Harriet
Harriet is a competent film that does a decent enough job at looking at the story of Harriet Tubman but seriously hurts itself with some crazed filmmaking decisions.
The End of the F***ing World - Season 2
“This sophomore entry suffers from second season syndrome. It is not great but by no means is it terrible”
Playing with Fire
Playing With Fire is cute and lighthearted — families will undoubtedly enjoy it — but it is destined to be forgotten in a genre filled with carbon-copy features that add just a bit more weight and layers.
Midsommar: Directors Cut
A more prolonged, more personal and layered horror that puts Aster — on his sophomore effort — in a category of greats within the genre.
Watchmen - Episode 3: She Was Killed by Space Junk
“Breadcrumbs after breadcrumbs only to reveal a stale loaf”
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The directorial debut of Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s The Peanut Butter Falcon is a captivating and poignant portrayal of both acceptance and identity,
Fractured
A lifeless entity that offers little in anticipation and conviction.
The Art of Self-Defence
Riley Stearns's The Art of Self-Defense is a bizarrely comedic and brutally obtuse account of toxic masculinity and the fragility of the human condition.
Watchmen - Episode 2: Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship
A concise, gripping fall into the abyss where the audience fall down an enigmatic rabbit hole, slowly beginning to reveal itself bit by bit at its own incredibly gradual velocity.
Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep has a great potential to explore its own mythology but ultimately drowns in a swarm of excessive connectivity with its predecessor.
Watchmen - Episode 1: It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice
A strong and immersive start to this alternate history and vigilante story is the beginning of what looks to be a promising and captivating series
Official Secrets
Director Gavin Hood has finally found his footing with his latest political drama Official Secrets.
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake falls somewhere in the middle of both adequate and underwhelming
Dolemite Is My Name
A possible award-winning contender with a scene-stealing performance from lead actor Eddie Murphy, who blows everyone out of the water with a sublime charismatic and electric performance.
The Addams Family
A disaster from start to finish with no charisma or bravado that will ultimately stain this franchise for decades to come.
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.