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AXS.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): Tom Santilli.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B+
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) Tom Santilli Yes, John Wick: Chapter 2 is a bit too long, but in many ways it is a far superior than its predecessor.
Posted May 17, 2019  Edit critic review
C
John Wick (2014) Tom Santilli John Wick is the sort of mindless movie that you get when you give two long-time stunt men (David Leitch and Chad Stahelski) the directorial reins.
Posted May 17, 2019  Edit critic review
C
Shazam! (2019) Tom Santilli
Posted Apr 05, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
The Best of Enemies (2019) Tom Santilli
Posted Apr 05, 2019  Edit critic review
A-
The Mustang (2019) Tom Santilli Quiet but compelling, The Mustang is a character-study that gallops confidently on a journey through the human spirit of a broken man.
Posted Apr 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B
Dumbo (2019) Tom Santilli ...there is a lot that doesn't work in the new Dumbo, but there is just enough balance to keep this high-wire act from falling flat.
Posted Apr 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B
Hotel Mumbai (2018) Tom Santilli Hotel Mumbai is impactful and haunting, a movie that you can't unsee no matter how hard you try.
Posted Apr 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
The Highwaymen (2019) Tom Santilli Some might call this the "less interesting" Bonnie and Clyde story, but with two veteran actors leading the charge, The Highwaymen becomes intriguing all on its own.
Posted Apr 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
The Russian Five (2018) Tom Santilli ...this movie brings back all of the excitement, all of the pride, all of the love, that was felt for this team and this city, not all that long ago.
Posted Mar 23, 2019  Edit critic review
A-
The Dirt (2019) Tom Santilli Raw, abrasive and as in-your-face as the band it's depicting...it's a rockin' good time.
Posted Mar 23, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
Us (2019) Tom Santilli It is possible to love Jordan Peele, think he is our modern-day Alfred Hitchcock-in-the-making, and still admit that Us isn't all that it should be.
Posted Mar 23, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
Climax (2018) Tom Santilli A good film that feels like a bad film. It's a film worth seeing, and then never seeing again.
Posted Mar 22, 2019  Edit critic review
A
Giant Little Ones (2018) Tom Santilli ...a slice of life drama about discovery, acceptance and understanding...and it's probably the best film of the year that you won't have seen.
Posted Mar 22, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
Five Feet Apart (2019) Tom Santilli The performances almost make the journey bearable.
Posted Mar 22, 2019  Edit critic review
A
Apollo 11 (2019) Tom Santilli This documentary will fill you with a sense of wonderment, more than any superhero movie ever could.
Posted Mar 08, 2019  Edit critic review
A-
Triple Frontier (2019) Tom Santilli We've all seen movies that seem like this one, yet every time we think we know where this is going, it goes in a completely different & often exhilarating direction.
Posted Mar 08, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
The Kid (2019) Tom Santilli The Kid ends up shooting itself in the foot with a screenplay mired in clichés, and none of the characters or performances seems to gel.
Posted Mar 08, 2019  Edit critic review
C-
Captain Marvel (2019) Tom Santilli This is more of the same, and frankly, it's getting boring.
Posted Mar 08, 2019  Edit critic review
A
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Tom Santilli Alita: Battle Angel is one of the best films of 2019...this is what going to the movies is all about.
Posted Feb 12, 2019  Edit critic review
D
Isn't It Romantic (2019) Tom Santilli It's always disappointing to watch a comedy that is based around the idea that the main actor is ugly...or otherwise unattractive. Most of Wilson's comedy pulls from this.
Posted Feb 12, 2019  Edit critic review
B
What Men Want (2019) Tom Santilli [Taraji P. Henson] provides an emotional center to a film that is sure to be pleasing...for both men, and women.
Posted Feb 08, 2019  Edit critic review
C-
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018) Tom Santilli A guy kills Hitler, then Bigfoot. Tell me again why we should care?
Posted Feb 08, 2019  Edit critic review
D
Cold Pursuit (2019) Tom Santilli Also in need of escape? Anyone trapped in a theater who paid money to watch this awful dreck.
Posted Feb 08, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) Tom Santilli Not only are things no longer "awesome," they're all the way down to just "meh."
Posted Feb 08, 2019  Edit critic review
C
Miss Bala (2019) Tom Santilli
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
D
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) Tom Santilli Gilroy seems to have a lot to say about art, criticism, ego and false praise, but Velvet Buzzsaw is all over the canvas...The result is just drab.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
Cold War (2018) Tom Santilli The brisk pace and short run-time of Cold War add to the fleeting nature of the love story at its center, and each scene feels necessary.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) Tom Santilli ...a shocking and brutal jolt of history, the importance of which cannot be denied.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
Stan & Ollie (2018) Tom Santilli While it may feel a bit too light and slight at times, Stan & Ollie is a fitting tribute to the classic comedians, but it's also a timeless tale of friendship and love.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
The Upside (2019) Tom Santilli There are positives in The Upside, but not enough to outweigh the negatives.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
C-
Glass (2019) Tom Santilli It'd be nice to report that Glass is over-flowing with promise, or that Shyamalan has once again found his groove, but the truth is that Glass is...bone-dry.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
C
Destroyer (2018) Tom Santilli Looks aside, the narrative is all over the place, and with no redeeming qualities to be found, and no characters to root for, what's the point?
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
C-
Serenity (2019) Tom Santilli Serenity tries to reel you in, but this one is just dead in the water.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B
Ben Is Back (2018) Tom Santilli Ben is Back is worth watching maybe after you've seen Beautiful Boy...they really feel like the same story, viewed at different points along the way.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
C
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) Tom Santilli There's a gritty noir feel to The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, a film that deals in shade and shadows. But in the end, this was fifty shades of meh.
Posted Feb 01, 2019  Edit critic review
B-
Escape Room (2019) Tom Santilli This is a movie that is all journey, no destination...But there's no escaping the fact that it knows what it is. And that's an accessible, PG-13-rated thriller.
Posted Jan 04, 2019  Edit critic review
C+
On the Basis of Sex (2018) Tom Santilli For a woman so tough...this movie about her is quite plain Jane...it unravels without much gumption, and doesn't quite do Ruth Bader Ginsburg...justice.
Posted Jan 04, 2019  Edit critic review
C
Bird Box (2018) Tom Santilli Sandra Bullock is always likable and effective, but she's surrounded by several one-dimensional fellow survivors, none of whom act or think like real human beings.
Posted Jan 04, 2019  Edit critic review
B+
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Tom Santilli ...the overriding message of the film is just to live a little bit, and as the film unfolded...I found myself giving in to the magic of Mary Poppins.
Posted Dec 21, 2018  Edit critic review
A-
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Tom Santilli If Beale Street Could Talk keeps [James Baldwin's] voice alive, given a tender touch by Barry Jenkins, but spoken loud and clear.
Posted Dec 21, 2018  Edit critic review
A
Vice (2018) Tom Santilli Vice is one of the best films of 2018, mainly because of McKay's style. Stealing from his subject, McKay realizes that the spin is sometimes more important than the story.
Posted Dec 21, 2018  Edit critic review
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) Tom Santilli
Posted Dec 19, 2018  Edit critic review
D
Mortal Engines (2018) Tom Santilli First-time director (but long-time special-effects person) Christian Rivers is too focused on technical wizardry, and the result is headache-inducing chaos.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
B+
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) Tom Santilli Mary Queen of Scots is one of the more surprising December entries this season.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
A
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Tom Santilli The late Stan Lee would be proud.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
B
The Favourite (2018) Tom Santilli The Favourite as a film meanders a bit and isn't nearly as perfect as its cast, but the performances endure.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
B-
Roma (2018) Tom Santilli ...the vast majority of movie-goers will not find Roma accessible at all...another "critic" movie that applauds abstract art and serves in-part as Cuaron hero-worship.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
B+
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) Tom Santilli Deadpool 2 works surprisingly well as a PG-13 film, although Deadpool is best when he is left to be his sarcastic, vulgar self.
Posted Dec 17, 2018  Edit critic review
B+
The Pickle Recipe (2016) Tom Santilli
Posted Nov 30, 2018  Edit critic review
C-
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Tom Santilli ...the real crime here is that we all deserve better...from this franchise, from J.K. Rowling, and just in general.
Posted Nov 16, 2018  Edit critic review
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