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Film Frenzy

Film Frenzy is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Matt Brunson.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3/4
Teachers (1984) Matt Brunson It’s too often painfully obvious in its implications and heavy-handed in its delivery, but that’s countered by the assembly of an exceptional cast as well as the prevalence of themes that remain relevant.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Jane Eyre (1944) Matt Brunson Robert Stevenson would go on to become Disney’s most bankable director (Mary Poppins, The Love Bug, etc.), but don’t expect any spoonfuls of sugar here.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Ladder 49 (2004) Matt Brunson In an effort to elevate all these men to the level of heroes, the filmmakers have stripped them of most traits, in effect leaving us with a roomful of cardboard stand-ups.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
K-PAX (2001) Matt Brunson Offensively sanctimonious, flagrantly derivative, and just plain dull (don’t see K-PAX without NO-DOZ).
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) Matt Brunson We get to watch Martin Sheen freak out, Dennis Hopper space out, and Marlon Brando attempt to bail out.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Door in the Floor (2004) Matt Brunson The Door In the Floor is one of those movies that screws up the small details while tapping into the larger issues.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Captain Blood (1935) Matt Brunson Warner Bros. rolled the dice by casting an unknown in the leading role of their big-budget adventure yarn, but it was a decision that benefitted everyone.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Awakenings (1990) Matt Brunson De Niro’s performance is a matter of taste: Some will marvel at his total immersion into a role that requires a lot of twitching while others will see early signs of the ham he would eventually become.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Anemone (2025) Matt Brunson A dreary drama.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
One Battle After Another (2025) Matt Brunson While there are a number of socko set-pieces, there’s also an overall messiness that feels less like a narrative necessity and more a misplaced meander.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Matt Brunson Spider-Man: Far from Home ends up in the so-close-and-yet-so-far category. The first half is mostly terrific, but the film takes a tumble during its second hour.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Matt Brunson A sequel that’s just as good as its predecessor.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Matt Brunson Pretty good as a superhero saga but phenomenal as an animated feature.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
300 (2007) Matt Brunson This depersonalizes the major players in the battle between the Spartans and the Persians to such a degree that one ends up feeling more sympathy for the shields that end up receiving the brunt of the sword blows and arrow piercings.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The Palm Beach Story (1942) Matt Brunson As usual, Preston Sturges has sardine-packed his picture with indelible turns in even the smallest roles.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
The High and the Mighty (1954) Matt Brunson This lavish production, beautifully filmed in CinemaScope, moves easily between comedy and drama.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Matt Brunson Superb.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
On Golden Pond (1981) Matt Brunson Henry Fonda delivers a marvelous, career-capping performance in this modest seriocomedy that proved to be a commercial smash (it was second only to Raiders of the Lost Ark as the highest grossing film of 1981).
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Splitsville (2025) Matt Brunson Splitsville offers food for thought without being particularly deep itself, but its comedy content can be killer.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Splice (2009) Matt Brunson Splice is inventive enough that it’s a real shame when it falls apart heading into the home stretch.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) Matt Brunson A solid follow-up to the solid original.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) Matt Brunson This adaptation of Ann Brashares’ best-selling YA novel hurtles over most its shortcomings by adding a layer of toughness not usually found in films aimed at teens.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
The Pink Panther (2006) Matt Brunson Despite his own comic credentials, Steve Martin is playing a dead man’s hand here.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Lady of Burlesque (1943) Matt Brunson Quite entertaining.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Bad Words (2014) Matt Brunson Watching Jason Bateman employ his deadpan demeanor, frosty stares, and impeccable timing to amusingly berate others isn’t a bad way to spend 90 minutes.
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Babe (1995) Matt Brunson A working definition of "sleeper hit."
Posted Jan 21, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Gaslight (1944) Matt Brunson Director George Cukor successfully implements the proper atmosphere of claustrophobia and dread, aided by Joseph Ruttenberg's camerawork and the Oscar-winning set design.
Posted Jan 17, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
Left Behind (2014) Matt Brunson Pray that it ends.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
No Way Out (1987) Matt Brunson A grade-A thriller.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) Matt Brunson An ungainly and unnecessary prequel to the excellent TV series.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Matt Brunson A propaganda pic par excellence.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Sure Thing (1985) Matt Brunson In a decade largely defined by raunchy teen sex comedies, here's a film that stood out from the pack thanks to its sweetness and sincerity.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
A Place in the Sun (1951) Matt Brunson A first-rate motion picture that ably mixes romance and murder against a backdrop of social jockeying among the classes.
Posted Jan 14, 2026  Edit critic review
4/4
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Matt Brunson One of those rare instances when a movie perfectly captures the essence of its source material without compromising it in any way.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
The Kid (1921) Matt Brunson The Kid is less uproarious than later Chaplin efforts, serving more as a testing ground as it offers a charming yet tough-minded tale.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Baadasssss! (2003) Matt Brunson Ultimately a son's affectionate tribute to his dad, a difficult man who floundered as a regular father but established himself as a "founding father" of a different sort.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
I Love You Again (1940) Matt Brunson Inventive nonsense.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Black Phone 2 (2025) Matt Brunson Like many sequels, this one struggles to establish its own identity.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Red Riding Hood (2011) Matt Brunson While the teen angst that Hardwicke brought to the original Twilight was appropriate, here it creates a modernity that’s at odds with the rest of the film.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Kansas City Confidential (1952) Matt Brunson A down and dirty film noir with all the requisite blood, sweat, and double-crosses.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) Matt Brunson This one gets defeated by a jerry-built screenplay from Sidney Sheldon that stumbles every which way but smooth.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Matt Brunson Cagney’s terrific, of course, but Day matches him with one of her best performances, dramatic or otherwise.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Matt Brunson The dramatics tend to fall flat, but the old standards are pleasing.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Bugonia (2025) Matt Brunson Bugonia is very much a picture of and for our time, utilizing Lanthimos’ patented brand of dark humor to showcase a world in all its flailing, failing imperfections.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2.5/4
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) Matt Brunson An engaging but disposable bit of fluff that was mainly produced so both stars could take a break from their usual heavy dramas.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) Matt Brunson It’s hard to get behind A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, an offbeat love story which starts out promisingly before losing its bearings.
Posted Jan 11, 2026  Edit critic review
1.5/4
Tank Girl (1995) Matt Brunson Talalay's hyper direction and Petty's hyper performance result in migraines; you also get Ice-T as the most antagonistic of the Rippers and Iggy Pop in a fleeting cameo as a pervert with a penchant for 10-year-old girls.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
2/4
Evil Dead Rise (2023) Matt Brunson The biggest problem with Evil Dead Rise is that it’s critically missing the sense of fun that powered the original trilogy.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
1/4
Movie 43 (2013) Matt Brunson It strands an incredible cast in unwatchable shorts and then expects people to actually waste time and possibly money to witness this train wreck.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
3/4
Captain Marvel (2019) Matt Brunson Representation isn’t worth much if the film in question isn’t worth a damn -- just ask Elektra or Catwoman. That’s not the case with Captain Marvel, which is reams of fun and, significantly, no different in quality from past solo superhero flicks.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
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