Aaron Leggo
Tomatometer-approved critic
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
61%
3.5/5
EDIT
“Alita remains an eye-popping extravaganza that reaches for an apex of technical perfection so honestly and impressively that it's almost overwhelming.” –
Sloths and Movies
May 15, 2019
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
66%
3/5
EDIT
“A raucous, manic send-up of Hollywood excess and the power of a dream, making it double as a commentary on Gilliam's long-standing desire to see the project through.” –
Sloths and Movies
May 15, 2019
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Captain Marvel (2019)
79%
3/5
EDIT
“[Larson's] femininity feels fresh and uncompromising and her presence is intriguingly both grounded and otherworldly.” –
Sloths and Movies
May 15, 2019
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
94%
3/5
EDIT
“Endgame is not exactly an inspired finish, but it's certainly true to Marvel form, an extensive extravaganza armed with an intuitive grasp of its audience's needs and desires.” –
Sloths and Movies
May 15, 2019
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Dead Ant (2017)
69%
2.5/5
EDIT
“An often insipid, mostly meandering horror/comedy hybrid that's too dumb to really recommend, but oddly endearing enough in the end to render it somewhat dopily palatable.” –
Sloths and Movies
Feb 8, 2019
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
60%
2/5
EDIT
“A patronizing response to every question about Queen music that can be answered by either playing a Queen song or showing a clip of a band member discussing a Queen song.” –
Sloths and Movies
Jan 29, 2019
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Roma (2018)
96%
3.5/5
EDIT
“If it wasn't clear before, then Roma is a gorgeous guarantee that achieving technical perfection is Alfonso Cuarón's one true goal.” –
Sloths and Movies
Jan 8, 2019
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A Star Is Born (2018)
90%
3/5
EDIT
“Gaga and Cooper really click with the emotional elements of the material and bring a lot of energy to the very simple and familiar story.” –
Sloths and Movies
Nov 8, 2018
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First Man (2018)
87%
2.5/5
EDIT
“As Chazelle peels back the layers of Neil's personality to expose his anguished headspace, the director simply has very little insight to share.” –
Sloths and Movies
Nov 8, 2018
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Black Panther (2018)
96%
4/5
EDIT
“There are a lot of corporate interests that need be served here and yet Coogler has made a blockbuster that feels deeply personal and pertinent to the times we live in.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Ready Player One (2018)
71%
1/5
EDIT
“The silver screen has rarely felt so lacking in allure, which is either the complete opposite of the point that Spielberg is trying to make or the absolute epitome of it.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Adrift (2018)
69%
2.5/5
EDIT
“The resiliency of the human spirit is pummeled by a squall of sentimentality in Baltasar Kormákur's based-on-a-true-story survival drama.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Tomb Raider (2018)
52%
3/5
EDIT
“As far as Hollywood [movies] go, this one earns bonus points for being so eager to celebrate a woman without sexualizing her or adorning her with a love interest accessory.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Tully (2018)
87%
5/5
EDIT
“What appears to begin as a darkly comical look at the challenges of parenthood eventually blossoms into a profoundly hopeful statement on the importance of self-love...” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Hereditary (2018)
90%
4/5
EDIT
“Mental illness rubs up against the occult in Aster's malevolent movie Hereditary, about a mother forced to face her familial fears when her own tyrannical mother passes away.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
47%
1/5
EDIT
“It's starting to seem like the entire purpose of each subsequent entry in this series is to outdo its predecessor in terms of sheer stupidity.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
62%
2/5
EDIT
“Day of the Soldado serves only as an overlong, unnecessary reminder of how gripping Denis Villeneuve's 2015 predecessor was.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
87%
2.5/5
EDIT
“Now that the dust has settled, Marvel is back with a lighter, lesser sequel in the form of Ant-Man and the Wasp, a change of pace that's too busy to be breezy.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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Incredibles 2 (2018)
93%
3/5
EDIT
“While the overall experience feels too light, too pointless, too recycled, there's still a sense of excitement to be felt in the moment.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 16, 2018
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The Meg (2018)
47%
1/5
EDIT
“The Meg is just a toothless take on the "don't go in the water!" subgenre, one that's been significantly run down by its long swim through Hollywood's development hell.” –
Sloths and Movies
Oct 10, 2018
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