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Manuel São Bento

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Portuguese critic with a tremendous passion for cinema, television, and the art of filmmaking. An unbiased perspective from someone who has stopped watching trailers since 2017. Co-host of the weekly podcast 'Once Upon a Franchise', where major film franchises are re-examined from start to finish.

Official Website:

https://linktr.ee/manuelsbento

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The Wrecking Crew (2026) 78% 6/10 EDIT “In the end, the protagonists' charisma ensures victory, proving that a good duo can carry even the most formulaic screenplay.” – FandomWire Jan 26, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 80% B EDIT “The Rip reveals itself to be an intriguing surprise that swaps easy pyrotechnics for psychological tension, leaning on the undeniable charisma of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck duo and a steady direction by Joe Carnahan that values spatial containment.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 16, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 93% A- EDIT “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple asserts itself as an audacious triumph that revitalizes the saga with unexpected ferocity, balancing the franchise’s most repulsive graphic horror with biting narrative intelligence.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Greenland 2: Migration (2026) 51% B- EDIT “An immersive experience that proves that even when the world ends, there’s still room to find new paths amidst the rubble, as long as we’re willing to walk forward instead of constantly checking the rearview mirror.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 11, 2026 Full Review We Bury the Dead (2024) 86% B- EDIT “A visceral reminder that the true battle isn't against the monsters walking out there, but against the memories that refuse to let us go, proving that sometimes the only way to survive grief is to finally look it in the eye.” – Movies We Texted About Jan 3, 2026 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% B- EDIT “The Housemaid leans on the undeniable talent of an Amanda Seyfried in her prime and Paul Feig‘s ability to create a crowd-pleaser that knows its limitations.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Goodbye June (2025) 65% B- EDIT “In the end, it leaves the lesson that death isn't just the abrupt closing of a book, but the final chapter of a life that deserves to be read with the courage of someone who knows that love is the only thing that survives the eternal silence.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 20, 2025 Full Review The Great Flood (2025) 56% C EDIT “The Great Flood ends up being a bittersweet experience, promising an immersion into the human soul in the face of the abyss, but floating only on the surface of several ideas without truly diving into any of them.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% C EDIT “James Cameron is an undeniable visionary, but he seems to have forgotten that for a flame to keep burning brightly, it needs new fuel and not just the ashes of yesterday.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Dust Bunny (2025) 85% B- EDIT “Bryan Fuller reminds us that the monsters under the bed are as real as the pain that feeds them, and that true courage lies not in having no fear, but in finding someone who believes in our truth enough to help us turn on the light.” – Movies We Texted About Dec 10, 2025 Full Review Troll 2 (2025) 58% 5/10 EDIT “Troll 2 is a sequel that, while competent and occasionally entertaining, struggles to find its own identity in the shadow of its predecessor.” – FandomWire Dec 1, 2025 Full Review Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 60% C+ EDIT “It invites us to look closer, but unfortunately, the closer we look, the less we see the depth it promises, leaving only the fleeting glow of a well-rehearsed trick, yet empty of true magic.” – Movies We Texted About Nov 27, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% A- EDIT “More than just a simple animated adventure, this is a story about the responsibility to remember and correct, inspiring us to believe that building a better world requires the courage to look back so we can, finally, move forward together.” – Movies We Texted About Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% B+ EDIT “It's a triumphant, devastating, and cathartic conclusion, proving that true goodness doesn't reside in public reputation, but in the sacrifices made in the name of justice and unconditional love.” – Talking Films Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 53% B EDIT “A chilling descent into the nature of coercion, reminding us that the deepest terror resides in the shadows we accept and the creatures hiding within them.” – FandomWire Nov 15, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% C+ EDIT “The Running Man falls short of the potential that Edgar Wright and the source material suggested, though it's an efficient vehicle for the talent and charisma of Glen Powell and presents themes that could and should be incisive.” – Movies We Texted About Nov 11, 2025 Full Review Predator: Badlands (2025) 86% B+ EDIT “Predator: Badlands is an audacious exercise in reinvention that takes a risk and triumphs. It leaves us with the important message that even in the most lethal and solitary of cultures, cooperation and compassion can be the most powerful forms of survival” – Movies We Texted About Nov 6, 2025 Full Review Anniversary (2025) 66% B+ EDIT “It's a call for reflection: in the end, what defines who we are isn't the flag we wave, but the line we draw between our convictions and respect for human dignity.” – Movies We Texted About Oct 28, 2025 Full Review A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) 75% C- EDIT “A House of Dynamite is the perfect definition of a film with brilliant intent yet exhaustive execution.” – Movies We Texted About Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Ballad of a Small Player (2025) 48% A- EDIT “When all the cards are on the table, the real bet is never on luck, but on the courage to be real.” – Movies We Texted About Oct 24, 2025 Full Review The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) 95% EDIT “It's an urgent reminder that the cost of silence isn't paid in Gaza, but by all of our humanity. May her voice, reaching us through the screen, be the call to action that finally tears us away from indifference.” – Movies We Texted About Oct 22, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% 5/10 EDIT “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is an overly safe picture, which fulfills the role of educating a lay viewer on the origin of Nebraska and provides musically interesting moments.” – FandomWire Oct 22, 2025 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 86% 9/10 EDIT “A warm, essential reminder that it's never too late to grab the microphone and start telling our own story, transforming crisis into catharsis.” – FandomWire Oct 16, 2025 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% 8/10 EDIT “In the end, the film isn't just about a man who lost his job but a voracious critique of the madness of a system that teaches us to kill the rivalry, literally or figuratively, and the human cost of that survival game.” – FandomWire Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Anemone (2025) 53% C- EDIT “It's a movie that uses personal trauma as raw material but fails to make us feel the weight of that pain, ultimately becoming a visually sublime prison where trauma manifests as the silence that, when finally broken, only screams to itself.” – Talking Films Oct 15, 2025 Full Review
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