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The Popcorn Junkie

The Popcorn Junkie is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Cameron Williams.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Cameron Williams So silly at a human level but when it's up there with Godzilla and Kong it's an action spectacular.
Posted Apr 01, 2021  Edit critic review
The Father (2020) Cameron Williams A captivating character-driven drama that uses time and interior design to tell its story beautifully.
Posted Apr 01, 2021  Edit critic review
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Cameron Williams This mulligan is exhausting but an improvement.
Posted Mar 19, 2021  Edit critic review
News of the World (2020) Cameron Williams Tom Hanks puts the 'man' in 'anchorman' in this thoughtful western.
Posted Feb 15, 2021  Edit critic review
Onward (2020) Cameron Williams For all the brotherly heart and magical spark ... it's without the ingenuity of Pixar.
Posted Mar 10, 2020  Edit critic review
The Irishman (2019) Cameron Williams A late-career masterwork.
Posted Nov 09, 2019  Edit critic review
Joker (2019) Cameron Williams We've been trolled.
Posted Oct 11, 2019  Edit critic review
The Dead Don't Die (2019) Cameron Williams Uses the template of a zombie film to offer a running commentary on the constraints of films designed as mass entertainment. A zany genre trip.
Posted Sep 25, 2019  Edit critic review
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Cameron Williams Godzilla remains a political monster.
Posted Jun 07, 2019  Edit critic review
Rocketman (2019) Cameron Williams A biopic in denial that it's a musical.
Posted May 31, 2019  Edit critic review
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Cameron Williams Grounds itself in a world of cute totem creatures with its buddy cop premise but the sins of video game films lurk.
Posted May 10, 2019  Edit critic review
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Cameron Williams Takes the MCU, 21 films worth of scrapes, near misses and heroic feats, and unleashes a magnificent mortality fable.
Posted Apr 24, 2019  Edit critic review
Shazam! (2019) Cameron Williams Adventures in superhero-ing.
Posted Apr 05, 2019  Edit critic review
Dumbo (2019) Cameron Williams A minefield of corporate contradictions but for all its old school charms it has a satirical edge as a big circus absorbs a smaller circus, sound familiar?
Posted Mar 26, 2019  Edit critic review
Us (2019) Cameron Williams A terrifying look at how American society justifies and compartmentalises the horrors of its foundations, the extremes of privilege and the bloody means to protect a patch of sunshine.
Posted Mar 26, 2019  Edit critic review
BlacKkKlansman (2018) Cameron Williams Spike Lee is both a biographer and interrogator, infiltrating confederate belief systems that perpetuate American myths and how they endure in our culture.
Posted Aug 15, 2018  Edit critic review
All the Money in the World (2017) Cameron Williams A portrait of one man's greed but it can never push past constantly questioning the allure of wealth while going through the beats of a true tale.
Posted Jan 05, 2018  Edit critic review
Okja (2017) Cameron Williams A brilliant war of ideologies over the life of a superpig.
Posted Jul 04, 2017  Edit critic review
Alien: Covenant (2017) Cameron Williams Leverages the franchise's canon into bold, existential ideas about artificial intelligence and the relationship between gods and monsters; fathers and sons.
Posted May 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Cameron Williams Stuck on rewind in space.
Posted Apr 24, 2017  Edit critic review
Jackie (2016) Cameron Williams If the winners write history, the survivors become guardians of the legacy.
Posted Jan 11, 2017  Edit critic review
Assassin's Creed (2016) Cameron Williams A slave to the material.
Posted Jan 06, 2017  Edit critic review
La La Land (2016) Cameron Williams Envisioning the best versions of ourselves in snappy musical numbers before reality crashes the party.
Posted Dec 19, 2016  Edit critic review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Cameron Williams The rebel yell is a little croaky.
Posted Dec 14, 2016  Edit critic review
Ghostbusters (2016) Cameron Williams The gender politics of women demanding to be taken seriously in their chosen profession has never been this much fun.
Posted Jul 12, 2016  Edit critic review
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) Cameron Williams The dream of 90s blockbusters is alive. Unashamedly goofy and sincere with its absurdity.
Posted Jun 24, 2016  Edit critic review
Warcraft (2016) Cameron Williams A submissive digital splat.
Posted Jun 17, 2016  Edit critic review
Girl Asleep (2015) Cameron Williams Exquisitely encapsulates the struggle between adolescence and maturity with wide-eyed apprehension and a little mourning for the pint-sized person we once were
Posted Jun 02, 2016  Edit critic review
Green Room (2015) Cameron Williams Pulsates on the collision of youth and violence with unrelenting execution of slasher/siege elements.
Posted May 31, 2016  Edit critic review
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) Cameron Williams It's like being killed with kindness, a good problem to have but a hard one to define beyond pleasantries
Posted May 31, 2016  Edit critic review
The Nice Guys (2016) Cameron Williams A crime tale that leaves the screwball comedy bruised and bloody with a retro reinvention of sorts.
Posted May 29, 2016  Edit critic review
High-Rise (2015) Cameron Williams Captures human degradation in style with a sly, twisted grin.
Posted May 26, 2016  Edit critic review
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Cameron Williams Has an identity crisis while suffering the hubris of assuming superhero movies are too big to fail.
Posted May 19, 2016  Edit critic review
Midnight Special (2016) Cameron Williams Quicker than you can say 'Jesus, Mary and Joseph' you're in the thick of an old parenting allegory.
Posted May 10, 2016  Edit critic review
Captain America: Civil War (2016) Cameron Williams Revels in it's complacency, spectacular only within the boundaries of what has become the serviceable standard for a Marvel film; it's all glory and no guts.
Posted Apr 28, 2016  Edit critic review
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) Cameron Williams Delights in the dysfunctional wholesomeness of unwieldy families.
Posted Apr 13, 2016  Edit critic review
The Jungle Book (2016) Cameron Williams A storybook come to life with the essence of old school Disney and digital effects that open a new chapter in cinematic enchantment.
Posted Apr 03, 2016  Edit critic review
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Cameron Williams Disjointed, numbing and spectacular with its intemperance.
Posted Mar 22, 2016  Edit critic review
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) Cameron Williams A little pre-Trump paranoia that's a reflection of our collective anxieties delivered as an easily digestible thriller.
Posted Mar 18, 2016  Edit critic review
Hail, Caesar! (2016) Cameron Williams A prestigious eye-roll at the ridiculousness of looking for meaning in the institution of show business and every 'ism' vying for a stake of influence
Posted Feb 23, 2016  Edit critic review
Deadpool (2016) Cameron Williams Tries to rebel but it's as insubordinate as a kid wearing a Megadeth T-shirt to Church on a Sunday, but an okay break from saving the world.
Posted Feb 09, 2016  Edit critic review
The Big Short (2015) Cameron Williams How to get rich with a conscience. It's informative, but never feels more than a cramming session before a big exam.
Posted Jan 18, 2016  Edit critic review
The Hateful Eight (2015) Cameron Williams The right kind of trouble.
Posted Jan 15, 2016  Edit critic review
Chi-Raq (2015) Cameron Williams Savage optimism.
Posted Jan 07, 2016  Edit critic review
The Revenant (2015) Cameron Williams Playground machismo.
Posted Jan 05, 2016  Edit critic review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Cameron Williams It may be the youngest, but it acts like a middle child-it's the Jan Brady of Star Wars. It's at odds with franchise siblings for attention but there is a deep love for the material; there's charm to the mimicry.
Posted Dec 17, 2015  Edit critic review
Carol (2015) Cameron Williams The imperfect reality of world aspiring for perfection synchronises beautifully.
Posted Dec 13, 2015  Edit critic review
Creed (2015) Cameron Williams A fascinating remix, it amazes by doing the unexpected in a sub-genre that's fatiguing with its dedication to formula.
Posted Nov 24, 2015  Edit critic review
Spectre (2015) Cameron Williams A stunning case for why Bond still matters.
Posted Nov 06, 2015  Edit critic review
Bridge of Spies (2015) Cameron Williams Graceful when it's not being a 'Spielberg film'.
Posted Oct 22, 2015  Edit critic review
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