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MullingMovies.com is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Rain Jokinen.

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Rain Jokinen Danny Boyle is set to direct the third entry in this trilogy, but I have to admit, after seeing The Bone Temple, I'd welcome more of Nia DaCosta's vision.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
Is This Thing On? (2025) Rain Jokinen Bradley Cooper's new movie Is This Thing On? feels like the kind of movie James L. Brooks would make, thus making it a better James L. Brooks movie than the actual James L. Brooks movie that's out right now.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The Housemaid (2025) Rain Jokinen One doesn't normally expect a performance as good as Seyfried's in a film that, while fun, has all the earmarks of something that would normally go straight to streaming.
Posted Dec 19, 2025  Edit critic review
Coyotes (2025) Rain Jokinen Justin Long is playing the same type of character he usually plays, most recently in various horror movies, and it's a character I do tend to enjoy. And I do here. But it's not enough to hold up a movie with such a predictable story.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
John Candy: I Like Me (2025) Rain Jokinen As a tribute to John Candy, the doc is fine. But as an in depth look into what made him special, it's lacking.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Roofman (2025) Rain Jokinen I can easily see this becoming one of those unoffensive cinematic diversions you put on during the holidays when trying to find something the entire family can enjoy.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Dead of Winter (2025) Rain Jokinen There's nothing terrible original about any of it, but the fun comes in seeing someone like Emma Thompson taking on what is essentially an action role, albeit one where the heroine has to use her wits more than her might to save the day.
Posted Sep 27, 2025  Edit critic review
One Battle After Another (2025) Rain Jokinen Frankly, it's kind of miraculous that this movie even exists, that it was given the budget it was by a major studio, and that it is coming out this week, of all weeks! Because this film is of the moment, and for the moment.
Posted Sep 27, 2025  Edit critic review
HIM (2025) Rain Jokinen What we end up with is a series of surreal moments - and granted, some of them are visually striking - but with no real story or plot to make sense of it all. It ultimately leads to a finale that manages to be both too on the nose, and completely. WTF.
Posted Sep 19, 2025  Edit critic review
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) Rain Jokinen This very well may be the end of the Warrens and the Conjuring, and while I'll be sad to see them go, I'm not going to mourn the end of the increasingly preposterous stories that surround them.
Posted Sep 05, 2025  Edit critic review
Caught Stealing (2025) Rain Jokinen Caught Stealing is like a Guy Ritchie drained of humor, full of pain and death that seems to be there just to prove that yes, this movie can go dark.
Posted Aug 29, 2025  Edit critic review
The Roses (2025) Rain Jokinen Olivia Colman is the movie's biggest asset...and is the primary reason I will definitely be returning to this film more than once.
Posted Aug 29, 2025  Edit critic review
Honey Don't! (2025) Rain Jokinen If Ethan Coen needs to get a third one of these out of his system, fine. But I don't think we, as a nation, deserve any more than that. We've been through enough.
Posted Aug 22, 2025  Edit critic review
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) Rain Jokinen His story is also told through Buckley's own words, using clips from archival interviews, and most poignantly, long voicemail messages. The one he leaves his mother shortly before he died proves he was probably a soul just too good for this world.
Posted Aug 08, 2025  Edit critic review
Weapons (2025) Rain Jokinen I've always preferred horror that has a good sense of humor, and Weapons wields its humor well.
Posted Aug 08, 2025  Edit critic review
The Naked Gun (2025) Rain Jokinen [T[here are enough [jokes] in the film's barely 90 minute running time that you'll still probably laugh more than you have watching any other recent studio comedy.
Posted Aug 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Oh, Hi! (2025) Rain Jokinen I enjoyed never entirely knowing where the story was going, even if I don't entirely buy where it ends up.
Posted Jul 25, 2025  Edit critic review
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Rain Jokinen This is the first Marvel movie I've ever wanted to live in, but barring that, a stay at the TWA Hotel at JFK may have to suffice.
Posted Jul 25, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman (2025) Rain Jokinen I enjoyed director James Gunn's Superman more than any Superman movie since 1978's, but that very well may be damning it with faint praise.
Posted Jul 11, 2025  Edit critic review
F1 The Movie (2025) Rain Jokinen Do not go into F1 the Movie expecting surprises. Director Joseph Kosinski and screenwriter Ehren Kruger have essentially recreated their previous hit Top Gun Maverick, replacing the fighter jets with Formula One race cars, and Tom Cruise with Brad Pitt.
Posted Jun 27, 2025  Edit critic review
The Life of Chuck (2024) Rain Jokinen The Life of Chuck is like a Frank Capra movie bookended by a Stephen King movie. It's a King and Capra sandwich, if you will.
Posted Jun 06, 2025  Edit critic review
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) Rain Jokinen While I would not put The Phoenician Scheme on par with Anderson's greatest, I did find it it to be more fun than annoying, which is at least an improvement.
Posted Jun 06, 2025  Edit critic review
Bad Shabbos (2024) Rain Jokinen [I]f the movie is worth seeing at all, it is for Cliff "Method Man" Smith's hilarious performance as Jordan the doorman, who ends up being the exact kind of guest one may need at a murderous shabbat dinner.
Posted May 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Bring Her Back (2025) Rain Jokinen "Bring Her Back" is a good horror movie; perhaps even a great one. But I can safely say I had a miserable time watching it, and absolutely never want to see it again.
Posted May 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Lilo & Stitch (2025) Rain Jokinen Lilo's story is important, for sure. But Stitch's character arc is just not as touching as it should be, and the film suffers because of it.
Posted May 23, 2025  Edit critic review
Thunderbolts* (2025) Rain Jokinen Marvel movies have never been lacking when it comes to comic performances. But it's the darkness of this one that will linger.
Posted May 02, 2025  Edit critic review
Sinners (2025) Rain Jokinen Experiencing Ryan Coogler's Sinners, ideally in IMAX, is the kind of cinematic experience that reminds any movie lover just why they love movies, and could well convince the skeptical that cinema can be a transcendent experience.
Posted Apr 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Sacramento (2024) Rain Jokinen It tells this story of two friends, both dealing with some heavy emotions they can't seem to express to each other, with a light touch, never getting to heavy, even when the subject matter can get a little dark.
Posted Apr 11, 2025  Edit critic review
Drop (2025) Rain Jokinen [D]irector Christopher Landon...knows how to keep the film fun and suspenseful, amping up visual tricks that keep you engaged, despite the action taking place in primarily one location.
Posted Apr 11, 2025  Edit critic review
The Luckiest Man in America (2024) Rain Jokinen It's a story begging for a Hollywood telling, but The Luckiest Man In America chooses to fictionalize it in some weird ways that don't always work.
Posted Apr 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Freaky Tales (2024) Rain Jokinen You don't have to be from the Bay Area to appreciate the Oakland-set Freaky Tales, but it probably helps one forgive some of the film's shortcomings.
Posted Apr 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Death of a Unicorn (2025) Rain Jokinen The unicorns may have bite, but this satire does not.
Posted Mar 28, 2025  Edit critic review
Disney's Snow White (2025) Rain Jokinen The film's biggest sin is not in any of [its] controversies, but that it is simply not a lot of fun.
Posted Mar 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Mickey 17 (2025) Rain Jokinen Pattinson as the Mickeys, the all too familiar political absurdity that surrounds them, and Bong Joon-Ho's patented black humor, is a welcome reprieve from the actual absurdity of today.
Posted Mar 07, 2025  Edit critic review
The Monkey (2025) Rain Jokinen I like The Monkey more than any of his past works, including last year's Longlegs, and the fact that it is a comedy that does succeed in its humor the majority of the time is probably why. I laughed a lot.
Posted Feb 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Paddington in Peru (2024) Rain Jokinen Paddington in Peru is the third film in the Paddington series, and while this one is a departure in many ways. with a new director, a new location, and, in some cases, a new cast, it's still got the same Paddington, and is therefore is a delight.
Posted Feb 14, 2025  Edit critic review
Captain America: Brave New World (2025) Rain Jokinen I can't believe at one time I complained about these Marvel movies having too many superheroes per movie because Brave New World feels empty with only one, especially one that could more easily die in any fight he's in.
Posted Feb 14, 2025  Edit critic review
Love Hurts (2025) Rain Jokinen [I]t gets very repetitive very quickly, to the point of exhaustion. I fought the good fight and kept my eyes open, but I promise it wasn't an easy battle to win.
Posted Feb 07, 2025  Edit critic review
Heart Eyes (2025) Rain Jokinen Heart Eyes wants to be Scream so bad, but it isn't nearly as clever.
Posted Feb 07, 2025  Edit critic review
Presence (2024) Rain Jokinen It's a strange amalgam of traditional storytelling techniques, and experimental production. But at the hands of Steven Soderbergh, and at a brisk 90 minutes, it's an experimental movie that doesn't feel tedious.
Posted Jan 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Wolf Man (2025) Rain Jokinen I can see that Whannell is trying to do something similar with Wolf Man, turning it into a story about the horror of generational trauma, and also, you know, a werewolf. Unfortunately, it doesn't really work.
Posted Jan 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Gladiator II (2024) Rain Jokinen Gladiator II does not take itself seriously, and in many ways it is absolutely ridiculous. And that's probably why I liked it.
Posted Nov 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Wicked (2024) Rain Jokinen There is so much in the movie to marvel at, with sets that take inspiration from Gothic, Venetian, and Moorish, and costumes that will make both Barbie girls and gothy gals envious; at times it almost feels overwhelming.
Posted Nov 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Anora (2024) Rain Jokinen Anora is a movie with faults, but every single performance in it is outstanding, making it easy to overlook some of the story's repetitions and weaknesses.
Posted Oct 25, 2024  Edit critic review
Saturday Night (2024) Rain Jokinen And therein lies the biggest problem with Saturday Night, the movie: it centers on the man who was probably one of the least interesting people in that studio that night.
Posted Oct 11, 2024  Edit critic review
The Wild Robot (2024) Rain Jokinen The Wild Robot is one of the most beautiful animated films of the year, with aesthetics that are closer to the hand drawn animation of classic Disney than to most contemporary CGI animated films
Posted Sep 27, 2024  Edit critic review
A Different Man (2024) Rain Jokinen [T]he performances by Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson more than make up for any faults of the plot.
Posted Sep 27, 2024  Edit critic review
Never Let Go (2024) Rain Jokinen Never Let Go has good performances from Berry, and Percy Daggs IV and Anthony B. Jenkins, the young actors playing her sons, and being a movie set in an old cabin in the woods, it has some good scares. But in the end, it just lost me
Posted Sep 20, 2024  Edit critic review
The Substance (2024) Rain Jokinen [The] tone can often throw the movie into camp territory, but what saves it from become something you'll do nothing but laugh at are how fiercely Moore and Qualley throw themselves into their roles
Posted Sep 20, 2024  Edit critic review
Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Rain Jokinen Riley Keough gives the best performance behind the (very good) prosthetics, using just her eyes, and sometimes, a complete lack of expression, to elicit both laughs and tears.
Posted Apr 12, 2024  Edit critic review
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