Best to Worst of 2018
A list of all of the movies that I have seen from 2018.
Movie Ratings:
Acting- Ensemble Cast
Story- Overall Story/Screenplay
Visual- Cinematography/Production Design/Costume/Makeup/Visual Effects
Technical- Direction/Editing
Audio- Score/Sound Editing/Mixing
Personal- My Personal Score
On a scale of 1-10, where a 10 is master, 5 is average, 1 is pedestrian.
Movie Ratings:
Acting- Ensemble Cast
Story- Overall Story/Screenplay
Visual- Cinematography/Production Design/Costume/Makeup/Visual Effects
Technical- Direction/Editing
Audio- Score/Sound Editing/Mixing
Personal- My Personal Score
On a scale of 1-10, where a 10 is master, 5 is average, 1 is pedestrian.
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- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsYalitza AparicioMarina de TaviraDiego Cortina AutreyA year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.Overall: 7.8/10
Acting: 8
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 9
Audio: 7
Personal: 8
Cuaron shows why he's one of the best filmmakers working today. Roma is incredibly beautiful, well acted, heartbreaking and cathartic. - DirectorBo HuStarsYu ZhangYuchang PengUvin WangFour people in a Chinese city live through a complicated day as their lives intersect.Overall: 7.6/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 8
Personal: 8 - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsNatalie PortmanJennifer Jason LeighTessa ThompsonA biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.Overall: 7.5/10
Acting: 8
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Annihilation is the realization of a singular and gorgeous vision. The story is inventive, but relies on the tropes of the sci-fi genre. - DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaAmber HeardWillem DafoeArthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Overall: 7.3/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 8
Aquaman is the most realized, unique worldbuilding of any comic book film to date. The visuals are exceptional and astonishingly beautiful. The direction is strong with interesting editing. All connected by a solid story that has some issues, but it works well enough and brought to life by satisfying performances. And a great score is undercut by some pop songs that didn't work for me. - DirectorSteve McQueenStarsViola DavisMichelle RodriguezElizabeth DebickiFour women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.Overall: 7.3/10
Acting: 8
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Widows is skillfully crafted with excellent performances. - DirectorRyan CooglerStarsChadwick BosemanMichael B. JordanLupita Nyong'oT'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past.Overall: 7.3/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Black Panther shines in its uniqueness and specificity, but falters in the restraints of the MCU. Ryan Coogler elevates the Marvel formula to new heights by generating an array of layered characters and outstanding visuals. - DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.Overall: 7.3/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 8
Into the Spider-Verse is filled with astonishing visuals, strong voice performances and a surprisingly well rounded story. - DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsKiKi LayneStephan JamesRegina KingA young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 8
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 6
If Beale Street Could Talk is a masterfully crafted film, but a film I admire more than I like. It's a love story that has little interest in the other elements of the story. - DirectorJason ReitmanStarsCharlize TheronMackenzie DavisRon LivingstonA struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 8
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Tully is the third collaboration between Director Jason Reitman and Writer Diablo Cody and lives up to the standard set by Juno and Young Adult. Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis give great performances about woman at different stages in their lives that challenge one another as their lives intersect in this poignant story of parenthood and the associated pressures and sacrifices. - DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTim Blake NelsonWillie WatsonClancy BrownSix tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
The Coen's explore a number of themes in this series of vignettes set in the old west that range from brutal to hysterical to tension-filled. - DirectorOrson WellesStarsJohn HustonOja KodarPeter BogdanovichAt a media-swamped party to celebrate his 70th birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Welle's reconstructed final film vacillates between an erratic party filled with big Hollywood personalities and an arthouse erotic thriller. - DirectorSpike LeeStarsJohn David WashingtonAdam DriverLaura HarrierRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.Overall: 7.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 7 - DirectorTravis KnightStarsHailee SteinfeldJorge Lendeborg Jr.John CenaOn the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7 - DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.Overall: 7/10
Acting: n/a
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
An insightful look into the mindset required to perform a death-defying feat. - DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonHolly HunterSarah VowellThe Incredibles family takes on a new mission which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 9
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 6
Incredibles 2 is beautifully crafted, building on the solid foundation of its predecessor. But it fails to deliver a clear message, rather it perpetuates the themes established in Incredibles. That being said it's still an enjoyable film with great action and some well crafted jokes. - DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 8
Personal: 5
First Man is beautiful to look at and has a number of tension-filled sequences, but is emotionally inert. - DirectorDavid LeitchStarsRyan ReynoldsJosh BrolinMorena BaccarinFoul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 8
Deadpool 2 has a number of technical issues, editing, visual effects and story contrivances, but is so funny and filled with interesting characters that the film is never bogged down by its flaws. - DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
Infinity War is non stop action, jumping across plot threads and the universe. Ninety percent of the film is predicable and most of the character arcs are unearned. Lots of quips. Most of the visuals work, but not always. Silvestri's score is the best of the MCU. But, it's difficult to properly critique this film because it's only half of a whole. And there are things that happen that will be undone in the second half which will influence how this film is ultimately viewed. - DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.Overall: 7/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 8
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorCory FinleyStarsOlivia CookeAnya Taylor-JoyAnton YelchinTwo upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.Overall: 6.8/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 7 - DirectorSandi TanStarsJasmine Kin Kia NgPhilip CheahSophia Siddique HarveyA woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.Overall: 6.6/10
Acting: N/A
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 7
A heartbreaking documentary about the loss of passion-filled student film. - DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsAlan CummingPeter BogdanovichOja KodarIn the final fifteen years of the life of legendary director Orson Welles, he pins his Hollywood comeback hopes on a film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018), in itself a film about an aging film director trying to finish his last great movie.Overall: 6.6/10
Acting: N/A
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 7
An interesting look into the making of one of Welle's final films. - DirectorSteven Caple Jr.StarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonUnder the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6
A decent follow up to Creed, but lacks the explosive, kinetic energy as it moves at a more lethargic pace and doesn't have the emotional impact of its predecessor. - DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsChloë Grace MoretzSteven HauckQuinn ShephardIn 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6
Chloe Moretz gives a great performance as a teen forced into a conversion camp struggling with her sexuality. - DirectorRoar UthaugStarsAlicia VikanderDominic WestWalton GogginsLara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father, Lord Richard Croft disappeared.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 7
Alicia Vikander shines in a well shot, enjoyable action flick with strong action, but falters with subpar dialog and an unfulfilling conclusion. - DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsJoanna KuligTomasz KotBorys SzycIn the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 5 - DirectorBryan SingerStarsRami MalekLucy BoyntonGwilym LeeThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 8
Personal: 6
Some great moments, but often unearned as the story jumps giving it a choppy feel. - DirectorPaul FeigStarsAnna KendrickBlake LivelyHenry GoldingStephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 6
A Simple Favor is a convoluted mystery, involving some interesting characters, that never comes to a satisfying conclusion. - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsOlivia ColmanEmma StoneRachel WeiszIn early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.Overall: 6.5/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 5
The Favourite is filled with fantastic visuals and performances, but the story drags and never coheres into a compelling narrative. - DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 6
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 6 - DirectorBradley CooperStarsLady GagaBradley CooperSam ElliottA musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 7
Personal: 5
The fourth version of A Star is Born hits all of the notable plot points from its predecessors, but too often without this film doesn't them. Cooper and Gaga give good, but largely one-note, performances. - DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsChris PineStephen DillaneRebecca RobinA true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.Overall: 6.3/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 8
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
Outlaw King looks great, the production and costume design are beautiful. But the story is fairly superficial and told in an uninteresting way. - DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsJeffrey WrightAlexander SkarsgårdJames Badge DaleAfter the deaths of three children suspected to be killed by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the mother of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate her son in the Alaskan wilderness.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
Hold the Dark is beautiful to look at, but that's it. The script is nonsense, the acting is all over the place and while the action scenes are well constructed, they don't lead anywhere. - DirectorDebra GranikStarsThomasin McKenzieBen FosterJeffery RifflardA father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorTim WardleStarsRobert ShafranMichael DomnitzHoward SchneiderIn 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: n/a
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorJohn KrasinskiStarsEmily BluntJohn KrasinskiMillicent SimmondsA family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 6
An interesting premise that fails to elevate above cheap jump scares and superficial character arcs. - DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddEvangeline LillyMichael PeñaAs Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6
Ant-Man and the Wasp is at its strongest when Evangeline Lilly is on screen, she's fantastic as the Wasp. Everything else is uneven and muddled. The villain, Ghost, could have been great, but is rushed with a massive exposition dump of her entire story. - DirectorGareth EvansStarsDan StevensRichard ElfynPaul HigginsIn 1905, a drifter on a dangerous mission to rescue his kidnapped sister tangles with a sinister religious cult on an isolated island.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
Apostle has some interesting elements, but the story never fully comes together. - DirectorAva DuVernayStarsStorm ReidOprah WinfreyReese WitherspoonAfter the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 6
Ava DuVernay brings a unique, visually stunning world to life through fantastic direction. The cast cast, led by Storm Reid, deliver compelling performances. The script is uneven producing some of the best and weakest elements of the film. - DirectorPhil JohnstonRich MooreStarsJohn C. ReillySarah SilvermanGal GadotSix years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 7
Personal: 5
Green Book is competently made, but a fairly superficial story. - DirectorDrew PearceStarsJodie FosterSofia BoutellaDave BautistaSet in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.Overall: 6.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 5
Interesting idea, mediocre execution. - DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsSteve CarellThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 7
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
Vice is chaotic and lacks narrative structure as it feels more of a series of random events rather than a coherent, unified story. - DirectorJennifer FoxStarsLaura DernJason RitterCommonA woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 7
Story: 7
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 5
The Tale is a difficult film to watch, but an important one, too. Laura Dern gives a great performance as a woman trying to remember and come to terms with fragments of her past. - DirectorPaul SchraderStarsEthan HawkeAmanda SeyfriedCedric The EntertainerA minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 7
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTye SheridanOlivia CookeBen MendelsohnWhen the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 5
Story: 5
Visual: 8
Technical: 7
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
Ready Player One has some great visuals, but a rote story that prioritizes plot over character creates a disconnect with the audience. - DirectorBo BurnhamStarsElsie FisherJosh HamiltonEmily RobinsonAn introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.Overall: 6/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 6 - DirectorJulie CohenBetsy WestStarsRuth Bader GinsburgAnn KittnerHarryette HelselThe exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.Overall: 5.8/10
Acting: n/a
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 6
A fascinating, but straight-forward doc on the life of RBG. - DirectorRon HowardStarsAlden EhrenreichWoody HarrelsonEmilia ClarkeDuring an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.Overall: 5.7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 8
Personal: 4 - DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom JunodAn exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.Overall: 5.6/10
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 5 - DirectorAndy SerkisStarsChristian BaleCate BlanchettBenedict CumberbatchA human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.Overall: 5.7/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 7
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 5 - DirectorJohn Francis DaleyJonathan GoldsteinStarsJason BatemanRachel McAdamsKyle ChandlerA group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 5
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorJon M. ChuStarsConstance WuHenry GoldingMichelle YeohThis contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 5
Story: 6
Visual: 6
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorSusan JohnsonStarsLana CondorNoah CentineoJanel ParrishA teenage girl's secret love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her love life.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 6
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a saccharin, cute story, but poorly made film with uneven performances. - DirectorKay CannonStarsLeslie MannJohn CenaIke BarinholtzThree parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 6
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 6
Blockers has a lot of laughs interspersed with some emotional moments. - DirectorJulius OnahStarsGugu Mbatha-RawDavid OyelowoDaniel BrühlOrbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 4
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 6
Personal: 5
The Cloverfield Paradox has a great cast and an intriguing premise, but squanders both by focusing on the least compelling elements of the story as it unfolds in the most predictable and uninteresting way possible. - DirectorDuncan JonesStarsAlexander SkarsgårdPaul RuddJustin TherouxA mute bartender goes up against his city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.Overall: 5.5/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 6
Technical: 6
Audio: 5
Personal: 5
In Mute the focus of the filmmaker is clearly on building a unique near-future world, however this means the characters are often boring and meandering. - DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharKevin HeffernanSteve LemmeWhen a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.Overall: 5.2/10
Acting: 5
Story: 6
Visual: 5
Technical: 4
Audio: 5
Personal: 6
Super Troopers 2, while having some funny moments, is largely a repeat of its predecessor. - DirectorJonah HillStarsSunny SuljicKatherine WaterstonLucas HedgesFollows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.Overall: 5.2/10
Acting: 5
Story: 5
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 6
Personal: 5 - DirectorDavid WainStarsFrank GingerichMorgan GingerichAnnette O'TooleIn the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.Overall: 5.2/10
Acting: 5
Story: 6
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 5
A Futile and Stupid Gesture relies heavily on audience nostalgia and never comes together as a cohesive narrative despite having some interesting moments. - DirectorBoots RileyStarsLaKeith StanfieldTessa ThompsonJermaine FowlerIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.Overall: 5.2/10
Acting: 6
Story: 5
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 5 - DirectorAri SandelStarsAdam DevineAlexandra DaddarioShelley HennigNoah meets Avery at a Halloween party and falls in love but gets friend-zoned. 3 years later, she's engaged to someone else. Noah returns in a time machine to fix things.Overall: 5/10
Acting: 5
Story: 5
Visual: 5
Technical: 5
Audio: 5
Personal: 5
When We First Met is a combination of Big and How I Met Your Mother, but doesn't live up to either. The characters are boring at best, but trend toward obnoxious. The movie is as bland as movies get.