quite affectionate and loving rendition of the classic alien inquisitor storyline with strong, pleasing homages to classic moments in science-fiction cinema.
Teen Spirit
Max Minghella's directorial debut Teen Spirit is a positive, albeit slightly skewed, first effort from the promising actor-turned-director.
3 From Hell
3 From Hell not only serves as the supposed finale to Rob Zombie's now-infamous cult classic Firefly family trilogy but stands, reportedly, as the final on-screen performance of horror legend Sid Haig.
The Climbers (Pan deng zhe)
The film is clearly up against a restraint budget but prevails with genius decisions that create a far more significant and immersive experience.
The Irishman (preview)
Scorsese's film is a fitting career culmination of every small detail of tone and impact layered with poignancy, aggression and weight throughout the director's sixty years behind the camera.
The Farewell
From its slow comedic beginning to its heavy-hitting emotional gut punch end, Lulu Wang's The Farewell is a phenomenal, emotionally engulfing drama.
Gemini Man
Ang Lee's latest visually-expressive venture Gemini Man not only wastes one Will Smith but two versions of the megastar actor in a dull and underwhelming action spectacle
Her Smell
Her Smell is nothing short of perfection, with a transfixing performance that might perhaps be the most significant and most cerebral conviction of addiction and mental illness provided to audiences via cinema.
In the Tall Grass
Another day, another Stephen King adaption drops out of nowhere for audiences to feast their eyes and ears upon.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Shot in total secrecy and released exclusively on NETFLIX. El Camino is a perfect, albeit a deeply unnecessary piece of the puzzle
The Aftermath
The Aftermath is a surprisingly effective and compelling tale of an ultra conventional narrative but thankfully results in a playfully tense, wonderfully performed and remarkably astute looking film.
The Day Shall Come
The Day Shall Come has strong poignant relevancy, considering the state of racial and political tension found in the US, however, the end result is a disappointing venture that feels not only somewhat exploitative but incredibly inconsequential and flat.