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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
7.5/10
Onward (2020) Dan Murrell The story, characters and voice performances are strong...Like Inside Out, it's able to handle emotional issues in a resonant way that kids and adults can relate to.
Posted Feb 27, 2020  Edit critic review
8.1/10
The Invisible Man (2020) Dan Murrell It taps into so many primal fears...More akin to a classic psychological thriller than the forgettable horror film that it could have been.
Posted Feb 27, 2020  Edit critic review
7.1/10
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Dan Murrell Not quite as meta as Deadpool, but it has the same vibe.
Posted Feb 05, 2020  Edit critic review
8.1/10
Waves (2019) Dan Murrell The first half is about chaos; the second half is about healing...A really impressive movie.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
7.3/10
Little Women (2019) Dan Murrell It feels like the movie was trying to have its cake and eat it too.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
8.6/10
Marriage Story (2019) Dan Murrell A gut punch of a movie...One of the best of the year.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
7/10
Richard Jewell (2019) Dan Murrell The performances sell the movie...Eastwood lives or dies by his stories and actors, and he has a compelling story.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
8.5/10
Uncut Gems (2019) Dan Murrell The Safdie Brothers have figured out how to make chaos a genre...An award-worthy performance from Adam Sandler.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
9/10
1917 (2019) Dan Murrell 1917 is the peak of what's possible right now cinematically.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
6.5/10
Bombshell (2019) Dan Murrell Although Bombshell does bring a lot of issues to the forefront, I liked the performances better than the movie.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
4/10
Cats (2019) Dan Murrell A spectacular disaster...This movie feels like a prank but I don't know on whom.
Posted Dec 19, 2019  Edit critic review
5/10
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Dan Murrell There seems to have been absolutely no road map as to what these movies were going to be and it shows.
Posted Dec 18, 2019  Edit critic review
6/10
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Dan Murrell A diminished version of the original, which doesn't make it unwatchable, but I do wish that there had been more risk and innovation.
Posted Dec 10, 2019  Edit critic review
7/10
Frozen II (2019) Dan Murrell There really does seem to be a desire to advance the story and build on the previous film, and that's what the best sequels do.
Posted Nov 21, 2019  Edit critic review
7.8/10
Ford v Ferrari (2019) Dan Murrell Find a big screen with a great sound system...James Mangold may be one of the most underrated directors working today.
Posted Nov 21, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Dan Murrell Captures the spirit of Mr. Rogers - the spirit of kindness, his insight, and underneath it all, a really deep understanding of sorrow.
Posted Nov 19, 2019  Edit critic review
8.8/10
Honey Boy (2019) Dan Murrell The only thing that comes through every pore of this film's being is absolute raw and brutal honesty...One of the best movies of the year.
Posted Nov 08, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Doctor Sleep (2019) Dan Murrell The best of Kubrick and the best of King now exist together as a direct sequel - one leads directly into the other. A great hybrid of both.
Posted Nov 06, 2019  Edit critic review
5/10
Last Christmas (2019) Dan Murrell Last Christmas mostly works until it's overwhelmed by a bizarrely handled story and an overdose of forced, saccharine holiday cheer.
Posted Nov 06, 2019  Edit critic review
8.5/10
The Irishman (2019) Dan Murrell This may end up being the quintessential film of late-era Martin Scorsese...One of the best movies of the year.
Posted Oct 30, 2019  Edit critic review
6/10
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Dan Murrell I like this as an action movie, there's a lot of fun in it. As a Terminator fan, the franchise still ends at Terminator 2 for me.
Posted Oct 30, 2019  Edit critic review
8.1/10
Parasite (2019) Dan Murrell Parasite is a must-watch in order to get a full picture of the world cinema scene in 2019.
Posted Oct 30, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Jojo Rabbit (2019) Dan Murrell Taika Waititi shows a very deft hand, both as a writer and a director...A hilarious movie, one of my favorites of the year so far.
Posted Oct 30, 2019  Edit critic review
4.5/10
Countdown (2019) Dan Murrell Feels like a Mad Libs for what a horror movie can be...Completely and utterly forgettable.
Posted Oct 30, 2019  Edit critic review
5.3/10
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Dan Murrell Angelina Jolie is great for what little she has to do in the movie. Michelle Pfeiffer has a lot to do, but not much of it is good.
Posted Oct 16, 2019  Edit critic review
7.2/10
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) Dan Murrell It's not meant to reopen the book on Breaking Bad. It's meant to close it.
Posted Oct 11, 2019  Edit critic review
4.8/10
Gemini Man (2019) Dan Murrell At 24 frames per second, Gemini Man might be a passable action movie. At 120 frames per second, it's a distracting and empty technical exercise.
Posted Oct 08, 2019  Edit critic review
7/10
Joker (2019) Dan Murrell The less I think about Joker as a comic book movie, the more I like it. Joaquin Phoenix is brilliant...Grim, gritty, harsh, and disturbing.
Posted Sep 20, 2019  Edit critic review
6.6/10
It: Chapter Two (2019) Dan Murrell Full of effective sequences in search of a story. A big step down from Chapter One.
Posted Sep 03, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Ready or Not (2019) Dan Murrell One of my favorite theater experiences of the year so far and may be, when I look back on the year, one of my favorite films of 2019.
Posted Aug 21, 2019  Edit critic review
7.1/10
Good Boys (2019) Dan Murrell Good Boys is saved by a strong cast and several jokes that transcend what could've been a tired premise.
Posted Aug 13, 2019  Edit critic review
5.3/10
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Dan Murrell Despite some masterful creepy touches, there's not quite enough scary to justify a tired story.
Posted Aug 08, 2019  Edit critic review
6.8/10
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Dan Murrell Despite wearing out its welcome, Hobbs & Shaw succeeds on the back of some great action and a winning cast.
Posted Jul 31, 2019  Edit critic review
8.2/10
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) Dan Murrell If this is indeed the later part of Tarantino's career, I like that he's taking the tools that he's employed in other movies and using them in interesting ways.
Posted Jul 25, 2019  Edit critic review
5.1/10
The Lion King (2019) Dan Murrell On a technical level, Jon Favreau's doing some groundbreaking stuff. I don't think it adds anything to The Lion King...Even on its own, it drags.
Posted Jul 11, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Dan Murrell Not just a fun movie, but a great summer movie. Big action, a great cast, some laughs, some thrills, and you can go see it again.
Posted Jun 27, 2019  Edit critic review
7/10
Midsommar (2019) Dan Murrell Messy, intense, and singular. There is no other movie out there like Midsommar...Cements Ari Aster as a director who I will go see, no matter what he does next.
Posted Jun 26, 2019  Edit critic review
8.5/10
Toy Story 4 (2019) Dan Murrell Stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the other films in the Toy Story franchise. It's a great movie.
Posted Jun 13, 2019  Edit critic review
5/10
Men in Black: International (2019) Dan Murrell Almost like you asked a computer to make a summer blockbuster and Men in Black International came out on the other end...It's cinematic beige.
Posted Jun 12, 2019  Edit critic review
4.2/10
Dark Phoenix (2019) Dan Murrell A complete mess.
Posted Jun 05, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Rocketman (2019) Dan Murrell Combines the best parts of Bohemian Rhapsody, the best and worst parts of Elton John's life and a great directorial vision to create a really entertaining whole.
Posted May 31, 2019  Edit critic review
5/10
Ma (2019) Dan Murrell A great concept that needed more form and follow-through.
Posted May 29, 2019  Edit critic review
5.2/10
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Dan Murrell Lost some of its pop and luster as the film went on...I wish it had worked better for me.
Posted May 28, 2019  Edit critic review
8.1/10
Booksmart (2019) Dan Murrell One of those rare films that comes along every five years or so that genuinely has a chance at becoming the defining coming-of-age comedy for its generation.
Posted May 24, 2019  Edit critic review
6.6/10
Brightburn (2019) Dan Murrell Brightburn doesn't offer any surprises but it does deliver on its premise in an effective way.
Posted May 24, 2019  Edit critic review
6.4/10
Aladdin (2019) Dan Murrell Riffs enough on the original to not be a complete replica, but relies on it enough to not be a reinvention. It splits the difference in a way that largely works.
Posted May 22, 2019  Edit critic review
4.5/10
The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) Dan Murrell It's a very progressively intentioned film but I found a lot of its ideas about love and romance regressive.
Posted May 17, 2019  Edit critic review
6.9/10
John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum (2019) Dan Murrell The action is as spectacular as ever, but I do think that John Wick is showing signs of fatigue, both as a character and as a franchise.
Posted May 10, 2019  Edit critic review
5.3
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Dan Murrell Underwritten, has some appealing characters, a lot of empty spectacle - in other words, the first summer blockbuster of 2019 is here.
Posted May 10, 2019  Edit critic review
8/10
Long Shot (2019) Dan Murrell Funny, relevant, and touching...It is all of these things in equal measure, which means it's a really solid script.
Posted May 03, 2019  Edit critic review
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