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The Cinema Spot is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Edgar Ortega, John Daniel Tangalin, Maxance Vincent, Tristian Evans.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/5
The Rip (2026) Maxance Vincent Affleck and Damon’s chemistry is enough for the Netflix film to be an easygoing Saturday night viewing with a few small beers.
Posted Jan 17, 2026  Edit critic review
2/5
The Chronology of Water (2025) Maxance Vincent While I found The Chronology of Water to be an ambitiously daring feature debut from one of our best actresses working today, what lurks beneath its exterior isn’t as compelling as its filmmaker might have hoped.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
3/5
Dead Man's Wire (2025) Maxance Vincent Dead Man’s Wire may be considered as one of Van Sant’s most forgettable efforts, but unlike The Sea of Trees (his worst film), it’s not for a lack of trying.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
4/5
The Plague (2025) Maxance Vincent No movie currently made in my lifetime has accurately depicted the horrors (and lasting psychological trauma) of bullying quite like Charlie Polinger’s The Plague.
Posted Dec 31, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) John Daniel Tangalin If there is any debate about the film’s goodness, then it has got to be how Nelson writes two-sided natures. His lens into the narrative antagonists, the Snatcher and Chapman, toys with the audience’s sense of belief.
Posted Dec 28, 2025  Edit critic review
1/5
Wicked: For Good (2025) Maxance Vincent Fans of the show know that the post-intermission half of Wicked is much darker and leans more into direct references to The Wizard of Oz than the first half. Yet, that doesn’t mean that every scene should look this murky and unimaginative.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Maxance Vincent Condon refuses to conform to the sludgy non-techniques of populist entertainment. He reminds everyone what movies used to—and should—look (and feel) like.
Posted Dec 16, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
The Running Man (2025) John Daniel Tangalin With its visual language and style, the film's superficial appearance is intended as melodramatic to the point that it requires a darkly comic element to balance the genres to avoid a totally bleak nature.
Posted Nov 23, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Black Phone 2 (2025) John Daniel Tangalin Black Phone 2 isn’t the year’s quintessential horror picture. However, it will more likely than not age tremendously for the genre fans. The film is a mandatory watch and a religious event, considering the moral panic and disarray in today’s world.
Posted Oct 28, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Shelby Oaks (2023) Edgar Ortega As a debut, Shelby Oaks is rock solid. It won’t be a game-changer in the genre, though I suspect that is not the goal Chris Stuckmann aimed for with his first feature.
Posted Oct 23, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) Maxance Vincent A House of Dynamite is an intelligent, important thriller that dares to expose the fallacies of gubernatorial negligence at a time when even less intelligent people are handling the country.
Posted Oct 15, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Bugonia (2025) Edgar Ortega Bugonia depicts a kind of paranoia that should spark debates around systematic oppression, but ultimately favors style over substance.
Posted Oct 14, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
After the Hunt (2025) Edgar Ortega Producer Luca Guadagnino and executive producer Nora Garrett’s After the Hunt presents fascinating questions concerning cancel culture without saying anything worthwhile.
Posted Oct 14, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) Edgar Ortega Although the film is overstuffed with narrative beats that don’t seem to go anywhere, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You ultimately succeeds in its mission of putting you in a state of anxiety.
Posted Oct 14, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) Edgar Ortega Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die carries a stellar premise with a phenomenal lead performance from Sam Rockwell, even if its plotting muddies its messaging.
Posted Oct 14, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
Dawning (2025) John Daniel Tangalin In nearly an hour and forty-nine minutes, this Norwegian film boldly tackles different thought-provoking, mature concepts and themes, including loss, empathy, intuition, and collaborative strength.
Posted Oct 04, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Good Boy (2025) John Daniel Tangalin Good Boy is a horror movie for a reason; therefore, I wouldn’t suggest watching it to those who expect a feel-good narrative. Indy is an almost cartoonish caricature of a universal personality, and I believe a greater impact is left desirable.
Posted Oct 02, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
No Other Choice (2025) Edgar Ortega Is it worth selling out your values and the livelihoods of others for your personal needs? For some, it absolutely is... Park Chan-wook successfully discusses these issues in a funny and thrilling fashion.
Posted Sep 29, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) Maxance Vincent The undeniable sense of craftsmanship is present, the use of lively colors is staggering, and production designers Mary Florence Brown and Katie Byron’s set pieces transport audiences to a time that once was.
Posted Sep 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Night of the Reaper (2025) John Daniel Tangalin Its influences are quite clear to identify, while others are a bit subtler. Although the overall narrative focuses on a masked serial killer, the Christensens attempt to offer nuance and navigate through tropes in an otherwise monotonous subgenre film.
Posted Sep 21, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Relay (2024) Maxance Vincent Relay’s ambitions translate into a somewhat frustrating thriller that starts out promising but fizzles out so much that none of the supposed positives can outweigh how truly horrendous its denouement is.
Posted Aug 29, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Eenie Meanie (2025) Maxance Vincent As far as Disney releases go this year, it’s one of their best, and a movie that didn’t deserve to be relegated to their streaming library. The casino chase alone is made for a screen much larger than your television.
Posted Aug 29, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Toxic Avenger (2023) John Daniel Tangalin Sadly, there’s no miracle cure for superhero fatigue. However, The Toxic Avenger effectively remedies Troma’s long-term sores.
Posted Aug 28, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) John Daniel Tangalin The journey into mystery includes discovery, and Shakman et al’s film seemingly finds its footing with ease. Blending tradition with reinvention, its specific perspective is indisputably marvelous.
Posted Jul 29, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Superman (2025) John Daniel Tangalin Superman is a great movie, but it isn’t rhetorically fulfilling. The ethos resides in the protagonists, but the pathos is met with a little too much positivity, which will take some getting used to.
Posted Jul 23, 2025  Edit critic review
9/10
It (2017) John Daniel Tangalin Muschietti’s film teaches the audience that it is only when you are alone that IT sees you as vulnerable, but together–with friends that care so deeply for you and you for them–any disaster that comes your way can and will be conquered.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) John Daniel Tangalin Thor: Ragnarok has become a well-liked Marvel Cinematic Universe film by fans and critics alike, and is a film worth watching.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.2/10
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) John Daniel Tangalin This epic space opera introduces us to such great characters, heroes and villains alike. Daisy Ridley and John Boyega do great as newcomers, and Adam Driver performs splendidly as Kylo Ren.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.8/10
Black Panther (2018) John Daniel Tangalin With its beautiful cinematography, intense action sequences, heavy themes, cultural element, harmonious musical score, and remarkable plot, the film proves to be feasible on its own and also as an integral installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9/10
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) John Daniel Tangalin This installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe showed that a lesser-known Marvel property can still be successful, and James Gunn proved this with a good story, an outstanding cast, and a memorable soundtrack.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.5/10
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) John Daniel Tangalin The film does a fantastic job of recreating scenes from the comic book pages, primarily Infinity Gauntlet (1991) and Infinity (2013). Infinity War‘s cinematography is splendid, but it would not be the same without the characters’ togetherness.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
8.5/10
Deadpool 2 (2018) John Daniel Tangalin It is okay to be angry, but such an emotion must not be taken out on oneself or others via harmful actions. Such is the case with our current events, and we should ensure that we do not let our gifts go to waste and should go towards a good cause.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) John Daniel Tangalin The character’s claims of the Kessel Run make much more sense now that we saw how he accomplished it. Solo: A Star Wars Story is a good film, although it does have its flaws.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
Halloween (2018) John Daniel Tangalin The writing in this year’s Halloween is excellent for the most part, especially with the way scenes transition with jump scares to get the audience’s hearts pumping.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
5/10
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) John Daniel Tangalin The Harry Potter film franchise had a charm to it, and the first Fantastic Beasts brought us back to that, but this film proves that magic could run out as time moves forward.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.5/10
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) John Daniel Tangalin Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse breathes new life into versions of characters we have seen before in live-action films and television series as well as in the comic book pages.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
7.5/10
Glass (2019) John Daniel Tangalin Shyamalan brought something new to the table that is not quite like any other superhero film. His use of the hero, the villain, and the outer forces of power has been brought to life wonderfully.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) John Daniel Tangalin The movie relies more on story than fight scenes such as trainer battles between Pokémon, but when we do see that, it is such a sight.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
6.5/10
Child's Play (2019) John Daniel Tangalin This 2019 reboot retains the whimsical yet beyond-creepy color scheme of rainbow hues from the first three films of the franchise along with a key element of 2017’s Cult of Chucky.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
8.1/10
The Lion King (2019) John Daniel Tangalin Overall, The Lion King does a splendid job at exhibiting what most of the world loved about the original, but it’s difficult to tackle every element that the animated 1994 film succeeded at.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.4/10
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) John Daniel Tangalin Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is a Quentin Tarantino film worth the anticipation. This 2019 film is almost immaculate in its direction and in its development of characters, but more so in its cinematography and in its acting.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
8/10
It: Chapter Two (2019) John Daniel Tangalin Although it lacks in character dynamics and several attempted scares, the film has almost everything else that’s important to the novel, culminating into nearly one epic conclusion.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
7.8/10
Bad Boys for Life (2020) John Daniel Tangalin Smith and Lawrence continue to do wonderfully in the roles of their respective characters, with Núñez and Hudgens doing magnificently in this action flick as its newcomers.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
7.3/10
Blumhouse's Fantasy Island (2020) John Daniel Tangalin On the surface, Fantasy Island looks too good to be true. It isn’t a complete failure, but we shouldn’t imply that it can pass as perfect either.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
9.2/10
The Invisible Man (2020) John Daniel Tangalin The Invisible Man is quite a heart-racing experience for horror fans, showing that monsters do not need to have gruesome appearances but rather in personality.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
10/10
Da 5 Bloods (2020) John Daniel Tangalin The film is racially diverse with its cast of Black male characters, Vietnamese characters, and French characters. There are some moments of darkness and poignance, but they tend to be balanced with some light comedy and high-spirits.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
6.5/10
An American Pickle (2020) John Daniel Tangalin The production could use some improvement here and there, but its themes on religion, family, and juxtaposition of two time periods are noteworthy to say the least.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
7/10
Project Power (2020) John Daniel Tangalin Consumers of Power celebrate the feeling the drug brings but only few times demonstrate the dangers that come with addiction. In the end, this film is about humans and their inherent desire to fulfill their potential.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Hubie Halloween (2020) John Daniel Tangalin Sandler attempts to deliver a terrible performance in Hubie Halloween, but it still results in one pretty decent. The protagonist has some of the best advice from his mother, which is that we need to stand up against danger because “we all get scared.”
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Freaky (2020) John Daniel Tangalin Freaky is a must-see slasher film to see, looking at the historicity of 21st-century society, notably in terms of digital technology, political correctness, the inclusion of diversity, and more.
Posted Jul 19, 2025  Edit critic review
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