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CultureMap is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Alex Bentley, Craig D. Lindsey.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Mercy (2026) Alex Bentley If you’re okay with turning off your brain for a little while, Mercy can be an enjoyable watch. But if you find yourself scrutinizing why characters make the odd decisions they do, then you’re likely to find the whole thing lacking.
Posted Jan 23, 2026  Edit critic review
The Rip (2026) Alex Bentley Damon and Affleck have had their individual ups and downs throughout their careers, but when they choose to work together, the results are usually good-to-great, as they are in The Rip.
Posted Jan 16, 2026  Edit critic review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) Alex Bentley DaCosta, working from a script by Garland, ably steps into Boyle’s shoes, putting the emphasis on the story rather than trying for lots of stylistic flourishes.
Posted Jan 15, 2026  Edit critic review
No Other Choice (2025) Alex Bentley The more we see of Man-su, the more it becomes clear that his is a story all its own, one where a man claims there is "no other choice" when in fact there are plenty of other options.
Posted Jan 09, 2026  Edit critic review
Is This Thing On? (2025) Alex Bentley There’s also a sneaking suspicion that Cooper was just looking to have fun with the film, casting himself as the comic sidekick and working with good friends like Arnett and Hayes. If ever there was a good hang divorce movie, this is it.
Posted Jan 08, 2026  Edit critic review
42 (2013) Alex Bentley Helgeland and crew have succeeded in doing exactly what should have been done long ago: honoring the bravest baseball player America has ever known.
Posted Jan 07, 2026  Edit critic review
The Plague (2025) Alex Bentley The Plague is an effective demonstration of the dynamics that can play out in a competitive environment that also includes a group that has yet to develop into fully-rounded people.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Anaconda (2025) Alex Bentley Only a few scenes elicit any honest laughter, and so instead the audience is fed half-baked jokes, a story with no focus, and actors who ham it up to get any kind of reaction.
Posted Dec 26, 2025  Edit critic review
Song Sung Blue (2025) Alex Bentley The entertainment factor of the film comes and goes, but Jackman using every ounce of his abilities mostly makes up for any deficiencies.
Posted Dec 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Marty Supreme (2025) Alex Bentley Thanks to its breakneck storytelling, a magnificent performance by Chalamet, and countless intangibles that Safdie employs expertly, the film smacks viewers in the face repeatedly and demands that they come back for more.
Posted Dec 23, 2025  Edit critic review
The Housemaid (2025) Alex Bentley The film is likely the trashiest mainstream movie to come out in 2025.
Posted Dec 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Alex Bentley The film is a demonstration of both the good and bad sides of Cameron. His visuals are (almost) beyond reproach, but the lack of a story that sticks with you long after you’ve left the theater keeps the film from being truly memorable.
Posted Dec 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Ella McCay (2025) Alex Bentley Brooks has made many great TV shows and movies in his 60+ year career, but Ella McCay is a far cry from his best. The only positive that comes out of it is the boosting of Mackey.
Posted Dec 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) Alex Bentley Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is better than the first film, but not by much. The filmmakers do a decent job of making the new marionette character into a great villain, but they fail to capitalize on its inherent creepiness.
Posted Dec 04, 2025  Edit critic review
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Alex Bentley Johnson explores topics that result in more talking than action, but those conversations - especially between Blanc and Father Jud - are consistently engaging and revelatory about the characters and the crime they are investigating.
Posted Nov 27, 2025  Edit critic review
Zootopia 2 (2025) Alex Bentley Zootopia 2 is a pleasant enough movie that lets fans revisit some favorite characters.
Posted Nov 27, 2025  Edit critic review
Jay Kelly (2025) Alex Bentley The forcefulness of Clooney’s performance, the long line of strong supporting actors, and the subtly effective storytelling by Baumbach and Mortimer (making her feature screenwriting debut) help it become much more than might be expected.
Posted Nov 22, 2025  Edit critic review
Wicked: For Good (2025) Alex Bentley They turned For Good into something that feels less like an expansive movie and more like a slightly more interesting version of the stage production.
Posted Nov 20, 2025  Edit critic review
The Running Man (2025) Alex Bentley The Running Man is a big misfire by Wright and a blow to Powell’s star power. On the surface, it has all the hallmarks of an action thriller with a side of social commentary, but nothing it does or says lands in any meaningful way.
Posted Nov 13, 2025  Edit critic review
Die My Love (2025) Alex Bentley Anything Ramsay might have been trying to say about the difficulties of being a mother gets buried under many scenes that don’t make any logical sense and over-the-top acting that’s only fit to match the bizarreness of the film itself.
Posted Nov 07, 2025  Edit critic review
Christy (2025) Alex Bentley The story of Christy Martin is one filled with everything you could want for an engrossing sports movie, but even though it has its high moments, it ultimately fails to deliver the knockout punch it needed.
Posted Nov 06, 2025  Edit critic review
It Was Just an Accident (2025) Alex Bentley It Was Just an Accident is the type of film that constantly keeps the audience on their collective toes, never knowing where it will head next.
Posted Oct 31, 2025  Edit critic review
Bugonia (2025) Alex Bentley Bugonia doesn’t have the consistent WTF-ness of Lanthimos’ most outlandish projects, something that has made his most acclaimed films so memorable.
Posted Oct 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Alex Bentley Bruce Springsteen is an iconic musician whose impact on music history is obvious, but it’s difficult to connect with this particular story about his life.
Posted Oct 24, 2025  Edit critic review
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) Alex Bentley If I Had Legs I’d Kick You - a title that is never explained yet still somehow fits - earns its stripes by demonstrating how the often thankless job of motherhood can become even more distressing when the mom in question is given little to no support.
Posted Oct 24, 2025  Edit critic review
After the Hunt (2025) Alex Bentley The film’s solid premise soon gives way to the disease of bloat.
Posted Oct 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Good Fortune (2025) Alex Bentley The film is a pleasant but unfulfilling twist on the body swap genre.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) Alex Bentley The film is an extremely tense experience as it juggles the personal and professional lives of many different people.
Posted Oct 10, 2025  Edit critic review
Roofman (2025) Alex Bentley Roofman is much different from most of the films Cianfrance has made, which makes it surprising that he is successful in pulling off its generally comic tone.
Posted Oct 09, 2025  Edit critic review
Anemone (2025) Alex Bentley Anemone serves as a great re-introduction to perhaps the finest actor of our time, but even if that’s good enough to get Daniel Day-Lewis yet another Oscar nomination, it doesn’t make for a memorable film overall.
Posted Oct 03, 2025  Edit critic review
The Smashing Machine (2025) Alex Bentley The film is bafflingly boring considering the sport it’s depicting. While it’s clear Safdie has a big appreciation for mixed martial arts, that love doesn’t come through in the fight scenes, which are often confusing and static.
Posted Oct 02, 2025  Edit critic review
Eleanor the Great (2025) Alex Bentley There are not many actors who still have the ability to carry an entire movie on their back in their nineties, but Squibb is a delightful exception.
Posted Sep 28, 2025  Edit critic review
One Battle After Another (2025) Alex Bentley While it has themes of political dissent and government overreach, it’s also about the strength of family units and people standing up for what’s right. All of that and more makes it one of the best movies of the year.
Posted Sep 25, 2025  Edit critic review
HIM (2025) Alex Bentley A football-themed movie like Him coming out just as the football season is ramping up would seem to be perfect timing, but the story doesn’t succeed as either a commentary on the sport or a type of horror film.
Posted Sep 21, 2025  Edit critic review
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) Alex Bentley For those willing to give themselves over to a slightly bizarre romance, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a film that hits all the right marks.
Posted Sep 18, 2025  Edit critic review
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Alex Bentley The short film (83 minutes) is most notable for its concentration on the musical talent of the group.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
The Long Walk (2025) Alex Bentley There’s not much to The Long Walk other than walking, talking, and killing, but it still makes for an intense experience that rises above its simplicity.
Posted Sep 12, 2025  Edit critic review
Twinless (2025) Alex Bentley The way it deals with the aftermath of unexpected death and a new connection that may be built on shaky ground turns the film into one that remains compelling throughout.
Posted Sep 05, 2025  Edit critic review
Caught Stealing (2025) Alex Bentley the film is inarguably the most entertaining one of Aronofsky’s career. Although there are multiple soul-crushing events for Hank in the film, Aronofsky seems to rein in his more depressing tendencies in favor of a fast-paced crime thriller.
Posted Aug 28, 2025  Edit critic review
Honey Don't! (2025) Alex Bentley The plot is meandering, resulting in only tenuous connections that start to fray under the slightest examination.
Posted Aug 21, 2025  Edit critic review
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Alex Bentley It has flashes of the director’s trademark stylish moves, but the storytelling and acting blunt any deeper meaning that Lee might have been trying to impart.
Posted Aug 14, 2025  Edit critic review
Weapons (2025) Alex Bentley There are a lot of different filmmakers who can churn out middling horror movies, but Cregger now joins someone like Jordan Peele in making consistently interesting films that also deliver the goods when it comes to scary stuff.
Posted Aug 07, 2025  Edit critic review
The Bad Guys 2 (2025) Alex Bentley The Bad Guys 2 avoids sequelitis by keeping what worked from the first film and adding in just enough new stuff to keep things interesting.
Posted Aug 01, 2025  Edit critic review
The Naked Gun (2025) Alex Bentley The makers of the new film have the comedy chops to reinvigorate a property like The Naked Gun, but they ultimately can’t maintain the rhythm that a movie like this needs.
Posted Aug 01, 2025  Edit critic review
Oh, Hi! (2025) Alex Bentley There are no real insights in Oh, Hi!, but it’s a pleasant watch that accomplishes the goal of delivering a completely different type of romantic comedy.
Posted Jul 27, 2025  Edit critic review
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Alex Bentley The emotion in the story doesn’t come through its CGI battles, but rather the interplay between the tight group.
Posted Jul 24, 2025  Edit critic review
Eddington (2025) Alex Bentley Aster takes aim at all sides in a film that’s part satire and part thriller. No matter how each viewer reacted to the pandemic, the film offers at least a character or two that will come close to representing their viewpoint.
Posted Jul 18, 2025  Edit critic review
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Alex Bentley It might just be the laziest and most incompetent attempt to capitalize on an existing piece of intellectual property.
Posted Jul 17, 2025  Edit critic review
Superman (2025) Alex Bentley Not everyone in this Superman will be familiar to viewers, but in the end a group of people working together toward a goal that serves the common good is one worth watching and cheering for.
Posted Jul 11, 2025  Edit critic review
M3GAN 2.0 (2025) Alex Bentley As with the first film, if you go into M3GAN 2.0 not expecting anything more than some goofy violent robot action, you’ll walk away satisfied.
Posted Jun 30, 2025  Edit critic review
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